Eric Clapton's keyboardist during a long stretch of successful albums in the mid 1970s, Dick Sims has passed away. Sims played B3 and keyboards on:
"461 Ocean Boulevard" 1974
"There's One In Every Crowd" 1975
"No Reason To Cry" 1976
"Slowhand" 1977
"Backless" 1978
Sims, along with bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jamie Oldaker pioneered what became known as the "Tulsa sound" and worked not only with Clapton but with J.J. Cale and other artists. Sims played on a Bob Seger album and with other artists, releasing one solo record back in 2008 entitled "Within Arms Reach". Here is the full story from the Eric Clapton website www.whereseric.com, also featuring live videos of Sims keyboard work with Clapton's band during the late 1970s on songs like "I Shot The Sheriff", the Otis Rush blues standard "Double Trouble" and another blues standard covered by Clapton called "Further On Up The Road" written by Don Robey & Joe Veasey.
Here is the link to the full story from Clapton's website.
http://whereseric.com/eric-clapton-news/303-longtime-eric-clapton-keyboard-player-dick-sims-dies
Rest In Peace, Dick Sims.
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