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Delaney Bramlett, rest in peace

Submitted by dmenconi on 12/27/2008 - 23:50
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Sad news from the West Coast on a Saturday night: Delaney Bramlett has passed away. The cause of death was complications from gall bladder surgery, and he was 69 years old.

As co-ringleader of the rock-soul ensemble Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, Bramlett made key contributions to the careers of Eric Clapton and Joe Cocker in the 1970s -- check out this jam session. More recently, D&B&F served as a primary inspiration for local gal Tift Merritt's Grammy-nominated 2004 album "Tambourine."

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RIP Delaney

Mon, 12/29/2008 - 01:12 — pearcemoli

Delaney performed with nearly everyone, a whos who of musicians, back in the day. He was an excellenet musician and songwriter who will be sorely missed in the music scene. Thanks Delaney!

RIP Delaney Bramlett

Sun, 12/28/2008 - 00:40 — deanokat

Great video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwYVlYEMNIw

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David Menconi has been the News & Observer's music critic since 1991. Before that, he spent five years at the Daily Camera in Boulder, Colo. He has a masters in journalism from the University of Texas and a B.A. in English from Southwestern University. You can find more of his writing here.

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