Before joining forces in 1967, D & B had cut their teeth with some - TopicsExpress

Joe Foley

Before joining forces in 1967, D & B had cut their teeth with some of the very best – Delaney honing his guitar skills with the house band of TV show Shindig! and Bonnie providing vocal support for Count Basie, Albert King and Ike & Tina – and that assurance is all over Home. Soon the pair’s rootsy strain of soul-stirring R&B would intoxicate some of rock’s biggest stars, most strikingly Eric Clapton (see below) and George Harrison, who both soaked their first major solo offerings in churchy sounds learned from Delaney & Bonnie. But upon its release, Home was derided in some circles as being a mere pastiche – white folks playing at being black. But since when has that been an obstacle to greatness? (The Rolling Stones, anyone?) And when the music is this exuberant, who cares? For more evidence, check out this clip of the pair with Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock and Dave Mason grooving through Robert Johnson tribute, Poor Elijah, on the BBC’s Price Of Fame show in 1969

Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 08:52:36 +0000

Before joining forces in 1967, D & B had cut their teeth with some - TopicsExpress

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