Bekka Bramlett
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Rebekka Ruth Lazone "Bekka" Bramlett (born April 19, 1968) is a singer from the United States
. She is the daughter of popular music duo Delaney and Bonnie
.
Bekka Bramlett has been a member of Mick Fleetwood
's band The Zoo (1991–1992) and Fleetwood Mac
(1993–1995), country duo Bekka & Billy
with Billy Burnette
(1996–1998), and released a solo album of demo work in 2002 for fans who went to her shows.
Currently, she has become an in-demand session singer, songwriter, and backing vocalist, working with a large number of artists, including Faith Hill
, Robert Plant
, Warrant
, Trace Adkins
, Faster Pussycat
, Buddy Guy
, Vince Gill
and Sam Moore
.
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. She is the daughter of popular music duo Delaney and Bonnie
Delaney, Bonnie & Friends
Delaney & Bonnie – in ensemble called Delaney & Bonnie & Friends – was a rock/soul revue fronted by husband-and-wife singer/songwriters Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett....
.
Bekka Bramlett has been a member of Mick Fleetwood
Mick Fleetwood
Michael John Kells "Mick" Fleetwood is a British musician and actor best known for his role as the drummer and namesake of the blues/rock and roll band Fleetwood Mac. His surname, combined with that of John McVie, was the inspiration for the name of the originally Peter Green-led Fleetwood Mac...
's band The Zoo (1991–1992) and Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac are a British–American rock band formed in 1967 in London.The only original member present in the band is its eponymous drummer, Mick Fleetwood...
(1993–1995), country duo Bekka & Billy
Bekka & Billy
Bekka & Billy was an American country music duo consisting of singer-songwriters Bekka Bramlett and Billy Burnette, who first worked together as members of Fleetwood Mac. Their eponymous debut album was released by Almo Sounds in April 1997...
with Billy Burnette
Billy Burnette
William Beau "Billy" Burnette III is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter who was part of the band Fleetwood Mac from 1987 to 1995. Burnette also had a brief career in acting.-Family background:...
(1996–1998), and released a solo album of demo work in 2002 for fans who went to her shows.
Currently, she has become an in-demand session singer, songwriter, and backing vocalist, working with a large number of artists, including Faith Hill
Faith Hill
Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
, Robert Plant
Robert Plant
Robert Anthony Plant, CBE is an English singer and songwriter best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the iconic rock band Led Zeppelin. He has also had a successful solo career...
, Warrant
Warrant (American band)
Warrant is an American heavy metal band from Hollywood, California, that experienced success from 1989-1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million. The band first came into the national spotlight with their debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich, and one of its...
, Trace Adkins
Trace Adkins
Tracy Darrell "Trace" Adkins is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1996 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since then, Adkins has released seven more studio albums and two Greatest Hits compilations...
, Faster Pussycat
Faster Pussycat
Faster Pussycat is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1986. The group was most successful during the late 1980s with their self-titled debut album, their 1989 gold album Wake Me When It's Over and the 80,000 selling Whipped! in 1992.-The roots of Faster Pussycat...
, Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy
George "Buddy" Guy is an American blues and jazz guitarist and singer. He is a critically acclaimed artist who has established himself as a pioneer of the Chicago blues sound, and has served as an influence to some of the most notable musicians of his generation...
, Vince Gill
Vince Gill
Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
and Sam Moore
Sam Moore
Samuel David Moore is an American Southern Soul and Rhythm & Blues singer who was the tenor vocalist for the soul vocal duo Sam & Dave from 1961 through 1981...
.
Marriage
On May 14, 2007, Bekka married musician Tom Britt while the couple were on tour with Vince GillVince Gill
Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
.
As a featured performer
- The Zoo – Shakin' The Cage (1992)
- Fleetwood MacFleetwood MacFleetwood Mac are a British–American rock band formed in 1967 in London.The only original member present in the band is its eponymous drummer, Mick Fleetwood...
– TimeTime (Fleetwood Mac album)Time is the 16th studio album by British/American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in 1995. This album featured a unique line-up for the band featuring the addition of former Traffic guitarist Dave Mason and country vocalist Bekka Bramlett, daughter of Delaney and Bonnie, to the line-up...
(1995) - Bekka & Billy – Bekka & Billy (1996)
- Bekka Bramlett – What's In It For Me 2002
- Imus RanchImus RanchThe Imus Ranch is a working cattle ranch of nearly 4,000 acres located in Ribera, New Mexico, southeastof Santa Fe. It was founded in 1999 by long-time radio personality Don Imus and his wife Deirdre as a charitable organization that seeks to ensure the continuity of the lives of children who are...
