Bobby Whitlock: In The Eye of the STORM - If Guitars Could Speak... #25
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Here, at last, is my tribute to the great @BW-CC, multi-instrumentalist and man who found himself in the middle of EVERYTHING regarding Eric Clapton, George Harrison and pretty much the center of the rock world in the early 70s.
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Thank you
I just saw this and really enjoyed going deeper on BW story. Glad you and BW saw and liked this. Hope you're doing ok.. been pretty quiet since ATMP.
Damn I miss the Bobby and coco videos ….
WE LOVE YOU GUYS .
Very cool episode
All those great musicians on All Things Must Pass and it still sux !
Bobby deserves to be in the rock n roll hall of fame!
Absolutely! I've been saying that for years.
One thing also to remember is that Bobby Whitlock is the soul of Derek and the Dominoes...
Thank you for getting Bobby Whitlock's name out there. So many people still have no idea how important his music and contributions are.
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Bobby Whitlock’s contribution to two historic rock albums should be enough to want people to investigate his music and history more… an extremely talented musician and singer… never got the credit he deserved… his channel here on UA-cam is very entertaining and informative.
I’ve binged watched lots of his and Coco’s videos… I have his book ( I’m saving it to read on my vacation)… and Thanks to Guitar Historian… for shedding some light on this talented artist. Peace…🌜🌞🌛
Whitlock & Clapton’s voices together were the greatest rockin' blues tone of that era. 'It’s too late' is the epitome of great blues rock and blues rock vocals.
It’s a shame D&D didn’t continue on for at least one more album. It was amazing alchemy.
@@TheGuitarHistorian Yes, truly phenomenal. Their voices blended as one.
Bobby's Singing on "There's a Thorn tree in the Garden" was a beautiful song on the Derick &the Dom album after Layla. Very very special.
It was about a lost love...a beloved dog.
He also wrote it.. ❤
Thank you for this. The D&B bands introduced so much great talent - Jim Gordon, Carl Radle, Jim Keltner, Leon Russell, Sam Clayton, Rita Coolidge, Kenny Gradney, Bobby Keys, Jim Price, Jimmy Karstein etc. - as well as the soulful gospel-inspired and occasionally country- and rock 'n' roll-infused sound that propelled those early Clapton hits (his debut album was him fronting the D&B band), Joe Cocker ('The Letter', 'Delta Lady'), and Mad Dogs & Englishmen (essentially the D&B band led by Leon Russell). Today we hear that sound from the Tedeschi-Trucks Band. On one of Eric Clapton's Crossroads DVDs Tedeschi and Trucks note that they had, surprisingly given that Duane Allman was a guest member of the D&B band, only recently discovered D&B.
According to Whitlock, the focus on the original trio was Bonnie - she was the one who was impressing everyone. Then Delaney, in the sort of move he became notorious for, put his name first.
I believe it was Harry Nilsson who took George Harrison to a bar one night to see D&B and Friends. Harrison, highly impressed, asked D&B if he could bring a tape recorder and record them the following night. They agreed. That was the tape he played to Clapton when the latter was wanting to determine the opening act for the Blind Faith tour. According to Ginger Baker, the only time Blind Faith saw Clapton on that tour was when he was playing their set. Otherwise, he travelled, ate, slept and played with the D&B band.
Yes, Jimmy Miller produced the Stones. He had previously produced the Spencer Davis Group, most notably monster hits 'Gimme Some Lovin'' and 'I'm a Man' (which he co-wrote with Stevie Winwood), and Traffic. It was he who introduced percussion to those songs and to the Stones. That's him on cowbell for 'Honky Tonk Woman'. He also drummed on a some Stones tunes including 'You Can't Always Get What You Want', 'Happy', 'Shine a Light' and the end of 'Tumbling Dice'. Keith Richards said that it was Miller who turned his folk dirge of a tune 'Sympathy for the Devil' into the samba-driven, percussion-adorned gem that it became.
The mention that Carl Radle and Jim Gordon quit D&B to join Derek & the Dominos isn't quite accurate, as everyone quit the band after the UK/Euro tour, except Whitlock. When EC and Whitlock, who was living at Clapton's house at the time (Steve Cropper suggested he spend some time with Eric, even purchasing the ticket) decided to put a band together (at EC's prompting) Carl Radle and Jim Keltner are who they wanted. Radle was available but Keltner was busy with Gabor Szabo. To their surprise, Gordon just happened to be in London, so he was enlisted. Ultimately, he would be the one to prompt the breakup of the band. Hopefully this adds some insight into what you've already said. You do an admirable job, and it is great that you delve into topics like Mr. Whitlock and others who aren't necessarily always the headliners.
