Bobby Whitlock

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Bobby Whitlock
Whitlock at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, New York City, in September 2015
Background information
Birth name	Robert Stanley Whitlock
Born	(1948-03-18) March 18, 1948 (age 76) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Rock soul gospel blues
Occupations	Musician singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals keyboards guitar
Years active	1965–present
Labels	Stax Elektra Atco ABC-Dunhill Capricorn Swan Song Grapevine Domino
Formerly of	Delaney & Bonnie and Friends Derek and the Dominos
Website	www.bobbywhitlockandcococarmel.com

Robert Stanley Whitlock (born March 18, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as a member of the blues-rock band Derek and the Dominos, with Eric Clapton, in 1970–71. Whitlock's musical career began with Memphis soul acts such as Sam & Dave and Booker T. & the M.G.'s before he joined Delaney & Bonnie and Friends in 1968. His association with Delaney & Bonnie bandmate Clapton led to Whitlock's participation in sessions for George Harrison's 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass, in London, and the formation of Derek and the Dominos that year. On the band's sole studio album, the critically acclaimed Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, Whitlock wrote or co-wrote seven of the album's fourteen tracks, including "Tell the Truth", "Bell Bottom Blues" and "Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?".

Whitlock recorded four solo albums during the 1970s, among them Bobby Whitlock and Raw Velvet, and contributed to albums by Clapton, Dr John and the Rolling Stones. He then withdrew from music until releasing It's About Time in 1999. Following his return, Whitlock has recorded and performed with his wife, CoCo Carmel, and since 2006 with other musicians based in Austin, Texas. Among his and Carmel's projects, Other Assorted Love Songs, Live from Whitney Chapel contains acoustic interpretations of songs originally recorded by Derek and the Dominos.