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Ben Rogerson

“Jim took the melody from Rita’s song and didn’t give her credit for writing it”: The piano that was used to record the famous coda from Derek & The Dominos' Layla is up for sale, but the writing credit for it remains controversial

Layla piano.

It’s arguably the most famous piano coda in rock history, and now the piano that it was performed on is up for sale. The song in question is Derek & The Dominos' Layla, and the piano is a Baldwin grand that, for four decades, was used at Criteria Studios in Miami.

The piano was built in the late 1920s. Eaton & Brennan Auctions, which is handling the sale, assures us that it “embodies the rich, warm sound of that era and has retained its impeccable tone”. It’s also believed to have been used on The Bee Gees’ Saturday Night Fever, and played at other times by Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles.

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