Derek And The Dominos keyboard player Bobby Whitlock dead at 77

Derek And The Dominos keyboard player Bobby Whitlock posing for a photograph in 1972.

Bobby Whitlock, the keyboard player and guitarist who performed with Derek And The Dominos, Eric Clapton and George Harrison, has died at the age of 77.

Whitlock’s death was confirmed in a statement from his manager: “With profound sadness, the family of Bobby Whitlock announces his passing at 1.20am on August 10 after a brief illness. He passed in his home in Texas, surrounded by family.”