Exploring the early influences of Derek and the Dominoes musician Bobby Whitlock, who found inspiration in the sweet sounds of Stax Records soul in Memphis.

Bobby Whitlock, the singer-keyboardist and co-founder of ‘70s blues-rock band Derek & the Dominos alongside Eric Clapton, has ...

Bobby Whitlock, founding member of Derek and the Dominos whose soulful keyboard and vocals shaped the band’s only album, ...

How do you express in but a few words the grandness of one man who came from abject poverty in the south to heights ...

Whitlock founded the pioneering band alongside Eric Clapton, recorded with George Harrison, and enjoyed a successful career ...

Bobby Whitlock, the Memphis musician who came of age alongside soul legends and went on to play with Eric Clapton and George ...

“Rest Easy my friend,” Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Ricky Byrd wrote on X. “We certainly lost a gem today. Bobby Whitlock, a ...

The Memphis Music Hall of Fame announced its latest group of inductees on June 10, confirming a class that includes Stax Records hitmaker Johnnie Taylor, blues icon Robert Johnson, guitarist ...

Stax Records no longer churns out chart-topping music, although it still has a program for songwriters. The building has been converted into the Stax Museum of American Soul Music.

Released on Stax Records, the song would become one of the label’s first breakout singles, establishing Bell not only as a foundational figure in Southern soul but also as a songwriter capable ...

Stax Records no longer churns out chart-topping music, although it still has a program for songwriters. The building has been converted into the Stax Museum of American Soul Music.