where did the name derek and the dominoes come from
Derek and the Dominos The group had been billed as "Eric Clapton and Friends", but a discussion ensued backstage just before their appearance, with Harrison[30] and pianist Tony Ashton among those involved, in an effort to find a proper band name.[29] Clapton recalls that Ashton suggested "Del and the Dominos",[31] having taken to calling the guitarist "Derek" or "Del" since the Delaney & Bonnie tour the previous year.[24] Whitlock maintains that "the Dynamics" was the name chosen and that Ashton mispronounced it when introducing the band,[7] following his opening set with Ashton, Gardner and Dyke.[32] Writing in 2013, Clapton and Whitlock biographer Marc Roberty quoted Jeff Dexter, the compere at the Lyceum show, who recalled that "Derek and the Dominos" had already been decided on before they went on stage. According to Dexter, Clapton was immediately taken with the name, but Whitlock, Radle and Gordon – all Americans – were concerned that they might be mistaken for a doo-wop act.[24]
Derek Shepherd In season 11, Derek is involved in a fatal car accident while driving to the airport for his final trip to Washington. He is able to hear and process auditory input, but unable to speak. He is recognized by Winnie, one of the victims of a crash he assisted in earlier, who tells the surgeons that their patient's name is Derek and that he is a surgeon as well. The hospital he was taken to was understaffed and his head injury was not detected quickly enough by the interns on duty that night. Although the neurosurgeon on call is paged multiple times, he takes too long to arrive and Derek is declared brain dead. Police arrive at Meredith's door and take her to see Derek, where she consents to removing him from life support. At the time of his death, Meredith was pregnant with their third child. She gives birth to a daughter whom she names Ellis after her mother.