10 Greatest Supergroups In Rock History

10. Derek and the Dominoes

As the '70s opened up, Eric Clapton had already been in enough rock acts to secure his legacy. I mean, you don't get a gig in Cream, Blind Faith, and the Yardbirds and get called the God of electric guitar just on accident, right? That comes with a lingering question though: what if you put two guitar gods together on the same record?

Growing more and more infatuated with his friend George Harrison's wife Patti, Slowhand eventually started a new group called Derek and the Dominoes to put together a record to let out his romantic angst. Alongside some of the best sessions players in the business like Bobby Whitlock and Jim Gordon, the shining star of this album is the addition of Duane Allman, who brings his trademark slide work to the forefront of every track.

Hell, there are even some tracks on here that act as straight up guitar duels, with the Southern rock pioneer really giving Clapton a run for his money. This isn't just a bunch of jams though, with songs like Layla becoming some of the greatest classic rock songs of all time and Bell Bottom Blues perfectly showing the jilted feelings that Clapton had at the time. Though Clapton eventually married Patti after she was divorced from Harrison, the amount of passion on these tracks alone really speak for themselves.