The song achieved both critical and commercial success, charting first in 1972 again 20 years later as an acoustic version ...

While Derek and the Dominos' Layla is heralded for its electric guitar riff, its cinematic piano outro is considered by many fans to be a classic contribution to the iconic rock song in its own right.

As backstories go it's up there with the best: mercurially-gifted superstar guitarist with a passion for the blues falls hopelessly in love with the wife of his best friend, an ex-Beatle, then writes ...