Bapu 6,660 Posted March 16 Drummer for Eric Clapton and ‘Layla’ Co-Writer Who Was Convicted of Murder, Dies at 77 (March 15, 2023) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craigb 7,319 Posted March 16 If he could have just made it to March 18th, then he would have died at 77 on the 77th day of the year! Killed his Mom? Something tells me he won't be RIP! 😮 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Fowler 350 Posted March 16 His story's pretty tragic 'other Craig' IIRC...he'd been very mentally ill for decades. Based on his wiki entry I suspect had he been tried ten years later, it would have been for involuntary manslaughter rather than murder. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pragi 1,034 Posted March 16 (edited) 2 hours ago, craigb said: If he could have just made it to March 18th, then he would have died at 77 on the 77th day of the year! Killed his Mom? Something tells me he won't be RIP! 😮 What do we really know about it ? 🙃 Edited March 16 by Pragi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shane_B. 779 Posted March 16 4 hours ago, craigb said: Something tells me he won't be RIP! 😮 Yeah. That big spaghetti monster can be a vengeful one. 😁😁 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craigb 7,319 Posted March 16 May you be touched by His noodley appendage you Pastafarian you! 😁 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grem 4,193 Posted March 17 RIP. He was the one that came up with the piano part at the end of Layla. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ptheisen 19 Posted March 17 Some say it was actually Rita Coolidge that came up with that piano part, and Jim Gordon. her boyfriend at the time, appropriated it for Layla without giving her even partial credit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bapu 6,660 Posted March 17 (edited) 1 hour ago, ptheisen said: Some say it was actually Rita Coolidge that came up with that piano part, and Jim Gordon. her boyfriend at the time, appropriated it for Layla without giving her even partial credit. An eventual murderer appropriated his girlfriend's piano part and was credited for it on an Eric Clapton song and dissing her. As Hunter S. Thompson (may or may not have) said: “The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side.” Edited March 17 by Bapu 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craigb 7,319 Posted March 17 I'm still waiting for final confirmation on who Carly Simon's song You're So Vain! was truly about... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grem 4,193 Posted March 17 9 minutes ago, craigb said: I'm still waiting for final confirmation on who Carly Simon's song You're So Vain! was truly about... Me!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bapu 6,660 Posted March 17 2 minutes ago, Grem said: Me!! #metwo! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fitzj 41 Posted April 1 On 3/16/2023 at 5:42 AM, Bapu said: Drummer for Eric Clapton and ‘Layla’ Co-Writer Who Was Convicted of Murder, Dies at 77 (March 15, 2023) Reading about him and he was a very tormented man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Joad 2,500 Posted April 2 What Happened to Derek & The Dominos? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Parson-McNamara 11 Posted April 2 His drum parts on oh so many favorite songs/albums are still a joy to hear. I also loved his Hammond part on Jackson Browne's Under the falling sky. I can think of two times I got to hear/see him; Mad Dogs and Derek & the Dominos both in Chicago...... I trust that he is at peace now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
