Bonnie Bramlett (born Bonnie Lynn O'Farrell on November 8, 1944, Alton, Illinois), 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.
Bramlett started her musical career at the age of thirteen as a backup singer for blues acts such as Fontella Ba...
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Bonnie Bramlett (born Bonnie Lynn O'Farrell on November 8, 1944, Alton, Illinois), 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.
Bramlett 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 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. They were married within the week and are the parents of singer Bekka Bramlett, who was briefly a member of Fleetwood Mac in the 1990s.
The duo signed with Stax Records and became known as Delaney & Bonnie, becoming the first white artists among R&B; artists such as...
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