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Delaney & Bonnie
12+ albums
classic rockblues rockSouthern Rocksoulblues
about
Delaney & Bonnie was the American musical duo of singer-songwriters Delaney Bramlett (born 1 July 1939; died 27 December 2008) and Bonnie Bramlett (born 8 November 1944). In 1969 and 1970, they fronted a rock/soul ensemble, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, whose members at different times included Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, George Harrison, Leon Russell, Bobby Whitlock, Dave Mason, Rita Coolidge, King Curtis, and Eric Clapton. Delany Bramlett learned the guitar in his youth. He moved to Los Angeles in 1959, where he became a session musician. His most notable early work was as a member of the Shindogs, the house band for the ABC-TV series Shindig! (1964–66), which also included guitarist and keyboardist Leon Russell. He was the first artist signed to Independence Records. His debut single "Guess I Must be Dreamin" was produced by Leon Russell. Bonnie Bramlett (née Bonnie Lynn O'Farrell, born November 8, 1944 in Granite City, Illinois) was an accomplished singer at an early age, performing with blues guitarist Albert King at age 14 and in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue—the first white Ikette. She moved to Los Angeles in 1967 and met and married Bramlett later that year During this time, Delany Bramlett worked with J.J. Cale, who was his first guitar player, and Leon Russell. Over the years, some of his songs have reached "standard" status such as "Superstar", which he co-wrote with Leon Russell and his first wife, Bonnie Bramlett. It was recorded in 2006 by Usher, and in the past
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