Whitlock soon proved himself to be the most consistent and important songwriting collaborator of Clapton's career to that point, with the pair tearing through one new brilliant tune after the other: "'I Looked Away' was the very first one. And then 'Anyday,' and then 'Tell The Truth. We were just writing songs to have something we could play together. We were a quintessential writing team. The collaboration was just perfect, and the songs poured out effortlessly.
The players had their first inkling of what kind of band they would be while backing George Harrison for his first post- Beatles set, All Things Must Pass : "I remember when we were doing our tour of the United States. Photo By: Todd V Wolfson. I had met Eric, and he was the first guy who came to mind. Born in Memphis, he was the first white artist to be signed to the Stax Hip label at the tender age of Steve Cropper said " I knew that Bobby was a star".
Not long after Eric joined the European Tour. It was during this time that Bobby became friends with Eric Clapton. It was that moment when he turned to his friend Steve Cropper and asked what he should do.
Steve Cropper told him to call Eric Clapton. He bought a plane ticket and had it waiting for Bobby. Bobby flew to England, joined Eric Clapton, they immediately began to write together, becoming a formidable writing team and eventually recording Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs which is now celebrating its 45th year Anniversary, and is considered to be one of the most influential records in the history of rock-n-roll..
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