July 26 1970 Mick Jagger's Birthday Party, Bobby Keys was asked to join the Stones. Keys walked out of Micks in home office and said to Bobby, Mick says if you want to join the Stones to go in and talk to him. Bobby said no thanks I am in a band with Eric. There is also a interesting story about a Stones song Bobby is on and never got credit. Read his book or watch his channel. He has tons of stories like these.
@@lia1063 Thank you for this. I do watch Bobby's videos (I'm due for another binge session) but have yet to read his book. I've read Bobby Keys' memoir, but there's not much depth on the D&B period. The Stones offer is something I was unaware of. The attraction would be a given at the time. Ian McLagan, someone steeped in Booker T and the Stax sound - which, of course, is where Whitlock comes from - was a great alternative.
well deserved tribute to the great Bobby Whitock
If nothing else, Bobby Whitlock is a real person.. listings to Bobby and CoCo is a real treat, to me Bobby makes no bones about his past, and probably if know ,a great friend to all these great rock & rollers..
Thanks for reading the comments on the last one. Bobby is an "under-sung hero" in music and still a powerhouse today.
Great mini doc on Bobby Whitlock, it’s about time Bobby is put in the Rock n Roll Hall.
He’s better than half the crap in there already…
Derek and the Dominos, even though they only completed one album, really deserve a look. When you listen to that album now it holds up as the best and most complete work Clapton ever did with anybody.
He and I taught guitar at Young's Music in Memphis around 1978. I jammed on acoustic with him in the store one day. I almost forgot it. I also knew his younger brother, Nathan, who also played guitar.
Finally, thank you for giving Bobby W. And Coco C. The voice again.
Thanks for putting that together. Bobby Whitlock is truly one of those criminally "overlooked" or forgotten musicians in classic rock. The ""Layla" album would not even have existed without his
inspiration and contributions.
Nicely done! Whitlock needs more publicity, and you’re a great help!
Bobby is the man, his UA-cam channel is a treasure..
Bobby was also in the Plastic Ono Super Group Band with John & Yoko!
Incredible recap of a great musician's life. The Layla album is such a classic. A super-classic. Delaney and Bonnie were great. The Harrison record is unique.
I can’t believe that all this history does not mention Leon Russel, JJ Cale and the Tulsa scene. Thanks
I always loved his work on 'Derek & the Dominoes'. 'Tell the truth'. and so forth.
Bobby and Coco’s UA-cam posts are fabulous!
Thank you for this tribute to Bobby Whitlock. He is very deserving of the recognition. I have been following his channel for a long time now, a few years at least. There's lots of rock and roll information inside of him. Bobby Keys was another that was full of stories. Thanks again.
Bobby also played on Stephen Stills second Manassas album.
Thanks for doing this on dad🤟🏽
It was my pleasure, Tim! Just make sure he sees it and let me know what he thinks!
Best narrator on UA-cam. Top man. I love this channel. Very articulated excellent research. I like Alan Wilson too.
Nice t shirt 👍
His tea shirt says it all.
Kinda hard to believe that he wasn"t invited to play at the George Harrison tribute concert.
I have wondered that myself for years.
Very intelligent channel....I'm subbed, Bobby Whitelock is a forgotten icon
What a fantastic synopsis of a legendary musician who should be much better known. I have really enjoyed all of the videos of yours that I have seen and will continue to search for more of them!
Thank you! Just click on my name above the description and look around the playlists it’s easier to sort that way
He has great stories of living in Eric Clapton's home as well as living in George Harrison's and one of Ringo Starr's homes. Who does that? lol He was like the Forrest Gump of Rock.
Ha great way to put it
A lot of musicians did that, he's he's just one of thousands.
@@daisypom1 Read his Bio then come back and name me 1
The American in the midsts of all the Brits
@@lia1063 The music industry is a very incestuous business. So many people stayed at EC Mansion, they were musicians living together, jamming, partying, doing drugs all night, sleeping together. That's kinda of a naive statement. Over half of FM are British, they stayed and froze, the house didn't have any heat except for fireplaces back then.
I saw Delaney and Bonnie and Friends with Eric Clapton at The Fillmore East . I also saw The Cream on Long Island and Blind Faith at MSG . Robby Krieger with the Doors , THREE times and Mike Bloomfield with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band . There was a lot of GREAT music back then . The shows , based on the time period , were not that expensive .
