![]() When he toured in 2001, this fell to David Sancious, a keyboard marvel who is also a talented guitarist. When he does the rock version live, he'll play the riff until his vocals come in, then let one of his band members take over the riff. Playing the "Layla" riff while singing is like juggling on a unicycle, so Clapton tries to avoid it. We were all over the radio with our playing with George, and the album Layla - nobody could get it." We were on the road in the United States, George was playing all over. All Things Must Pass Came Out, it was a big record, " My Sweet Lord" was #1. We preceded the record for the most part. We went down to Miami, recorded the Layla album and went on tour in the United States. We played small concert venues - Royal Albert Hall and places like that. The second time we went out in Great Britain, we upscaled it. We did this one tour, we rode around in Eric's Mercedes. Of course, people were jam packed and spilling out on the streets and stuff. ![]() Here we were, these so called "big rock stars," and we were playing these funky places that would hold like 200 people. We played the Speakeasy in London and The Marquee Club, then we played some really funky places up in Nottingham and Plymouth and Bornmouth - we went all over Great Britain. We did a club tour, and no ticket was over a pound. Bobby Whitlock explained in his Songfacts interview: "We toured all over England. They got together at Clapton's house in England and started writing songs and playing small clubs. Duane would fly in between Allman Brothers shows, and after recording a few songs with Derek and the Dominos, he worked with them on "Layla" the final day of the recording sessions: September 9th.ĭerek and the Dominos formed after Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle and Jim Gordon worked on George Harrison's first post-Beatles album, All Things Must Pass. At the show, Duane froze up when he saw Clapton near the stage, but the admiration was mutual, and Clapton arranged for Duane to keep coming by and help with the album. Duane called to see if he could stop by after the gig, and Clapton decided to bring his band to the show. Duane was a huge fan of Clapton, and when the Allman Brothers played a show in Miami on August 26, 1970, it was when Derek and the Dominos were recording with Dowd at Criteria. Tom Dowd was producing the Allman Brothers' album Idlewild South at Criteria Studios in Miami when he got the call that Clapton would like to book time with his new band. The riff was based on one Albert King played on his song "As The Years Go Passing By," but considerably sped up.Īllman ended up playing on the album through good timing and a mutual admiration between he and Clapton. It makes me more sad, I think, because I can't answer back."ĭuane Allman came up with the famous guitar riff and played lead with Clapton. The end of a relationship is a sad enough thing, but to then have Eric writing about it as well. ![]() I was a bit more hurt when Eric wrote Old Love (1989). I was taking so long and I was panicking about my hair, my clothes, everything, and I came downstairs expecting him to really berate me but he said, 'Listen to this!' In the time I had taken to get ready he had written " Wonderful Tonight." After I married Eric we were invited out for an evening and he was sitting round playing his guitar while I was trying on dresses upstairs. The song was fantastically painful and beautiful. Layla was based on a book by a 12th-century Persian poet called Nizami about a man who is in love with an unobtainable woman. But obviously when things got so excruciatingly bad for George and me it was the end of our relationship. I resisted his attentions for a long time - I didn't want to leave my husband. Eric made this public declaration of love. I was amazed and thrilled at the song - it was so passionate and devastatingly dramatic - but I wanted to hang on to my marriage. In an article published in The Guardian December 13, 2008, Pattie said: "I wasn't so happy when Eric wrote 'Layla,' while I was still married to George. Clapton left her for actress Lory Del Santo (with whom he had his son, Conor) in 1985. Clapton and Harrison remained good friends, with George playing at their wedding along with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. She and Clapton began living together in 1974 and married in 1979. Love this song,anf more.This song is about George Harrison's wife, Pattie. My favorite song! Comment by Stéphane Chertier and not because of my name!! Comment by Pharos in the Cosmos Great music like guitar unplugged!□ Comment by SHAHRAM.D ![]() One of the best to touch a guitar Comment by Mitchell SilverĪmazing just pure Comment by Comment by Andreas SwierzyĬool stufff Comment by Floyd and beyond 70's Love this song mg pop played it but i love it my fave oart is you got me pn my knees layla im begging darljng please layla Comment by Eric Lipps
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