where did the name derek and the dominoes come from
Derek and the Dominos The group had been billed as "Eric Clapton and Friends", but a discussion ensued backstage just before their appearance, with Harrison[30] and pianist Tony Ashton among those involved, in an effort to find a proper band name.[29] Clapton recalls that Ashton suggested "Del and the Dominos",[31] having taken to calling the guitarist "Derek" or "Del" since the Delaney & Bonnie tour the previous year.[24] Whitlock maintains that "the Dynamics" was the name chosen and that Ashton mispronounced it when introducing the band,[7] following his opening set with Ashton, Gardner and Dyke.[32] Writing in 2013, Clapton and Whitlock biographer Marc Roberty quoted Jeff Dexter, the compere at the Lyceum show, who recalled that "Derek and the Dominos" had already been decided on before they went on stage. According to Dexter, Clapton was immediately taken with the name, but Whitlock, Radle and Gordon – all Americans – were concerned that they might be mistaken for a doo-wop act.[24]