Rock Icon Delaney Bramlett Died

Singer-songwriter-producer Delaney Bramlett, who penned such classic rock songs as “Let it Rain” and worked with musicians George Harrison and Eric Clapton, has died. He was 69. Bramlett died Saturday as a result of complications from gallbladder surgery.
Born in Mississippi, Bramlett enjoyed a career in the music business that spanned 50 years. With his then-wife Bonnie Lynn, he created the Southern blues-rock band Delaney & Bonnie & Friends. The group opened for Blind Faith, which featured British guitarist Clapton, in 1969.
He is perhaps best known for standards such as “Superstar,” co-written with Leon Russell, which was recorded by Usher, Luther Vandross, Bette Midler, The Carpenters and most recently, Sonic Youth, in a version featured on the Grammy-nominated soundtrack of the movie “Juno.”
He co-wrote “Let it Rain” with Clapton, who also recorded it, and “Never Ending Song of Love,” which was recorded by more than 100 artists including Ray Charles, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Patty Loveless and Dwight Yoakam.
During his career, he performed, co-wrote or recorded with stars such as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, John Lennon, Dave Mason, Billy Preston, the Everly Brothers and Mac Davis. He also produced artists including Etta James and Elvin Bishop.
He recently released an album, “A New Kind of Blues,” on independent label Magnolia Gold Records.
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We Remember John

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John Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono is marking the 28th anniversary of the musician’s death by playing a special memorial concert in Tokyo, Japan.
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Vatican Forgives John Lennon

L’Osservatore Romano, the semi-official Vatican newspaper marked the 40th anniversary of The Beatles’ “White Album” with an article forgiving the late English singer John Lennon for saying four decades ago that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus and praising Lennon and the Fab Four from Liverpool.
Lennon told a British newspaper in 1966 – at the height of Beatlemania – that he did not know which would die out first, Christianity or rock and roll.
At the time, the comparison sparked controversy in the U.S. as radio stations banned their music and concerts were cancelled.
BBC report HERE

…the Vatican is notorious for waiting for decades before acknowledging the truth…Lennon was a hero…

McCartney hopes to release funky Beatles track

Paul McCartney says it’s time an experimental Beatles track saw the light of day.
McCartney says he wants to release “Carnival of Light,” a 14-minute experimental track the Fab Four recorded in 1967 but never released.
The band played the recording for an audience just once, at an electronic music festival in London. It reportedly includes distorted guitar, organ sounds, gargling and shouts of “Barcelona!” and “Are you all right?” from McCartney and John Lennon.
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