Bonnie Bramlett (born Bonnie Lynn O'Farrell, 11 August 1944, Alton, Illinios), is an American singer known for her distinctive vocals in rock and pop music. This began in the mid 1960s as a backing singer, forming the husband-and-wife team of Delaney & Bonnie, and continuing to the present day as a solo artist. is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Historic Alton Home Alton is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about 15 miles north of St. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... The human voice consists of sound made by a human using the vocal folds for talking, singing, laughing, crying and screaming. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... A backing vocalist or backing singer (or, especially in the U.S., backup singer or sometimes background singer) is a singer who sings in harmony with the lead vocalist, other backing vocalists, or alone but not singing the lead. ... Husband may refer to: the male spouse in a marriage a husband pillow. ... For other uses, see Wife (disambiguation). ... Delaney, Bonnie & Friends was a group started by Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, which featured artists such as Eric Clapton, Carl Radle, Bobby Whitlock and Jim Gordon. ... In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer (solo is an Italian word literally meaning alone). ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ...

Career

Bramlett started her musical career at the age of fifteen as a backup singer for blues acts such as Fontella Bass, Albert King, and Little Milton. Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern that most often follows a twelve-bar structure. ... Fontella Bass (born July 3, 1940 in St. ... Albert King (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992) was an influential American blues guitarist and singer. ... Milton Little Milton Campbell, Jr. ...

She made history as the first Caucasian female to sing with Ike and Tina Turner as one of the "Ikettes". She eventually moved to Los Angeles, where she met fellow singer Delaney Bramlett in 1967 at a bowling alley gig for his band, The Shindogs. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Izear Luster Turner (born November 5, 1931) is an African American musician (piano, guitar), bandleader, talent scout and record producer, best known for his work with his former wife Tina Turner. ... Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock) November 26, 1939) is an 11 time Grammy Award-winning (sharing three), American Singer, Dancer, Record Producer, Executive Producer, Film Producer, Actress, Writer, Performer, Songwriter, Author and occasional Painter whose career has spanned from 1956 to present. ... d Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...

They were married within the week. The duo signed with Stax Records and became known as Delaney & Bonnie, becoming the first white artists among R&B artists such as Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Sam & Dave, John Lee Hooker, and Booker T. and the MGs. They soon toured Europe with British rock legend Eric Clapton. With frequent drop-in performances by other noted musicians like Duane Allman, George Harrison, and Dave Mason, the group became known as Delaney & Bonnie & Friends. Stax Records is an American record label, originally based out of Memphis, Tennessee. ... Delaney, Bonnie & Friends was a group started by Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, which featured artists such as Eric Clapton, Carl Radle, Bobby Whitlock and Jim Gordon. ... Rhythm and blues (also known as R&B or RnB) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences, first performed by African American artists. ... Rufus 1990 album for Alligator Records, That Woman Is Poison! Rufus Thomas (March 26, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was a rhythm and blues and soul singer from Memphis, Tennessee, who recorded on Sun Records in the 1950s and on Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Carla Thomas (born December 21, 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee) is often referred to as the Queen of Memphis Soul. ... Samuel David Moore (b. ... John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an influential American post-war blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter born in Coahoma County near Clarksdale, Mississippi. ... Booker T. & the M.G.s is a soul band, most prominent in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning British guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ... Howard Duane Allman (November 20, 1946 – October 29, 1971) was an American lead guitarist and noted session musician. ... George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943[1][2] – 29 November 2001[3]) was an Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, author and sitarist best known as the lead guitarist of The Beatles. ... Dave Mason, born David Thomas Mason, May 10, [[1946], is a multi-talented musician -- singer, songwriter, and guitarist -- from Worcester, England, who first found fame with the rock band Traffic. ...

Despite this all-star assistance, the duo only managed to chart two songs, their best-known "Never-Ending Song of Love" and a cover of Mason's "Only You Know and I Know". Delaney & Bonnie disbanded, both musically and maritally, in 1972. Bonnie Bramlett's most famous song from this period, "Groupie" (later known as "Superstar") (co-written with Leon Russell) became a big hit for The Carpenters in 1971 and has been successfully recorded numerous other times. // A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... Superstar is a 1969 song written by Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramlett, that has been a hit for many artists in different genres and interpretations in the years since; the most known version is by The Carpenters in 1971. ... Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2, 1942 in Lawton, Oklahoma) is a singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist. ... The Carpenters were a vocal and instrumental duo, consisting of siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. ...

Bonnie Bramlett continued her career as a solo songwriter and recording artist. She released Sweet Bonnie Bramlett in 1973, backed by The Average White Band. The Average White Band (also AWB) is a Scottish funk and R&B band who had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980, and continue to perform as of 2006. ...