Excellent.
Well done. Well done. Thank you for mini documentary on Bobby. He’s always been the unsung hero. Be great to see a movie on this man’s life and stories. 👍
Excellent video! Thanks.
Bobby is a massive talent. Also a fabulous painter. He is so under appreciated. Thank you for posting this important video.
Great video! Happy Birthday to Jim Gordon!
I noticed his seminal role in the early 70's... bought his solo stuff.
His channel is a much watch , loads of info and he can be funny ass shit . What a super musician and writer .
Bobby and Coco, are wonderful people, their channel is a lot of fun, and very enlightening. He is a straight-up man and a fine musician, and I think never really got his due. He seems to me to be fine with that and proud of his input to 2 of the best albums of that era ( or any other). He is very credible in what he says. I was always a fan, I just know a lot more now, rock on Bobby.
Bobbie has one of the best voices in the history of rock
Bobby with a "Y", Bobbie is how you spell a woman's name.
@@beauwhitlock5034 ok Beauregard, but that is so peripheral to my point.
Nice Job
Thanks for this great video. Bobby's contributions to ATMP and LAOAL are immense. His albums are all really good, as are his albums with CoCo. His autobiography is a must read. And it will definitively tell you who is playing what on what song on ATMP. He and Coco's UA-cam channel is full on great rock n roll stories and info. He definitely doesn't get the credit or respect he deserves and has earned.
Excellent review
Good Job. Bob swears he was ther for every second of the recording of ATMP. He says he might not have been there for maybe 2 acoustic tunes with Frampton,Drake and Badfinger. Who better to ask for the truth.
Thank you for a fine tribute. Bobby’s still alive and definitely kicking-making your tribute all the more precious🙏
Btw I really appreciate your channel-
D&B are unbelievably good
Excellent, thanks!
great,great work
🎼🎶🎵🎶🎵... I can see it yeah...can see it yeah wooooooh🎶🎶🎶🎶
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Just saw this. Love BW and CoCo and so happy you showed that 1973 DATD In Concert album cover at the end. That version of Let it Rain is spectacular, especially Bobby's organ and vocals with Eric as they come back from the drum solo. Was able to pickup the vinyl as a cutout for $3 in 1976 and wore it out. Thanks for this and everything else you do, GH!
Love the Philly A’s.
Great documentary!
him and Duane are a big reason why i love the Layla sessions
Awesome history on BW.. thanks. Amazing story. My first concert was D&D, Music Hall, Cincinnati. Loving all his videos. Incredible this poor white kid found himself, at 21, on two rock icon albums.
Written a number of great tunes. Would love for final collaboration with EC before they exit performing.
Certainly one of the best, fast growing channels on UA-cam. I'm looking forward to sitting down and watching this in its entirely tomorrow when I have more time (upload day for me too and I'm pooped). I absolutely LOVE the thumbnail. I hope you knock it out of park with this one brother. Have a great weekend. -Mark
Great video....thanks for posting!
thank you the word tilted because of delaney bonnie bobby and eric never to be the same
Bobby got my attention in the mid 60s at the Cabaret night club on Highland In the band The Counts. He was a great musician on that Hammond. Loved when the doors were locked and you stayed for the jam session until it was time to get a shower and go to class at Memphis State. He was a a super friendly guy. Followed him for many years. Glad he finally gets the recognition he deserves..as a workld class musician..
Eric Clapton is the definition for a troubadour. This man has endured trial after trial and never quit. The man lost a child. Instead of burying himself in self loathing or alcohol , he writes some of his best shit .
Well, he didn’t lose his son until years later; and the songs on Layla are written about the current wife of his best friend (George Harrison), and he was beginning a heroin addiction that would last several years (until right before 461 ocean Blvd album). And most would say that most of Clapton’s problems were self inflicted… but in my opinion his career between 1962 and 1970 and his inability to trust people or stay in one place was more due to his upbringing. He older parents raised him with a much older “sister” his whole early childhood until he was a teenager when they suddenly told him the truth - they were actually his grandparents and his “sister” was really his mother who didn’t want to the responsibility of raising Eric.
He had a strange life.
@@TheGuitarHistorian Thanks you. My reference to "doing some of his best work" was his live acoustic album. I knew a little about his past , but thanks for the quick history lesson. I didn't know much of this. It's a surprise that he survived. Many of his peers succame to much less. Again, the definition of Troubadour.
