Re: Bramletts

1999-03-12 Thread Friskics
In a message dated 3/11/99 8:41:03 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I don't believe Randall Bramlett is direct kin, but I could be wrong. no, i think you're right. i believe his last name is spelled differently--"bramblett."

Re: Bramletts

1999-03-12 Thread Friskics
In a message dated 3/11/99 8:41:03 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Delaney and Bonnie does anyone else out there think db's elektra and atco lps, only one in the former case, were among the best rootsy records of the late '60s and early '70s? motel shot, in particular,

Re: Bramletts

1999-03-12 Thread Doug Young
Yup, for one release a couple of years ago. I believe it was titled time iceman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/11/99 9:55:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Bekka, their kid, Wasn't she also in Fleetwood Mac for a while too?

Re: Bramletts

1999-03-12 Thread Barry Mazor
Delaney and Bonnie does anyone else out there think db's elektra and atco lps, only one in the former case, were among the best rootsy records of the late '60s and early '70s? motel shot, in particular, captured a rural southern vibe that goes back quite a ways. bill f-w Those WERE great

Re: Bramletts

1999-03-12 Thread Barry Mazor
PS: So Damon ain't related to anybody neither? It's all so confusing. Barry

Re: Bramletts

1999-03-11 Thread Debnumbers
Randall lives in Athens -- are you talking about him? Deb

Re: Bramletts

1999-03-11 Thread Tom Smith
Terry A. Smith wrote: Which one was in one of Stevie Ray's early bands? That was Doyle Bramhall. He co-wrote "Life By the Drop" and a bunch of Stevie's other later tunes He also drummed for Marcia Ball for years. Tom Smith

Re: Bramletts

1999-03-11 Thread Terry A. Smith
Randall lives in Athens -- are you talking about him? Deb Yep. Sorry about the mispelling. Just saving my typographer a little time by deleting the L. g -- Terry Smith

Re: Bramletts

1999-03-11 Thread Jeff Wall
I feel guilty because I don't know more about the Bramletts than I do, but. Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett used to be married. Delaney has a new disc out. His voice is shot to hell from all the liqour, dope, and cigarettes, but it still ain't bad. I ain't sure what Bonnie is up to. Bekka, their

RE: Bramletts

1999-03-11 Thread bratkat57
I saw Bekka in October '98 at Barbara's in Printer's Alley. She just walked in to jam for a little bit. She has a rockin' voice filled with soul. Her Mama would have been proud. A lot of Tina Turner influence - just happens that Tina and Bonnie are close friends. Bekka had just come off the

Re: Bramletts

1999-03-11 Thread Debnumbers
In a message dated 3/11/99 9:55:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Bekka, their kid, Wasn't she also in Fleetwood Mac for a while too?

Re: Bramletts

1999-03-11 Thread Debnumbers
In a message dated 3/11/99 9:41:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I hope and pray that one day that whole Macon/Muscle Shoals scene will be throughly documented in a box set and/or a book. Hell, The rise and Fall of Capricorn Records or the whole Allman Bros scene

Re: Bramletts

1999-03-11 Thread Debnumbers
Oh, one of the things I remember reading about Bonnie was that she had worked as a backup singer for Ike and Tina Turner -- an Ikette -- wearing a wig and blackface. She also punched Elvis Costello in a bar somewhere in Ohio for calling Ray Charles a blind ignorant nigger. I think she's boss.

RE: Bramletts

1999-03-11 Thread Jeff Wall
At 09:54 PM 3/11/99 -0500, you wrote: Bekka, their kid, had a rekkid out, Country Music, Nashville Style. That's not a terribly good description of Bekka Billy, IMO. Well, I should've taken a second to think before posting that. I haven't heard that album, I was just *told* by someone that it

Re: Bramletts

1999-03-11 Thread JKellySC1
In a message dated 3/11/99 9:06:47 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: She has a rockin' voice filled with soul. Her Mama would have been proud. My brother worked for Almo Sounds in Nashville for about a year. He was on the radio promo tour with Bekka and Billy (Burnette,

Re: Bramletts

1999-03-11 Thread Will Miner
On Thu, 11 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: She also punched Elvis Costello in a bar somewhere in Ohio for calling Ray Charles a blind ignorant nigger. Glad Deb mentioned this. Even if she'd never been a great single I'd always think the best of her for having done that. Will Miner

Re: Bramletts

1999-03-11 Thread Terry A. Smith
On Thu, 11 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: She also punched Elvis Costello in a bar somewhere in Ohio for calling Ray Charles a blind ignorant nigger. Glad Deb mentioned this. Even if she'd never been a great single I'd always think the best of her for having done that. Will

Re: Bramletts

1999-03-11 Thread Will Miner
On Thu, 11 Mar 1999, Terry A. Smith wrote: She also punched Elvis Costello in a bar somewhere in Ohio for calling Ray Charles a blind ignorant nigger. I remember hearing this story 10 or 15 years ago; I think the town was Columbus, but I could be mistaken. Try 20 years ago, as I

Re: Bramletts

1999-03-11 Thread bratkat57
Bonnie had a bit part (several episodes) in the sitcom Roseanne. She sang in their local drinking establishment with David Crosby.

Re: Bramletts

1999-03-11 Thread Debnumbers
In a message dated 3/11/99 11:00:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I remember hearing this story 10 or 15 years ago; I think the town was Columbus, but I could be mistaken. Try 20 years ago, as I recall. I think it was the piss-you-in-the-face tour he did for