In the late 1970s, she toured with Stephen Stills, during which she gained some press notoriety for an incident with Elvis Costello at a Holiday Inn hotel bar in Columbus, Ohio. Costello referred to James Brown as a "jive-ass nigger," then upped the ante by pronouncing Ray Charles a "blind, ignorant nigger." A contrite Costello apologised at a New York City press conference a few days later, claiming that he had been drunk and had been attempting to be obnoxious in order to bring the conversation to a swift conclusion, not anticipating that Bramlett would bring his comments to the press. According to Costello, "it became necessary for me to outrage these people with about the most obnoxious and offensive remarks that I could muster." The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Stephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. ... Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus August 25, 1954 in London) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. ... Holiday Inn is a brand name applied to hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country United States State Ohio Counties Franklin, Delaware, and Fairfield Government  - Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Area  - City  212. ... James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933[2][3] – December 25, 2006), commonly referred to as The Godfather of Soul and The Hardest Working Man in Show Business, was an American entertainer recognized as one of the most influential figures in 20th century popular music. ... // Nigger is a racial slur used to refer to dark-skinned people, especially those of African ancestry. ... Ray Charles was the stage name of Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), a pioneering American pianist and soul musician who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

Bramlett also frequently appeared with The Allman Brothers. The original Allman Brothers Band The Allman Brothers Band is a pioneering and innovative Southern rock group from Macon, Georgia originally popular in the 1970s, described by Rolling Stones George Kimball in 1971 as the best . ...

After exploring the gospel music genre in the '80s, in 1988, Bonnie married Danny Sheridan who soon produced her next recordings via the “Revolutionary Hard Rockin’ Blues” of their “Bandaloo Doctors". The group's music attracted the admiration of many Hollywood celebrities, and the couple was soon cast for several seasons of the hit ABC series Roseanne; Bonnie as a semi-regular on the sitcom playing a co-worker named 'Bonnie' and friend to Roseanne Barr's character 'Roseanne Conner', with Sheridan occasionally writing music and appearing as the character “Hank the bass player”. Sheridan went on to act in Pauly Shore’s film “Pauly Shore Is Dead” (2003), and Bramlett in Oliver Stone's The Doors (1991). During this period, Delaney and Bonnie's daughter, Bekka Bramlett, also started a singing career, eventually joining Fleetwood Mac in 1993 after the departure of Stevie Nicks. Gospel music is a musical genre characterized by dominant vocals (often with strong use of harmony) referencing lyrics of a religious nature, particularly Christian. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Roseanne is an Emmy Award winning American sitcom which aired on ABC from 1988 to 1997, starring stand-up comedian Roseanne Barr. ... This article is about the actress. ... Pauly Shore is Dead is an American comedy motion picture released in 2003 starring comedian Pauly Shore. ... The Doors is a 1991 film about Jim Morrison and The Doors. ... Bekka Bramlett, 1995 Rebekka Ruth Lazone Bekka Bramlett (born April 19, 1968) is a singer from the United States who was briefly part of the band Fleetwood Mac in the mid 1990s. ... This article is about the band. ... Stephanie Lynn Stevie Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and a long solo career, which collectively have produced over twenty Top 40 hits. ...

It wasn't Bonnie's first acting appearance; she and Delaney Bramlett had small roles in 1971's road classic Vanishing Point and in 1974's Catch My Soul. Bonnie had also guest-starred in an episode of Fame in 1986. She also appeared in the Andrew Davis film The Guardian (2006) starring Kevin Costner. In 2007 she had a small part in Rubin & Burns' Gil Thorpe in the role of Gail Martin, known as the "rock and roll Carol King." Vanishing Point is a 1971 road movie starring Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger, and an Alpine White 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T with a supercharged 440 cubic inch engine. ... Fame was an American television series that ran from 1982 to 1987. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... Gil Thorp is a sports-oriented comic strip running since September 8, 1958. ...

In 2002, Bramlett returned to her musical roots, releasing her album I'm Still the Same. She continues to record and tour today.

Discography

• Delaney & Bonnie
  • Home (Stax, 1969)
  • The Original Delaney & Bonnie (Elektra, 1969)
  • On Tour With Eric Clapton (Atco, 1970)
  • To Bonnie From Delaney (Atco, 1970)
  • Genesis (GNP, 1971)
  • Motel Shot (Atco, 1971)
  • Country Life (Atco, 1972)
  • D & B Together (CBS, 1972)
  • Catch My Soul (1973)
  • The Best of Delaney & Bonnie (1973)
  • Original Delaney & Bonnie and Friends (2001)
• Bonnie Bramlett
  • Sweet Bonnie Bramlett (CBS, 1973)
  • It's Time (Capricorn, 1975)
  • Lady's Choice (Capricorn, 1976)
  • Memories (Capricorn, 1978)
  • Step by Step (1981)
  • I'm Still the Same (Audium, 2002)
  • Pennies from Heaven (Zoho, 2005)
  • Roots, Blues & Jazz (Zoho, 2005)

Filmography

• Vanishing Point (1971)
• Catch My Soul (aka Santa Fe Satan) (1974)
• Fame, episode "Fame and Fortune" (1986)
• The Doors (1991)
• Roseanne (1991-1995)
• The Guardian (2006)

Vanishing Point is a 1971 road movie starring Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger, and an Alpine White 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T with the 440/375 HP engine. ... Fame was an American television series that ran from 1982 to 1987. ... The Doors is a 1991 film about Jim Morrison and The Doors. ... Roseanne is an Emmy Award winning American sitcom which aired on ABC from 1988 to 1997, starring stand-up comedian Roseanne Barr. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ...

External links

• All-Music Guide: Bonnie Bramlett
• The Bonnie Bramlett Official Website
• Bonnie Bramlett's album recordings
• Bonnie Bramlett at the Internet Movie Database