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{{Short description|English–American blues-rock band}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Use British English|date=August 2010}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Derek and the Dominos | image = Derek and the Dominos.png | caption = L–R: [[Jim Gordon (musician)|Jim Gordon]], [[Carl Radle]], [[Bobby Whitlock]], [[Eric Clapton]] | landscape = yes | image_size = | origin = [[London]], England | genre = {{hlist|[[Blues rock]]|[[blue-eyed soul]]<ref name="Lankford">{{cite web|last=Lankford Jr.|first=Ronnie|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/accept-no-substitute-mw0000652153|title=Accept No Substitute – Delaney & Bonnie|publisher=[[AllMusic|Allmusic]]|access-date=June 26, 2013}}</ref>|[[rock and roll]]<ref name="Lankford"/>}} | years_active = 1970–1971 | label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]], [[Atco Records|Atco]], [[RSO Records|RSO]] | associated_acts = [[Delaney & Bonnie and Friends]], [[Blind Faith]], [[George Harrison]], [[The Allman Brothers Band]] | past_members = [[Eric Clapton]]<br />[[Bobby Whitlock]]<br />[[Carl Radle]]<br />[[Jim Gordon (musician)|Jim Gordon]]<br />[[Dave Mason]]<br />[[Duane Allman]] }} '''Derek and the Dominos''' was an English–American [[blues rock]] band formed in the spring of 1970 by singer-guitarist [[Eric Clapton]], keyboardist-singer [[Bobby Whitlock]], bassist [[Carl Radle]] and drummer [[Jim Gordon (musician)|Jim Gordon]]. All four members had previously played together in [[Delaney & Bonnie and Friends]], during and after Clapton's brief tenure with [[Blind Faith]]. [[Dave Mason]] supplied additional lead guitar on early studio sessions and played at their first live gig. Another participant at their first session as a band was [[George Harrison]], the recording for whose album ''[[All Things Must Pass]]'' marked the formation of Derek and the Dominos. The band's only full-length release, ''[[Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs]]'', was produced by [[Tom Dowd]], which also featured extensive contributions on lead and [[slide guitar]] from [[Duane Allman]]. A [[double album]], ''Layla'' did not immediately enjoy strong sales or receive widespread radio airplay, but went on to earn critical acclaim. Although released in 1970 it was not until March 1972 that the album's single "[[Layla]]" (a tale of [[unrequited love]] inspired by Clapton's infatuation with his friend George Harrison's wife, [[Pattie Boyd]]) made the top ten in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The album is often considered to be the defining achievement of Clapton's career.<ref name="SuperSeventies">{{Cite web|url=http://www.superseventies.com/spderekdominoes.html|title=Derek and the Dominos – Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs|website=Superseventies.com|access-date=23 August 2021}}</ref>
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