November 8: Bonnie Bramlett was born in 1944

Bonnie Bramlett (born Bonnie Lynn O’Farrell; November 8, 1944) is an American singer and sometime actress 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.

Good Thing:

Bonnie Bramlett was born in Alton, Illinois. She started her musical career at the age of thirteen as a backup singer for blues acts such as Fontella Bass, Albert King, and Little Milton.

She made history as the first white 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.

From allmusic.com:

The husband-and-wife duo of Delaney & Bonnie Bramlett created some of the most distinctive and unique music of the early ’70s, but their alchemical sound — equal parts blue-eyed soul, blues, country, and gospel — was often marginalized by the attention instead paid to the contributions of their famous “friends,” including rock icons like Eric Clapton, Duane Allman and George Harrison.

Poor Elijah (with Eric Clapton and George Harrison):

They recorded eight albums before their breakup in 1972, at least 5 of them classic albums. Bonnie Bramlett was a major part of the group, one the best blue-eyed soul, gospel, rock’n roll groups in the history of music, and she has conituned to make fine solo albums and act to  this day.
Happy birthday Bonnie Bramlett!
Chosen album, Home (Stax, 1969):
– Hallgeir
Hallgeir Olsen

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