I bought that History of Eric Clapton record in Germany in 1973. I lived there as a kid from 70 to 76. Even saw Eric play that tour for 461 Ocena Blvd on a Tuesday Night in Hamburg in Late Nov. 2nd row dead center. But before all that and before the final trip back to germany, just about Jan of '71, I bought the All things must pass LP box set in San Diego. My dad asked me if I really wanted it and I said yes. I had the $12 it cost. By the time the summer of 72 rolled around, I played that record to death, including the jam records. It was the soundtrack to that time for me. I read every persons name and wished I was one of them. Of course eric was there but it was all about all the names - including Bobby Whitlock. Thanks for the music Bobby - the holy spirit has been poured out on your life and the song is in your soul!!
@@BW-CC hey I'm a music nerd and even tho I was born 1977 my favorite music, if I had to pick. It comes from late 60s/early70s so I'll be watching more. Plus makeing good, really good music is worth the price of admission I might say. Thanks.
My favorite Eric Clapton records were with Bobby singing and playing on them. Thank you Bobby, I am so sorry Jim Gordon couldnt control his drug addiction that ruined the band and eventually his own life.
Jim gordon was an undiagnosed schizophrenic.....he didn't break the band up.....they were all drug addicts....Radle and Clapton were both junkies. Gordon used drugs and alcohol to self medicate his symptoms. It's not a black and white scenario. Nuances are profoundly relevant
Such a pleasure to hear these stories. I had the tremendous pleasure of hearing Bobby play with Delaney and Bonnie in NYC when they opened for Blind Faith, and then again with Derek and the Dominos in Cleveland. I saw a lot of rock shows in the sixties and seventies (Beatles, Stones, Hendrix, Who, you name it) , and I must say, that Derek and the Dominos concert was very probably the best rock concert I ever saw.
I hung on every word...nothing like hearing the stories "from the horse's mouth" - and a sober one - thanks for these interviews. They are golden for Dominos fans. Would love to hear more about Jim Gordon - Bobby says, "He was a real musical drummer" - absolutely!
That was great! Don't hold back, Bobby, on finding the words to describe Jim Gordon. Thanks for sharing these great stories. Your memory is incredible. And I'm sure accurate.
"Didn't make a lot of money but played a lot of great music." You sure did Bobby. Your contributions to ATMP and to Layla are key to those albums becoming the classics they are. I have listened to both of them more in the past few months since discovering your and Coco's videos, than in my entire life prior "discovering" you. Now I listen to one or two songs at a time, over and over, trying to visualize your stories of what was happening in the studio at that time. I also can visualize the relationships you had with the others and how that kind of a special connection did a lot to feed the creativity between the musicians. I have to say another thing. You have no guile - even when you are describing the horrible things that happened between people, you seem to have no judgement, and a kind of endearing innocence about the whole scene. That's wonderful. Having gone through so much, it is refreshing to observe that your heart is intact. You are a wonderful person and a fabulous musician.
So happy to hear it straight for once! Thank you Bobby. I've heard these stories about the "Layla" sessions. Everyone being supposedly "laid out on the floor" when a Rolling Stone reporter arrived. A girl down at a newsstand on the beach that would get you any type of drugs you wanted. Stuff like that.
It’s truly a shame what happened because D& D was a great band and all four musicians were incredibly talented. The Clapton/ Whitlock dynamic was awesome, and really should have continued, but Clapton had a lot of drama going on.
I could listen for days and days and days - and all of the nights, too! You're an honest man - bobby! Great fan of yours (and of your music 'n infnluence on other musicians, for sure)! Its a shame, that you never got the "star-status" equal to EC, cause I think your part can't be appreciated enough! Happy for you, that you got credit on Bell Bottom Blues!!! Greetings and good health to you two guys from Hamburg, Germany Philip Meyer :-)
Bobby Whitlock & CoCo Carmel The book is on its way .. or here already but the fam is making me hold out until Fathers Day hahaha... can’t wait to dig in..
Bobby, you are about as natural as a person can ever get. We never heard these stories back then as there was no social media. I had my own band in NY for a while, and after all the work that goes into the development, breakups are so tough, with or without artificial stimulants. You tell it the way it happened. Love these videos!
I absolutely love listening to this brilliant reconteur , what a privilege and insight for anyone interested in this era of music. So glad he has decided to set the record straight while he is able to . I'm fascinated by the recollections of Bobby who played such a key role and contributed so much ,but much more importantly lived to tell the tale. Gratitude to CoCo also .
Jim Gordon was such an INCREDIBLE drummer. The drum sounds on the Layla album, and how they are mic'd, eq'd, and panned were superb. The tom sounds are one of the greatest that I have ever heard. Sad that JG's problems were such that it got out of hand and led to EC shutting himself and the entire band down.
Was. That the band with Rick Vito, Don Poncher & Keith Ellis that you had in the early part of ‘72? I remember coming back into town with my pal Mike Viseltear and Rita had a big party at the Libby Way house cause she was playing The Troubadour...🎶🎶🎸🎸
He may have meant it as a joke, but it was probably the last straw for Eric. Like Bobby said, Jim‘s problems were beginning to wear on everybody, and the drugs didn’t help. Lucky that Eric didn’t smash Brownie over Jim’s head!
Given that Eric invited Carl Radle to join his comeback band, and that (according to your excellent autobiography) Robert Stigwood was trying to contact you in the early 70s, do you think the plan was to restart the Dominos with a different drummer?
Bobby, there are things in the Brotherhood that people Do Not talk about, I Honor you for this here, It was the Brotherhood Man, some people talk and write a book Like Don Felder did, about being in the Eagles, Well Don Henly told him leave Me Out of it, that was then, I have a Family now and kids, Felder BROKE THE BROTHERHOOD, and evidently he is not in the Eagles, just my point, Shit That You Keep To Yourself, You are a Good Man, IT Blows my mind that Eric did Not have a Peterson Strobe Tuner, Everybody had one back then, My Best, Cousin Figel
I am sorry to hear that. I was lucky enough to catch the two of you in my home town of Huntsville Alabama about 10 years ago. Y’all were phenomenal! The talent that both of you possess is amazing. And the stories are bringing it all back! Thanks so much for sharing.
Good old Jim Gordon is in prison for wasting his mother with a caste iron pan over her head actually i was familiar with the eric Gordon confrontation oh to be a fly on the wall when that happened sure enjoying your stories
He wasn’t flying at that time . You meant in airplanes right ? 🤣 ......on another note, sad story about JG, copious amounts of drugs & schizophrenia = Disaster. Too bad he couldn’t get the help he needed back then,but not much has changed these days for that matter 🤦♂️.
It might be how it was said. I understand from previously watched videos from Bobby & CoCo that EC & JG had issues that had been brewing for quite awhile. That was the last straw, obviously.