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Delaine Alvin "Delaney" Bramlett (July 1, 1939 – December 27, 2008) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. Bramlett's five-decade career reached peaks in creativity, performance, and notoriety in partnership with his then-wife Bonnie Bramlett in a revolving troupe of professional musicians and rock superstars dubbed Delaney & Bonnie & Friends. ==Career== Born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, Bramlett moved to Los Angeles, California in the early 1960s after a stint in the United States Navy, where he established himself as a singer-songwriter, writing with fellow musicians Joey Cooper, Mac Davis, and Jackie DeShannon.〔 By 1965, Bramlett was a regular member of the Shindogs, the house band of the television show, ''Shindig!''. During this time, he worked with J.J. Cale and Leon Russell and released some unsuccessful solo singles.One of these, "Guess I Must Be Dreamin'" entered the Cashbox "Looking Ahead" survey on May 14, 1967. In the late 1960s, British guitarist Eric Clapton joined Delaney & Bonnie & Friends on tour after which Delaney produced and co-wrote songs for Clapton's debut solo album, ''Eric Clapton''. Clapton has credited Bramlett for pushing him to sing and teaching him the art of rock vocals.〔Ward, Ed. (Eric Clapton: ''Eric Clapton'' (review) ) at ''Rolling Stone'', September 3, 1970.〕 Bramlett produced King Curtis' last LP,〔(Indie Ezine )〕 which had two hit singles: "Teasin'" and "Lonesome Long Way from Home". Bramlett taught then Beatle George Harrison to play slide guitar, which led into a gospel jam that resulted in Harrison's hit "My Sweet Lord".〔(A1 Artist Spotlight.com )〕 Bramlett wrote, recorded, or appeared on stage with many notable performers, including Joe Cocker, Jimi Hendrix,〔(CD Universe Sorry )〕 Janis Joplin, Billy Preston, John Lennon, The Everly Brothers, Spooner Oldham, Steve Cropper and Billy Burnette. Members of the ''Friends'' appearing in concert or recording with Bramlett on Friends albums include Clapton, George Harrison, Leon Russell, King Curtis, Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Dave Mason, Rita Coolidge, Carl Radle, Jim Gordon, Bobby Whitlock, Jim Keltner, Bobby Keys, and Gram Parsons. In 2006, Bramlett was one of the duet artists on the Jerry Lee Lewis album ''Last Man Standing'',〔(PBS 106.7FM: Real Radio - Jerry Lee Lewis' "Last Man Standing" ), pbsfm.org.au; accessed August 18, 2014.〕 singing and playing guitar on "Lost Highway". In 2008, the year of his death, Bramlett released his first CD in six years, ''A New Kind of Blues''.〔(CD Baby: DELANEY BRAMLETT: "A New Kind Of Blues" )〕 The Bramlett's "Never Ending Song of Love" has been covered by others, and appears on the soundtrack of ''RV'' and ''A Good Year''. Bramlett co-wrote the Eric Clapton hit, "Let It Rain".〔(Repertoire.bmi.com )〕 On January 18, 2011, Bramlett was inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame.〔(Theventuremagazine.com )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Delaney Bramlett」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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