Bobby whitlock is the reason they were successful dude
Bobby and CoCo's UA-cam channel is great to watch!
Hey TGH,
I just discovered your page. I like how you have obviously done your research and I like your enthusiasm and your speaking voice. I subscribed and will check out your other vids.......I'm a 54 year old singer and songriter/guitarist who loves reading about music history and discovering those lost treasures.....
Great job with this! Bobby's interviews/discussions on his own (with CoCo) YT Channel are great fun to watch. Loved the Sonic Blue (Daphne Blue) Strat behind you for this discussion; shades of the pair of 1961 Sonic Blue Strats John and George got around 1965. (George's obviously became the classic Rocky Strat that Fender recently recreated).
Light wasn’t hitting it right it’s actually Tidepool kind of like a lighter Lake placid blue
But thank you for the kind comments as well. Glad you enjoyed!
@@TheGuitarHistorian very nice. I have a Supro in a Lake Placid like finish (Hampton) and an Epiphone SG in a faded Pelham blue. The influence of cars on guitars (colors, chrome, and body shape) still amaze me for how that design aspect from 1950 on was so clear.
His UA-cam channel with his lovely partner is wonderful.
I don’t know if this is the best channel on guitar UA-cam or not but I’m damn sure it’s up there! Phenomenal job on this and all the other similar, well researched stuff. I can appreciate the work it takes to produce this kind of quality content. Thank you, keep it coming!🙏🏻
Thanks 🙏🏻!
Mr. Whitlock is an important musician, singer, songwriter and painter.
If there were any other period of history that a persona of Mr. Whitlocks caliber had captured the attention and imagination of the world...it would be the renaissance.
A great talent and spiritual person.
And...He ain't done yet!😎👍
Luckily for all of us👍😎❤
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Bobby also performs occasionally on their UA-cam channel!
Saw the one where he pulls out the Hammond organ! He’s born to play that instrument.
He also does some nice breakdowns of a few of the songs on Layla with some inside info for guitar players such as the open tunings and I think Anyday is capo-ed and has a different picking/strumming pattern than you’d expect.
He has never been given the credit he was due. He wasn't even asked to perform at The Concert For George but played on every song on All Things Must Pass. So many artists have forgotten about HIS contribution to THEIR fame.
This is a great point.
Great video! You always amaze me with info and history I never heard of.
Great work........🍁
Really good info - thanks for this
Thank you so much for this channel. It is a grown up and comprehensive record of our music's history. Namaste x
Very good , nice and fair retrospect. Love Bobby and Coco
Great review. I have been watching Bobby's and CoCo's channel and have heard him say he's not a side man. Check them out its a 60's and 70's rock musician at the highest level telling you his memories.
Bravo monster mystro+++
I would like to see one of these on Martin Quittenton. Co-author of Maggie May, a guitarist on much of the early Rod Stewart stuff, he had a huge effect and no one knows who he is.
Great vid , thank you!
So very sad about Jim Gordon's mom, and him too. As a session man he played on many great recordings by artists like The Everly Brothers and The Byrds.
He”put the hammer down” as they say .
I heard Bobby lament about Eric coming to Texas on tour without so much as a phone call, much less an invitation to appear as a guest. I'd love to hear Eric's side of the story.
Don’t know when that was, but if it was any time in the 70s, he may not remember. It was either heroin or alcohol for Eric in those days. He didn’t have many friends he’d alienated most of them.
Bravo!...Great Job.
Excellent episode and history of BW. Also, gotta love the Rory Gallagher t-shirt too!
Fantastic presentation!
Thank u
there channel is awesome. great show.
Great stuff!!!!
I love Rory
So...can anybody explain why Bobby isn't in the RRHOF?? How can that be?
Thanks for just talking about Bobby feel like I do about all the great music he was a part of and it's a same of alot of his music was robbed from him....He was a great part key player in that Domino's sound he made it what it was
great narrator ! what's
his name? he deserves accolades
Wasn't Bobby Whitlock in the Mad Dogs and Englishmen bunch?
No, he stayed with D&B, as I understand it.