Record – "What Happened?" (2008)
As a backing vocalist
- Delaney BramlettDelaney BramlettDelaney Bramlett was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. Bramlett's five decade career reached peaks in creativity, performance, and notoriety in partnership with his then wife Bonnie Bramlett, in a revolving troupe of professional musicians and Rock superstars dubbed Delaney...
– Mobius Strip (1973) - Belinda CarlisleBelinda CarlisleBelinda Jo Carlisle is an American singer who gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female bands and the first such group whose members wrote their own songs and played their own instruments...
– Runaway Horses (1989) - Warrant – Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (1989)
- Richie SamboraRichie SamboraRichard Stephen "Richie" Sambora is an American rock guitarist, producer, musician, singer, and songwriter who is the longtime lead guitarist of the rock band, Bon Jovi. He and frontman Jon Bon Jovi form the primary songwriting unit of the band...
– Stranger In This Town (1991) - Belinda CarlisleBelinda CarlisleBelinda Jo Carlisle is an American singer who gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female bands and the first such group whose members wrote their own songs and played their own instruments...
– Her Greatest Hits (1992) - Faster Pussycat – Whipped (1992)
- Mitch Malloy – Mitch Malloy (1992)
- Joe CockerJoe CockerJohn Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE is an English rock and blues musician, composer and actor, who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles...
– Have A Little Faith (1994) - Agnes Stone – Agnes Stone (1994)
- Gregg Wright’s Left Hook – Round One (1995)
- Vince GillVince GillVincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
– High Lonesome Sound (1996) - Bad CompanyBad CompanyBad Company were an English rock supergroup founded in 1973, consisting of two former Free band members — singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke — as well as Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs and King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell. Peter Grant, who, in years prior, was a key component of...
– Stories Told and Untold (1996) - Iris DeMentIris DeMentIris DeMent is an American singer and songwriter. DeMent's musical style encompasses the genres country and folk music.-Early life:...
– The Way I Should (1996) - Delbert McClintonDelbert McClintonDelbert McClinton is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist....
– One Of The Fortunate Few (1997) - Jonny LangJonny LangJonny Lang is a Grammy award-winning American blues, gospel, and rock singer, songwriter and recording artist. Lang's music is notable for both his unusual voice, which has been compared to that of a forty-year-old blues veteran, and for his guitar solos...
– Lie To Me (1997) - Hank Thompson – Hank Thompson and Friends (1997)
- Bryan White – The Right Place (1997)
- Kenny RogersKenny RogersKenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
– Across My Heart (1997) - Jim Horn – The Hit List (1998)
- Paul Craft – Brother Jukebox (1998)
- Buddy GuyBuddy GuyGeorge "Buddy" Guy is an American blues and jazz guitarist and singer. He is a critically acclaimed artist who has established himself as a pioneer of the Chicago blues sound, and has served as an influence to some of the most notable musicians of his generation...
– Heavy Love (1998) - Jonny Lang – Wander This World (1998)
- Travis TrittTravis TrittJames Travis Tritt is an American country music singer from Marietta, Georgia. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct...
– No More Looking Over My Shoulder (1998) - Delaney Bramlett – Sounds From Home (1998)
- Faith Hill – Faith (1998)
- The Why – Store Two Beasts (1998)
- Rita CoolidgeRita CoolidgeRita Coolidge is a multiple Grammy Award-winning American vocalist. During the 1970s and 1980s, she charted hits on Billboard's Pop, Country, Adult Contemporary and Jazz charts.-Career:...
– Thinkin’ About You (1998) - Faith Hill – Live Will Always Win [Australia Bonus Track] (1999)
- Jason Sellers – Matter of Time (1999)
- Faith Hill – Breathe (1999)
- Michael Peterson – Being Human (1999)
- Claudia Church – Claudia Church (1999)
- Flaco JimenezFlaco JiménezLeonardo "Flaco" Jiménez is a Tejano music accordionist from San Antonio, Texas. Jiménez's father, Santiago Jiménez Sr. was a pioneer of conjunto music. He began performing with his father at age seven and recording at age fifteen, as a member of Los Caporales...
– Sleepytown (2000) - Mark Selby – More Storms Comin’ (2000)
- Jamie O’Neal – Shiver (2000)
- Bryan White – Greatest Hits (2000)
- Sonya Isaacs – Sonya Isaacs (2000)
- Lee Ann Womack – I Hope You Dance (2000)
- Billy BurnetteBilly BurnetteWilliam Beau "Billy" Burnette III is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter who was part of the band Fleetwood Mac from 1987 to 1995. Burnette also had a brief career in acting.-Family background:...
