Delaney Bramlett

Singer, songwriter, guitarist Delaney Bramlett (1939 – 2008) was one of the most unheralded influences in late sixties, early seventies rock who remained a creative volcano until his untimely death. Eric Clapton, in his biography, wrote, “Delaney taught me all I know about singing.”

Best-known for his role in the group Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, Mississippi-born Delaney was revered as a musician’s musician who, over the years, played and collaborated with a Who’s Who of rock legends, including Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, George Harrison, Duane Allman, Jerry Lee Lewis, Etta James and King Curtis.

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