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Derek and the Dominos released the song Layla. Date of release: 9/11/1970.

Release date: 9/11/1970

Duration: 07:04

Producer(s): Tom Dowd

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Derek and the Dominos - Short Biography

- Derek and the Dominos is an Anglo-American blues rock band formed in 1970.
- Its members were Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle and Jim Gordon.
- Dave Mason provided an extra lead guitar during the first studio sessions and played at their first concert.
- George Harrison was also present at their first session
- George Harrison's All Things Must Pass album was a landmark in the formation of Derek and the Dominos.

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The song Layla, written by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon, was released in November 1970. It was recorded by the band Derek and the Dominos, which included Clapton.

The song was inspired by the passionate and tumultuous love affair between Clapton and Pattie Boyd, George Harrison's ex-wife.

Clapton was obsessed with Boyd and wrote Layla as a declaration of love to her. The song is a desperate plea for her to leave her husband and join him.

Boyd eventually left Harrison and she and Clapton had a relationship that lasted several years. Layla became an iconic song, and one of Clapton's most famous songs.

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