Eric Clapton (right, playing a Martin acoustic guitar) and Bobby Whitlock (left) of Derek and The Dominos, backstage before the band's live debut at the Lyceum Theatre, London, 14th June 1970.

Bobby Whitlock (left) and Eric Clapton commune backstage before Derek and the Dominos' live debut, at the Lyceum Theatre, London, June 14, 1970. (Image credit: Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images)) ...

He defers to Bobby. So Bobby does it." Clapton and Whitlock viewed the band as a blues/rock vehicle to drive their intertwined vocals, which they patterned after Sam & Dave.

Who's Bobby Whitlock? His main claim to fame comes as songwriter, vocalist, and keyboardist for Derek & the Dominos, Eric Clapton's post-Cream wrecking crew that gave the world seven breathtaking ...

Yes, that Bobby Whitlock, the Memphis native best known for his contributions to Delaney & Bonnie & Friends and Derek & the Dominos – which he co-founded with Eric Clapton, as well as co-writing ...

Music Song of the Day: 'Bell Bottom Blues,' Bobby Whitlock with Eric Clapton Published: Sep. 17, 2010, 7:00 p.m.

“Eric’s done the very best he can to catch me up on it, and from here on out the credit for ‘ Bell Bottom Blues ’ is going to read, ‘Written by Eric Clapton and Bobby Whitlock ...