– Are You With Me Baby (2000) - Luke Reed – Corridos (2000)
- Steve WarinerSteve WarinerSteven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records...
– Faith In You (2000) - Vince Gill – Let’s Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye (2000)
- Jewel – This Way (2001)
- Derailers – Here Come The Derailers (2001)
- Faith Hill – There You’ll Be: The Best Of Faith Hill (2001)
- Dwight YoakamDwight YoakamDwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music...
– South Of Heaven, West Of Hell (2001) - Hall Ketchum – Lucky Man (2001)
- Rick Ferrell – Different Point Of View (2001)
- Bob DiPiero – Laugh (2001)
- T Graham Brown – Lives (2001)
- Kelly Minter – Good Day (2001)
- Todd Sharp – Walking All The Way (2001)
- Delbert McClinton – Nothing Personal (2001)
- Jessica Andrews – Who I Am (2001)
- Israel & New Breed – Real (2002)
- Faith Hill – Cry (2002)
- Dwight Yoakam – Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years (2002)
- Brooks & Dunn – It Wouldn’t Be Christmas Without You (2002)
- Tanya TuckerTanya TuckerTanya Denise Tucker is a female American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13...
– Tanya (2002) - Delbert McClinton – Room To Breathe (2002)
- Montgomery Gentry – My Town (2002)
- Shannon Lawson – Chase The Sun (2002)
- Billy Ray CyrusBilly Ray CyrusWilliam "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon...
– Time Flies (2002) - Amy GrantAmy GrantAmy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop"...
– Legacy…Hymns & Faith (2002) - Delaney Bramlett – Sweet Inspiration (2002)
- Jim Lauderdale – Hummingbirds (2002)
- Ashley Cleveland – Second Skin (2002)
- Billy Ray CyrusBilly Ray CyrusWilliam "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon...
– Other Side (2003) - The Mavericks – The Mavericks (2003)
- Wynonna – What The World Needs Now Is Love (2003)
- Brooks & Dunn – Red Dirt Road (2003)
- Etta JamesEtta JamesEtta James is an American blues, soul, rhythm and blues , rock and roll, gospel and jazz singer. In the 1950s and 1960s, she had her biggest success as a blues and R&B singer...
– Let’s Roll (2003) - Marcel – You, Me, and the Windshield (2003)
- Jeffrey Steele – Gold, Platinum, Chrome and Steele (2003)
- Jessica Andrews – Now (2003)
- Billy Gilman – Music Through Heartsongs: Songs Based On The Poems Of Mattie J.T. Stepanek (2003)
- Denna Carter – I’m Just A Girl (2003)
- Vince Gill – Next Big Thing (2003)
- Andy Griggs – This I Gotta See (2004)
- Jimmy BuffettJimmy BuffettJames William "Jimmy" Buffett is a singer-songwriter, author, entrepreneur, and film producer. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett's musical hits include "Margaritaville" , and "Come Monday"...
– License To Chill (2004) - Brooks & Dunn – Greatest Hits Collection, Vol. 2 (2004)
- Jeffrey Steele – Outlaw (2004)
- Beth Nielsen – Chapman Look (2004)
- Al Anderson – After Hours (2004)
- Montgomery GentryMontgomery GentryMontgomery Gentry is an American country music duo composed of vocalists Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry. The two began performing in the 1990s as part of a band which also included Eddie Montgomery's brother John Michael Montgomery, and founded the existing duo in 1999.Signed to Columbia Records,...
– You Do Your Thing (2004) - Curtis Salgado – Strong Suspicion (2004)
- James Otto – Days Of Our Lives (2004)
- Lorrie Morgan – Show Me How
- Brooks & Dunn – Very Best Of Brooks & Dunn (2004)
- Warrant – Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich [Expanded] (2004)
- Montgomery Gentry – Something To Be Proud Of: The Best Of 1999–2005 (2005)
- Trisha YearwoodTrisha YearwoodPatricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA...
– Jasper County (2005) - Jamie Oldaker – Mad Dogs & Okies (2005)
- Delbert McClinton – Cost of Living (2005)
- Neal McCoy – That’s Life (2005)
- Bart Millard – Hymned No. (2005)
- Faith Hill – Fireflies (2005)
- Shawn Jones – All In Good Time (2005)
- Van Zant – Get Right With The Man (2005)
- Amy Grant – Rock of Ages…Hymns & Faith (2005)
- Jo Dee Messina – Delicious Surprise (2005)
- Jamie O’Neal – Brave (2005)
- Hacienda Brothers – Hacienda Brothers (2005)
- 3 Doors Down3 Doors Down3 Doors Down is an American rock band from Escatawpa formed in 1996. The band consists of Brad Arnold , Matt Roberts , Todd Harrell , Chris Henderson , and Greg Upchurch ....