I have really enjoyed going back to watch your fantastic videos as well as the Bobby and CoCo vids on their own channel. I have a couple of questions... Bobby seems to have a heart of Gold. My questions are: why did he take a decade or two away from all things Rock music? What did he do during those years? The other thing is a bit more delicate. Bobby speaks as though he had some kind of handicap. I can't put my finger on it, but it's as though he did too many mind-affecting drugs and those drugs ef'ed up his mind a bit. I don't make this observation with any kind of judgment or condemnation at all - it's just that he seems somewhat unusual in his speaking mannerisms. What did he do as far as "D n A"? How did he get sober? Does he discuss that anywhere?
I want to say again how much I appreciate your work on the series - in fact - on all your videos. You are remarkable and admirable and you make a wonderful contribution to guys like me who grew up on R&R, listening since the fifties. How do you know so much? You obviously are not old enough to have been there for all these musicians about whom, you know so much! I mean, you weren't even born when the Beatles were around. I cannot imagine what that must be like - to grow up without hearing the Beatles from their beginnings. I would love to know how your passion developed; what inspired you to do this work on Rock History? What is your own personal musical involvement - I see you with a guitar occasionally. I would love to know more about you, as well as the answers to my questions around Bobby W's life as I mentioned above. Thank you brother! I appreciate you so much!
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You are correct that I am not old enough to know the best era in rock firsthand. But the best way I can tell you about the beginnings of my passion revolve around Magical Mystery Tour.
When I was a kid, I had one of these little
Fisher Price record players and the first record I reached for was MMT, probably due to the Beatles wearing the costumes on the cover. I wore that record out and it began my love affair with the Beatles. But my parents always listened to great music; they were slightly slightly later so for my Dad it was the Doors, CCR, Bowie, even going into prog rock like Jethro Tull, Moody Blues, Yes… he liked to get those Columbia House scams LOL where you get a bunch of free cassettes for whatever But bless him he knew how to play the game and never got charged for more than a couple of albums ha ha… Anyway they were always “new” albums and greatest hits and bands coming into the house when I was a kid (not new to him of course) and I just fed off it.
I did get into some of the bands in the 90s like Nirvana, Green Day, Soundgarden… Even more rock-based metal bands like Metallica. Iron maiden. Sabbath. But there was never a time that I was not in love with classic rock. And I always wanna know everything about the artist I’m listening to… Where they’re from there backstory… And then I realized there’s a community of people out there that like that too, and I thought I would bring those stories to people like you and me.
It’s a passion and a flame that’ll never go out.
Now regarding your questions about Bobby… To be honest it does seem like he may have Parkinson’s; I watched my uncle go through it and some of the cadence and manner of speech is familiar but I would not attempt to diagnose anyone not being a doctor. I would just imagine that most of what everyone else around him was doing e.g. alcohol heroin cocaine etc. he was doing too. And I’m sure that took its toll.
Tim you should watch Bobby's channel and his book was a Amazon top 5 Rock book for a very long stretch. The book is a must read
@@TheGuitarHistorian Thanks. Like someone else said about you, that they love the sound of your voice and I do also - you have a very compassionate AND passionate way of speaking about those that interest you. I would say that of all those to whom I listen and read, your insights and opinions and pure knowledge of Rock musicians are the best, the most respectful, and the most comprehensive. I appreciate hearing your own history, as well. As the man who carries this message, it's important for me to know a bit about you to lend credibility to what you say . You definitely are one of the better if not the best!
@@lia1063 Thanks Gary. I have been trying to find it outside of ordering it from Amazon. I usually get all of my books from the library or free downloads for Kindle. I hate paying for stuff! I mentioned somewhere else, but I live in Memphis. You'd think that if all places on earth, the Memphis Library would have copies of Bobby's book, but they don't! If I get it and read it, I am definitely donating it to the library when I'm finished.
well put details
I love these videos. These side stories are fascinating and have lead me to some great music gems. 🔊🧐👍
Hey I just saw the story about Bobby Whitlocks Martin and how he was ripped off. Is there any way we can get a few guitar youtubers and buy it back if we got the guitar comunity together to get his guitar back...
I like the shirt!
Dude sweet shirt!
The one thing I do know is that Bobby's chanel is silent for more than 3 weeks now....
He's definitely not a "sideman". He's the co founder and cowrote all of D&D. They weren't The Supremes, and Eric wasn't Diana Ross. 😆.
He might not have been Diana Ross, but he sure had his “diva” moments 🤣😂🤣
@@TheGuitarHistorian That I'm sure of. My father told me the first time Eric asked to play with Delaney and Bonnie and friends Delaney said "Yeah, but you gotta change out of those pink bell bottoms". Haha!
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Nice Shirt...