R.I.P.-Delaney Bramlett

[Walt Murphy]

Of Delaney and Bonnie and Friends fame

One of my favorite groups from the 60s

Still have an autographed tambourine from them that I picked up at a charity auction

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=27659

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/arts/music/30bramlett-1.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries

From the Times obit
Delaney Bramlett, a singer and songwriter whose bluesy, gospel- and country-flavored music influenced Eric Clapton and George Harrison among others, and whose songs were covered by popular musicians ranging from Ray Charles to Sonic Youth, died Saturday in Los Angeles. He was 69.

[bad hammy]

A recent quiz in the local rag had this question:

There was a reasonably well-known rock group called Delaney & Bonnie. Which of the following is not true of them: (a) They played briefly in the Plastic Ono band with John Lennon, (b) they toured with Eric Clapton, (c) Bonnie once punched Elvis Costello in a Columbus, Ohio, bar, (d) Delaney wrote the theme song for "The Mary Tyler Moore show," (e) Bonnie changed her last name from Bramlett to Sheridan and had a recurring acting role on the TV program "Roseanne," (f) Delaney started a rehab facility called Rock and Roll Ranch and got sober there himself, in the process becoming a born-again Christian, (g) they reunited to sing at rallies for John McCain.

[Bruce Kritzler]

(c) is incorrect. It was Chrissy Hynde who punched Elvis.

[bad hammy]

(c) is incorrect. It was Chrissy Hynde who punched Elvis.

According to my source, so did Bonnie.

[Kevin Richardson]

Wow....and he seems like such a nice guy. :shock: