Today

26
Aug

1965: John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers play a midnight to dawn session at the Allnighter Club at The Flamingo in London
1966: Cream have a gig at Il Rondo in Leicester
1970: Derek and the Dominos begin recording “Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs” at Criteria Recording Studios in Miami, Florida – Duane Allman joins the sessions the following day
1971: Derek and The Domino’s classic album, “Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs,” receives a Gold Record Award from the RIAA (US)
1990: Second night at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy Wisconsin during EC’s “Journeyman” World Tour – Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, Buddy Guy and Robert Cray jam with EC on the encore – SRV and members of EC’s crew die in tragic helicopter accident following the concert
1997: EC, BB King, Bo Diddley, Jimmie Vaughan and a “who’s who” of the blues record “How Blue Can You Get” for the Blues Brothers 2000 soundtrack – all also appear in the film