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The piano part has also been controversially credited to Rita Coolidge, Gordon's girlfriend at the time. The song was inspired by a love story that originated in 7th-century Persian literature and later formed the basis of The Story of Layla and Majnun by the 12th-century Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi , [ 1 ] a copy of which Ian Dallas had given ...
Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945) is an American recording artist. During the 1970s and 1980s, her songs were on Billboard magazine's pop , country , adult contemporary , and jazz charts, [ 1 ] and she won two Grammy Awards with fellow musician and then-husband Kris Kristofferson . [ 2 ]
The Encyclopedia of Country Music wrote in 2012: "In 1970 Russell released his self-titled debut solo album, including such enduring songs as "Delta Lady" and "A Song for You", both written for versatile vocalist Rita Coolidge.
Jim Gordon, a top drummer for Eric Clapton, George Harrison and countless others who was diagnosed with schizophrenia after murdering his mother in 1983, has died. According to the announcement ...
Jim Gordon, a prolific and in-demand session drummer for dozens of acts who joined Eric Clapton in writing “Layla” for their band Derek and the Dominos and later was convicted of murdering his ...
The Layla Sessions liner notes (Polydor, 1990) Jan Reid, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek and the Dominos (Rock of Ages, 2007) Whitlock, Bobby (2011). Bobby Whitlock with Marc Roberty, Bobby Whitlock: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Autobiography . McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-5894-3.
Born on March 21, 1974, Casey is the daughter of seventies singer Rita Coolidge. Coolidge met Kris on a plane ride from Los Angeles to Memphis in 1971 and was instantly smitten by the country ...
The group split in spring 1971 before they finished recording their second album. In addition to his drumming, Gordon was credited with contributing the elegiac piano coda for the title track, "Layla". In later years, Whitlock claimed that the coda was not actually written by Gordon: "Jim took that piano melody from his ex-girlfriend Rita Coolidge.