R.I.P. Delaney Bramlett

Bonnie has a brief moment in the new Ginger Baker documentary.

Joe McGasko pronounced his name yesterday as DEL-ǝ-nee and I'd always thought of it as dǝ-LAY-nee. Any definitive knowledge on which is correct?

The MC on the Delaney and Bonnie and Friends On Tour with Eric Clapton album pronounces it dǝ-LAY-nee, I've got to assume he would know.

Since Jim Gordon died, I've been listening to that record and Traffic's Welcome to the Canteen, both of which also feature Dave Mason in a guest role. Delaney and Bonnie's (live) version of "Only You Know and I Know" actually came out several months before Mason's did; then D & B released a studio version on their final record, and both they and Mason had hits with it.

Didn't know until recently that they had a B-side with "Superstar," the Carpenters song, or that Bramlett wrote it with Leon Russell (I probably thought Paul Williams did). It's called "Groupie" and not on any of their albums.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpZ7BOSmO64

(I don't know how accurate that video is--it's actually about Jim Morrison?)

Note that Rita Coolidge was also a co-writer, and came up with the original idea which she brought to Bonnie, but was uncredited at the time (because of Delaney?) although Usher eventually credited her when he did a version as part of a Luther Vandross tribute. Don’t think it has anything to do with Jim Morrison. I recommend you read Rita Coolidge’s memoir, Delta Lady.

Or at least listen to her sing it during the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekhzuOhrOAI

This video has the Joe Cocker intro:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4Xi1I78Kms

Yeah, xp Motel Shot and On Tour, also The Original Delaney & Bonnie is awes; Home and To Bonnie From Delaney are good, likewise Rhino's Best of.