Bonnie
Bramlett is an American singer known for her distinctive vocals in rock
and pop music. This began in the mid 1960s as a backing singer, forming
the husband-and- wife team of Delaney & Bonnie and continuing to the
present day as a solo artist. Bramlett started her musical career at the
age of fifteen as a backup singer for blues acts such as Fontella Bass,
Albert King, and Little Milton. She made history as the first Caucasian
female to sing with Ike and Tina Turner as one of the "Ikettes".
She eventually moved to Los Angeles, where she met fellow singer Delaney
Bramlett in 1967 at a bowling alley gig for his band, The Shindogs. They
were married within the week and are the parents of singer Bekka Bramlett,
who was briefly a member of Fleetwood Mac in the 1990s. The duo signed
with Stax Records and became known as Delaney & Bonnie, becoming the
first white artists among R&B artists such as Rufus Thomas, Carla
Thomas, Sam & Dave, John Lee Hooker, and Booker T. and the MGs. They
soon toured Europe with British rock legend Eric Clapton. With frequent
drop-in performances by other noted musicians like Duane Allman, George
Harrison, and Dave Mason, the group became known as Delaney & Bonnie
& Friends. The duo charted two songs, their best-known "Never-Ending
Song of Love" and a cover of Mason's "Only You Know and I Know".
Delaney & Bonnie disbanded, both musically and maritally, in 1972.
Bonnie Bramlett continued her career as a solo songwriter and recording
artist. She released Sweet Bonnie Bramlett in 1973,
backed by The Average White Band. In the late 1970s, she toured with Stephen
Stills. Bramlett also frequently appeared with The Allman Brothers. After
exploring the gospel music genre in the '80s, in 1988, Bonnie married
Danny Sheridan who soon produced her next recordings via the "Revolutionary
Hard Rockin' Blues" of their "Bandaloo Doctors". The group's
music attracted the admiration of many Hollywood celebrities, and the
couple was soon cast for several seasons of the hit ABC series Roseanne;
Bonnie, (credited as Bonnie Sheridan), a semi-regular on the sitcom playing
a co-worker named 'Bonnie' and friend to Roseanne Barr's character 'Roseanne
Conner', with Danny Sheridan occasionally writing music and appearing
as the character "Hank the bass player". Sheridan went on to
act in Pauly Shore's film "Pauly Shore Is Dead" (2003), and
appeared in Oliver Stone's The Doors (1991). During this period, Delaney
and Bonnie's daughter, Bekka Bramlett, also started a singing career,
eventually joining Fleetwood Mac in 1993 after the departure of Stevie
Nicks. It wasn't Bonnie's first acting appearance; she and Delaney Bramlett
had small roles in 1971's road classic Vanishing Point and in 1974's Catch
My Soul. Bonnie had also guest-starred in an episode of Fame in 1986.
She also appeared in the Andrew Davis film The Guardian (2006) starring
Kevin Costner. In 2002, Bramlett returned to her musical roots, releasing
her album “I'm Still the Same”. She continues to record and
tour today with her newly released CD “Beautiful” on Independent
Record Label Rockin Camel Music.
"I
am totally dedicated to the Indie music scene" ~ Molly Neuman.
Molly Neuman is a musician originally from the Washington,
D.C. area who has performed/drummed in such influential bands as Bratmobile,
The Frumpies, and the PeeChees. She was a pioneer of the early-to-mid
'90s riot grrrl movement, penning the zine which coined the phrase in
its title. She also co-wrote Girl Germs with Bratmobile singer Allison
Wolfe while the two were students at The University of Oregon. The title
later became the name of a Bratmobile song. Neuman co-owns the Berkeley-based
Lookout! Records with her ex-husband and former PeeChees singer Christopher
Appelgren and a third co-owner and in 2006 she started her own independent
record label called Simple Social Graces Discos. She also founded the
organization Indivision Management and works as a manager for such artists
as Ted Leo, The Donnas, Some girls, andthe Locust. Indivision Management
has offices in Burbank, CA and New York City. Neuman currently resides
in Brooklyn and is Director of Label Relations for eMusic, and has recently
started a band named Love or Perish with former
PeeChees member Carlos Canedo.
Bonnie
Bramlett is an American singer known for her distinctive vocals in rock
and pop music. This began in the mid 1960s as a backing singer, forming
the husband-and- wife team of Delaney & Bonnie and continuing to the
present day as a solo artist. Bramlett started her musical career at the
age of fifteen as a backup singer for blues acts such as Fontella Bass,
Albert King, and Little Milton. She made history as the first Caucasian
female to sing with Ike and Tina Turner as one of the "Ikettes".
She eventually moved to Los Angeles, where she met fellow singer Delaney
Bramlett in 1967 at a bowling alley gig for his band, The Shindogs. They
were married within the week and are the parents of singer Bekka Bramlett,
who was briefly a member of Fleetwood Mac in the 1990s. The duo signed
with Stax Records and became known as Delaney & Bonnie, becoming the
first white artists among R&B artists such as Rufus Thomas, Carla
Thomas, Sam & Dave, John Lee Hooker, and Booker T. and the MGs. They
soon toured Europe with British rock legend Eric Clapton. With frequent
drop-in performances by other noted musicians like Duane Allman, George
Harrison, and Dave Mason, the group became known as Delaney & Bonnie
& Friends. The duo charted two songs, their best-known "Never-Ending
Song of Love" and a cover of Mason's "Only You Know and I Know".
Delaney & Bonnie disbanded, both musically and maritally, in 1972.
1973,
backed by The Average White Band. In the late 1970s, she toured with Stephen
Stills. Bramlett also frequently appeared with The Allman Brothers. After
exploring the gospel music genre in the '80s, in 1988, Bonnie married
Danny Sheridan who soon produced her next recordings via the "Revolutionary
Hard Rockin' Blues" of their "Bandaloo Doctors". The group's
music attracted the admiration of many Hollywood celebrities, and the
couple was soon cast for several seasons of the hit ABC series Roseanne;
Bonnie, (credited as Bonnie Sheridan), a semi-regular on the sitcom playing
a co-worker named 'Bonnie' and friend to Roseanne Barr's character 'Roseanne
Conner', with Danny Sheridan occasionally writing music and appearing
as the character "Hank the bass player". Sheridan went on to
act in Pauly Shore's film "Pauly Shore Is Dead" (2003), and
appeared in Oliver Stone's The Doors (1991). During this period, Delaney
and Bonnie's daughter, Bekka Bramlett, also started a singing career,
eventually joining Fleetwood Mac in 1993 after the departure of Stevie
Nicks. It wasn't Bonnie's first acting appearance; she and Delaney Bramlett
had small roles in 1971's road classic Vanishing Point and in 1974's Catch
My Soul. Bonnie had also guest-starred in an episode of Fame in 1986.
She also appeared in the Andrew Davis film The Guardian (2006) starring
Kevin Costner. In 2002, Bramlett returned to her musical roots, releasing
her album “I'm Still the Same”. She continues to record and
tour today with her newly released CD “Beautiful” on Independent
Record Label Rockin Camel Music.
"I
am totally dedicated to the Indie music scene" ~ Molly Neuman.
former
PeeChees member Carlos Canedo.