These two books suggest fate decreed Eric Clapton and Duane Allman collaborate on the masterwork that is Layla. Great guitarists are no less a fascination to each other than to the music loving, ...

Bobby Whitlock was all of 22 when he and Eric Clapton set about forming Derek and the Dominos in England during the summer of 1970. A talented singer, organist and guitarist from Memphis, Whitlock ...

Late Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks recalled the moment Duane Allman added five notes to Eric Clapton’s Derek and the Dominos song “Layla” during a late-night studio session and ...

Bobby Whitlock was all of 22 when he and Eric Clapton set about forming Derek and the Dominos in England during the summer of ...

Long before Duane Allman prevailed upon famed record producer Tom Dowd to usher him into a session with Derek and The Dominos, the respective fates of The Allman Brothers and Eric Clapton were ...

In addition to being part of the Duane Allman: An Anthology set, the song can also be found on the Clapton Crossroads box set from 1988, and the 1990 three-disc box set The Layla Sessions, which ...

Duane Allman became a guest member of Derek And The Dominos — and he and Clapton immediately gelled. They were mutual fans, and when they plugged in at Criteria, creative sparks began to fly.

The 2005 Cream reunion was disappointingly short, only playing six dates in two cities, but it apparently inspired Eric Clapton to revisit other eras of his career. The tour that stopped at ...

In the early 1970s, Duane Allman appeared on Claptons classic Derek & the Dominos album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs and later clocked in two shows with the famed band.

Fans of Duane Allman in Macon, Georgia, say they didn't expect the late musician's old guitar to sell for $1.25 million at a recent auction.

Allman played the guitar on the song “Layla” with Derek and the Dominos, featuring rock guitar legend Eric Clapton. Allman can be heard playing the slide guitar at the end of the recording.