1. Delaine Alvin "Delaney" Bramlett was an American singer and guitarist.
14 Facts About Delaney Bramlett
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Delaney Bramlett began playing guitar when he was 8 years old, but did not get serious about the instrument until he was a teenager.
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Delaney Bramlett started singing in school and at twelve he had a quartet.
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Delaney Bramlett took boot camp at Naval Station Great Lakes, spending over half his hitch there.
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Delaney Bramlett collaborated as a songwriter with fellow musicians Joey Cooper, Mac Davis, and Jackie DeShannon.
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Delaney Bramlett was the first artist signed to Independence Records, headed by Phil Skaff.
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Clapton has credited Delaney Bramlett for pushing him to sing and teaching him the art of rock vocals.
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Delaney Bramlett produced King Curtis's last album, which produced two hit singles, "Teasin'" and "Lonesome Long Way from Home".
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Delaney Bramlett wrote, recorded, or appeared on stage with many notable performers, including Joe Cocker, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Billy Preston, John Lennon, the Everly Brothers, Duane Allman, Spooner Oldham, Steve Cropper, and Billy Burnette.
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In 2006, Delaney Bramlett was one of the duet artists on the Jerry Lee Lewis album Last Man Standing, singing and playing guitar on "Lost Highway".
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In 2008, Delaney Bramlett released his first CD in six years, A New Kind of Blues.
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Delaney Bramlett died from complications of gallbladder surgery at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center in Los Angeles on December 27,2008.
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Delaney Bramlett was buried at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.
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Delaney Bramlett was inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame on January 18,2011.