Eric Clapton, reflecting in the first time he met Duane Allman, “The Allman Brothers were unbelievable. Duane and Dickey Betts were in such harmony. Their playing was very strong and well thought out. When Duane came to the studio for Layla, I was so taken with him that I started ignoring my own band. I just tried to keep thinking of songs we’d both know so we could duet. We’d play blues standards like Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out and Key to the Highway. All these things were just really vehicles so we could play – just excuses to jam with one another.”

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