Bapu Posted March 16, 2023 Posted March 16, 2023 Drummer for Eric Clapton and ‘Layla’ Co-Writer Who Was Convicted of Murder, Dies at 77 (March 15, 2023)
craigb Posted March 16, 2023 Posted March 16, 2023 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! ?
Craig Fowler Posted March 16, 2023 Posted March 16, 2023 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
Pragi Posted March 16, 2023 Posted March 16, 2023 (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, 2023 by Pragi
Shane_B. Posted March 16, 2023 Posted March 16, 2023 4 hours ago, craigb said: Something tells me he won't be RIP! ? Yeah. That big spaghetti monster can be a vengeful one. ?? 1
craigb Posted March 16, 2023 Posted March 16, 2023 May you be touched by His noodley appendage you Pastafarian you! ? 2
Grem Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 RIP. He was the one that came up with the piano part at the end of Layla.
ptheisen Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 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.
Bapu Posted March 17, 2023 Author Posted March 17, 2023 (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, 2023 by Bapu 2
craigb Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 I'm still waiting for final confirmation on who Carly Simon's song You're So Vain! was truly about...
Grem Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 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
fitzj Posted April 1, 2023 Posted April 1, 2023 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.
Michael Parson-McNamara Posted April 2, 2023 Posted April 2, 2023 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.
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