Bobby Whitlock
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| Birth name | Robert Stanley Whitlock |
| Born | March 18, 1948 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | August 10, 2025 (aged 77) Ozona, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1965–2025 |
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Robert Stanley “Bobby” Whitlock (March 18, 1948 – August 10, 2025) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He was known for being the keyboardist and vocalist in the blues-rock band Derek and the Dominos, which he co-founded with Eric Clapton in 1970. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee.
Whitlock died under hospice care in Ozona, Texas on August 10, 2025 from cancer at the age of 77.[1][2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Derek & the Dominos' Bobby Whitlock dies at 77". Everett Post. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ↑ "Bobby Whitlock, Keyboardist for Derek and the Dominos, Dies at 77". The New York Times. August 14, 2025. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official Bobby Whitlock and CoCo Carmel website
- Bobby Whitlock discography at Discogs
Categories:
- 1948 births
- 2025 deaths
- American rock singers
- American rock guitarists
- American soul singers
- American soul musicians
- American gospel musicians
- American gospel singers
- American blues musicians
- American blues singers
- American keyboardists
- Musicians from Memphis, Tennessee
- Singers from Memphis, Tennessee
- Writers from Memphis, Tennessee
- Singer-songwriters from Tennessee
- Cancer deaths in Texas