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The Best of Delaney & Bonnie is a compilation album of music recorded by Delaney & Bonnie and Friends during the years 1969-71. The album is available in two editions.
Rita Coolidge - vocals. Produced by Delaney Bramlett, recorded at A&M Studios, Los Angeles, September 27 – October 10, 1969. Carpenters version. "Superstar" became most popular after its treatment by the Carpenters.
Apr 12, 2024 · Written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell, “Groupie (Superstar)” stands out as one of the best Delaney & Bonnie songs from their 1972 album D&B Together. The song was inspired by Rita Coolidge , who provided the idea based on her observations of the relationships between female groupies and rock stars during the 1960s.
Jul 30, 2018 · Delaney and Bonnie had the best band, every band they had were just incredible musicians, and being in their band watching them, really set the bar for me”. We talk about her first ever trip to these shores and the tour she did with Delaney and Bonnie, and their star-studded band, back in the late 60s.
Jul 1, 2023 · D& Bonnie asked permission to re-cut some vocals, which they did, in Los angel, with Rita coolidge and Bobby wHitlock. They moved to taco for the Live LP and the “to Bonnie from D” Lp.
Bonnie, for her part, is credited (with Delaney, Clapton and/or Leon Russell) as co-author of various popular songs, including "Groupie (Superstar)" (a Top 10 hit for The Carpenters in 1971; also covered by ex-Delaney and Bonnie backing vocalist Rita Coolidge, Bette Midler, Sonic Youth, and many others) and Clapton's "Let It Rain."
Dec 19, 2023 · The first superstar. In a BBC Radio 2 documentary on Russell made by this writer in 2010, Singing This Song For You, Russell explained the song’s origins. “Rita Coolidge was the first person I...
