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moosman
I was lucky enough to have played in a band with Jim Gordon, at the end of his career. He confirmed the story, that the instrumental portion of the song, was something the drummer recorded on his own. Clapton just tacked it on to the end of his tune with massive overdubs. The original piece was supposed to be a demo for a song Jim had written with a female singer called, "Don't Let The World Get In The Way." When I knew Jim, he was fighting to get paid for his contribution. He felt a bit guilty, that the "lyricist" for the song would never be compensated or acknowledged.
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moosman
Unfortunately, it is true. He was listed as the writer, true, but had to fight for years to get paid. I heard the money eventually came through, but not until it was too late to make a real difference in his life.
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moosman
It would matter to his family.
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jamesfdouglas
Okay kids, time to school ya.
The outro for Layla was done not by Eric Clapton but the late great Duane Allman.
(and you call yourselves music fans!)
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jamesfdouglas
Okay kids, time to school ya.
The outro for Layla was done not by Eric Clapton but the late great Duane Allman.
(and you call yourselves music fans!)
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cc
I've never liked the outro to "Layla" either. It's so mellow, it could be the theme song for a 70s TV show. The song would be better to go out on a scorching note. Anyway, the song's so overplayed, I never need to hear it again. Quite the reverse of "Monkey Man."
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moosman
I was lucky enough to have played in a band with Jim Gordon, at the end of his career. He confirmed the story, that the instrumental portion of the song, was something the drummer recorded on his own. Clapton just tacked it on to the end of his tune with massive overdubs. The original piece was supposed to be a demo for a song Jim had written with a female singer called, "Don't Let The World Get In The Way." When I knew Jim, he was fighting to get paid for his contribution. He felt a bit guilty, that the "lyricist" for the song would never be compensated or acknowledged.
This is simply not true. Gordon has been acknowledged for the piano part ever since Layla was recorded and released, and to this very day the acknowledgement pays all his bills.
Mathijs