– Seventeen Days (2005) - LeAnn RimesLeAnn RimesLeAnn Rimes is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Patsy Cline-intended single "Blue" when Rimes was only age 13, resulting in her...
– This Woman (2005) - Spady Branan – The Long Way Around and Other Short Stories (2006)
- Montgomery Gentry – Some People Change (2006)
- Vince Gill – These Days (2006)
- Bob SegerBob SegerRobert Clark "Bob" Seger is an American rock and roll singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist.As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s...
– Face The PromiseFace the PromiseFace the Promise is the sixteenth studio album by Bob Seger. This album was originally planned to be released in 2004 and then delayed to 2005. It was finally officially released on September 12, 2006. According to many webpages it took Bob Seger 6 years of work to finish on "Face The Promise." ...
(2006) - Sam Moore – Overnight Sensational (2006)
- Trace Adkins – Dangerous Man (2006)
- Eliot Morris – What’s Mine Is Yours (2006)
- Albert LeeAlbert LeeAlbert William Lee, born 21 December 1943 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England, is an English guitarist known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked both in the studio and on tour with some of the most famous musicians which stretch through a very wide of genres...
– Road Runner (2006) - Bonnie BramlettBonnie BramlettBonnie Bramlett is an American singer and sometime actress 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.-Life and career:Bramlett...
– Roots, Blues, & Jazz (2006) - Sara Groves – Tell Me What You Know (2007)
- Betty Harris – Intuition (2007)
- Faith Hill – Hits (2007)
- Bill Wence – Songs from the Rocky Fork Tavern (2007)
- Lori McKenna – Unglamorous (2007)
- Bryan White – Greatest Hits (2007)
- Kenny ChesneyKenny ChesneyKenneth "Kenny" Arnold Chesney is an American country music singer and songwriter. Chesney has recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 30 Top Ten singles on the U.S...
– Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates (2007) - Mark McKinney – Get It On (2007)
- Buddy GuyBuddy GuyGeorge "Buddy" Guy is an American blues and jazz guitarist and singer. He is a critically acclaimed artist who has established himself as a pioneer of the Chicago blues sound, and has served as an influence to some of the most notable musicians of his generation...
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(2008) - John OatesJohn OatesJohn William Oates is an American rock, R&B and soul guitarist, musician, songwriter and producer best known as half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates ....
– 1000 Miles Of Life (2008) - Robert PlantRobert PlantRobert Anthony Plant, CBE is an English singer and songwriter best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the iconic rock band Led Zeppelin. He has also had a successful solo career...
- Band Of JoyBand of JoyThe Band of Joy are a rock band from England. Various lineups of the group performed from 1965 to 1968 and from 1977 to 1983...
(2010)
Various Artists/Soundtracks
- True Romance Soundtrack (John Waite – In Dreams) (1993)
- Blown Away Soundtrack (Joe Cocker & Bekka Bramlett – Take Me Home) (1994)
- Soccer Rocks The Globe (Fleetwood Mac – Blow By Blow) (1994)
- Stone Country – Country Artists Perform the Songs of the Rolling Stones (1997)
- America’s Sweethearts Soundtrack (Bekka Bramlett – We All Fall Down) (2001)
- Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now (2005)
Filmography
- America's SweetheartsAmerica's SweetheartsAmerica's Sweethearts is a 2001 romantic comedy film, directed by Joe Roth, starring Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, John Cusack, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The film also stars Keri Lynn Pratt, Hank Azaria, Stanley Tucci, Seth Green, Alan Arkin, and Christopher Walken, and features a cameo appearance...
(2001) (writer: "We All Fall Down") (performer: "We All Fall Down") - Vertical LimitVertical LimitVertical Limit is a 2000 thriller action film directed by New Zealander Martin Campbell starring, among others, Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney and Scott Glenn...
(2000) (writer: Patient Heart) - The Real Roseanne ShowThe Real Roseanne ShowThe Real Roseanne Show is a summer 2003 reality show about actress and comedian Roseanne Barr hosting a cooking show, called Domestic Goddess...
Herself (1 episode, 2003) - Fleetwood Mac: Another Link In The Chain (1995) (V) Herself (Vocals)
- Live in Concert Belinda Carlisle (1988) (V) Herself (Background vocals)