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Multiple Reviews

The Original Delaney & Bonnie (Accept No Substitute) and To Bonnie From Delaney

by Doug Collette
December 23, 2017

Delaney & Bonnie's best work functions as a primer on contemporary rock and roll, not to mention how the pair functioned as a catalyst to what's arguably the most prolific and productive instances of musical community that arose from the late Sixties and early Seventies. And even if the following two selections are the sole titles that have not yet been reissued in expanded form, the very fact these releases remain available on CD (on How High the Moon and ...

Extended Analysis

Motel Shot: Expanded Edition

by Doug Collette
July 16, 2017

With the passage of time, Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, are unfortunately becoming more and more the unsung heroes of a Seventies rock and roll. The Southern couple not only acknowledged, but built upon roots of blues, folk and country, as well as the soul and r&b influences at the very heart of their style, aided and abetted by a rotating cast of accompanists that, at various points included George Harrison and Eric Clapton. Just prior to the purposefully-conceived Motel Shot, ...