Eric Clapton keyboard player Dick Sims dies

Keyboard player Dick Sims, a driving force in Eric Clapton’s band for more than 10 years, has passed away.

Dick played on Bob Seger’s landmark album ‘Back in ‘72’ before joining the Eric Clapton band in 1974. He played the keyboards for Clapton’s comeback classic ‘461 Ocean Boulevard’ on songs like ‘I Shot The Sherriff’ and ‘Willie and the Hand Jive’ and continued with Clapton on the tracks ‘Lay Down Sally’, ‘Wonderful Tonight’ and ‘Cocaine’.

During his career he also recorded with J.J. Cale, Peter Tosh, Joan Armatrading, Yvonne Elliman and Vince Gill.

Sims took a 10-year break before returning with his solo album ‘Within Arms Reach’ in 2008.

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