Bobby Whitlock was a member of Derek and the Dominos, the band that originally recorded the classic rock song "Layla."

Bobby Whitlock, the Memphis musician who came of age alongside soul legends and went on to play with Eric Clapton and George Harrrison, has died at the age of 77. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Whitlock was signed to Stax Records in the ‘60s,

With the death of Whitlock, Clapton is the last surviving member of the classic Derek and the Dominos lineup. Radle died in 1980 at age 37, and Gordon died in 2023 at age 77. Eric Clapton paid tribute to his former Derek and the Dominos bandmate, Bobby Whitlock, following the keyboardist and singer’s death at age 77.