Who sat in on Eric Clapton's "Layla" album after meeting him at a Miami concert?

Duane Allman sat in on Eric Clapton's "Layla" album after meeting him at a Miami concert. Their collaboration helped create one of rock's most celebrated guitar records, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, released by Derek and the Dominos in 1970.

Clapton and Allman were introduced by producer Tom Dowd after an Allman Brothers Band concert at the Miami Beach Convention Center on August 26, 1970. Both guitarists already admired the other's work. After meeting, they jammed through the night at Criteria Studios, where Derek and the Dominos were recording.

Allman played slide and lead guitar on most of the album's tracks, including the title song. His distinctive slide lines complement Clapton's playing, especially in the famous extended coda of "Layla." Allman was not a permanent member of Derek and the Dominos; he remained with the Allman Brothers Band.

The album was recorded quickly in Miami and became a landmark of blues-rock. Allman died in a motorcycle accident in October 1971, making the sessions his only studio album collaboration with Clapton.