I Can Laugh About It Now - Music

Bonnie Bramlett Born Bonnie Lynn O'Farrell In Alton Illinois On 8 November 1944 Is An American Singer Known For Her Distinctive Vocals In Rock And Pop Music. Beginning As A Backing Vocalist For Blues And R&B Singers She Was One-Half Of The Duo Delaney & Bonnie With Her Husband Delaney Bramlett. Growing Up In East St. Louis At 14 She Was Permitted To Sing On Gaslight Square A St. Louis Nightclub Area Much Like The French Quarter In New Orleans. She Was Mentored By The Best With Jazz Greats Stan Getz The Quartet Tres Bien Herbie Mann Miles Davis And Nat And Cannonball Adderly Giving Her A Musical Foundation Par Excellent. It Was Her Love For Rhythm And Blues That Brought Her To The Attention Of Albert King And Little Milton. She Made Musical History As The First White Ikette For Ike And Tina Turner. When She Expanded Her Career And Moved To Los Angeles In 1967 She Met Delaney Bramlett And Married Him Seven Days Later. In Delaney & Bonnie & Friends She Shared The Stage With "Friends" That Included Eric Clapton Leon Russell George Harrison Dave Mason Rita Coolidge Gram Parsons And John Lennon To Name Just A Few. A Complete List Of Collaborations Both In Songwriting And Performance Reads Like A History Of Rock And Roll. Their First Release Was DELANEY & BONNIE/HOME On Stax Records. Hit Singles Such As "Soul Shake " "Never Ending Song Of Love " And "Only You Know & I Know" Kept Them On The Charts. The Duo Broke Up Personally And Professionally In 1973. Her Songwriting Credits Include "Super Star" Nominated For A Grammy In 1972 And "Give Peace A Chance" Both Co-Written With Leon Russell. Bramlett Then Moved To Georgia And Embarked Upon A Solo Career. She Enlisted A Little Known Backup Band She Named Average White Band. On The Southern Rock Label Capricorn She Issued Solo LP's In 1974 1976 And 1978. Bramlett Was Also The Number One "gotta Have" Backup Singer On Albums By Joe Cocker Carly Simon Gregg Allman Little Feat Jimmy Hall Steve Cropper Jimmy Buffett Dwight Yoakam Just To Name A Few. Her Harmonizing With Delbert McClinton In The 1980's Launched The Award-Winning "Givin' It Up For Your Love" That Has Become A Rock Standard. After Touring With Stephen Stills Musicians Dickey Betts And Gregg Allman Invited Her On The Allman Brothers Tour And She Became Known As The Only "Allman Sister" To The Acclaimed Southern Rock Group. Bramlett Returned To LA In The 1980s And Married For A Second Time In 1988. A Chance To Act Lured Bramlett Into A Guest Role On The TV Series Fame Followed By A Role In Oliver Stone's Film "The Doors " With Val Kilmer Meg Ryan And Billy Idol. While Working With Tom Arnold On A Theater Production Roseanne Barr Asked Bramlett To Be On Her #1 Hit TV Series "Roseanne" As Bonnie Watkins Her Fellow Waitress At The Mall. 1991 -92 Proved To Be A Fun Two Years With David Crosby Appearing As Her Husband And An Outstanding Episode Of Backyard Singing Of "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" That Capped Her Appearances On The Popular Show. She Also Appeared On Stage In The Musical "Cowboy Café." Her Second Marriage Ended And Bonnie Moved To Idaho With Her Family To Write And Regroup. In 1999 She Moved To Nashville TN.She Signed With Corlew Music Group And Blue Hat Records Released The Critically Acclaimed "I'm Still The Same" In 2001. Jerry Wexler Stated "Her Vocals Are Stunning In Every Respect Intonation On The Money Dynamics Intense Phasing Lyrical And Logical And Above All Burning With The Feeling That We Have Come To Recognize As Deep Soul." In 2005 Bramlett Signed With ZOHO Records And Released Roots Blues & Jazz In 2006. In Addition To Touring Writing And Recording Bramlett Participated In The 25-Year Cast Reunion For The Roseanne Show On Larry King Live. She Had A Role In The Touchstone Movie "The Guardian" Featuring Kevin Costner And Ashton Kutcher Released In 2006. She Released Beautiful On Rockin' Camel In 2008. More Information At Www.Bonniebramlett.Com read less