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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bobby-whitlock-derek-and-the-dominos-founder-dies/

Bobby Whitlock, the musician who co-founded Derek and the
Dominos with Eric Clapton, has died, according to his manager.
He was 77.

Whitlock died Sunday morning of cancer, manager Carol Kaye
confirmed to CBS News. He was surrounded by his family in Texas,
Kaye said.

The singer-songwriter was a keyboard player and vocalist for
Derek and the Domino, the rock band best known for its 1971
album, "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs."

In a statement to CBS News, Whitlock's wife, Coco Carmel
Whitlock, said, "How do you express in but a few words the
grandness of one man who came from abject poverty in the south
to heights unimagined in such a short time?"

"As he would always say: 'Life is what you make it, so take it
and make it beautiful.' And he did," her statement read.

She added, "Farewell my Love, I'll see you in my dreams."

Aside from his wife, Whitlock is survived by three children:
Ashley Faye Brown, Beau Elijah Whitlock and Tim Whitlock Kelly.

In a statement posted to social media, Clapton said, "Our dear
friend Bobby Whitlock, has passed away at 77, our sincere
condolences to Bobby's wife CoCo and his family on this sad
day.... RIP Bobby xxx."

Filmmaker and Whitlock's longtime friend, John Fusco, remembered
the artist as a major influence, a rock 'n' roll legend and a
storyteller.

On the iconic "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" album,
Clapton and Whitlock co-wrote the majority of the songs,
including "Tell the Truth," "Bell Bottom Blues," and "Why Does
Love Got to be So Sad?"

In his later years, Whitlock got into painting and "became a
prolific artist," Fusco wrote on social media. "I will be
forever honored that he painted an original work for me as the
cover art of my 'John the Revelator' CD."

In 2022, Whitlock's paintings were on display in an exhibit at
the Crockett County Museum in Ozona, Texas.

Over the past five years, Coco Carmel Whitlock uploaded videos
of her husband to YouTube, many of which feature his artwork
in the background as they engage in conversations -- often
about music and their lives.
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