Bobby Whitlock, Derek & the Dominos Co-Founder and Storied Session Musician, Dies at 77

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Bobby Whitlock, the singer-keyboardist and co-founder of ‘70s blues-rock band Derek & the Dominos alongside Eric Clapton , has died, according to his manager Carol Kaye. In a statement to Variety , Kaye shared that Whitlock died earlier this morning following a cancer diagnosis. He was 77. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 18, 1948, Whitlock gravitated towards music at a young age, both as a fan and a student interested in learning the keyboard and organ. As a teenager, Whitlock started