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Delaney & Bonnie & Friends – To Bonnie From Delaney – Atco 

by Audiophile Audition | Apr 5, 2018 | Pop/Rock/World CD Reviews

An album by under-appreciated rock icons gets an analog upgrade! Delaney & Bonnie & Friends – To Bonnie From Delaney – Atco SD-33-341 (1970)/Speakers Corners (2018) 180-gram stereo vinyl, 42:18 ****1/2: (Delaney Bramlett – guitar, vocals; Bonnie Bramlett – vocals; complete list of performers below) In the annals of rock history, there has never been a duo as influential and under-appreciated as Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett. Their powerhouse amalgam of gospel, pop, rock and roll, country and blues helped to launch the roots-based Southern sound. Bramlett who was an influential guitarist (apparently inspired George Harrison on slide guitar) came to prominence with the Shindogs (the “house” band for the popular 60’s TV show Shindig that included Leon Russell.) Bonnie Bramlett was a blues singing prodigy who sang with Albert King at 14, and was a backup singer (an Ikette) for Ike And Tina Turner. With Russell’s help, Delaney and Bonnie signed a contract with Stax Records, releasing their debut, Home. After moving to Electra, the band (known as Delaney & Bonnie & Friends due to the revolving door of studio musicians anxious to be part of this phenomenon) broke through with Accept No Substitute. In 1969, Delaney & Bonnie opened […]