Kulaks (Russian: кула́к, ''kulak, "fist"'', by extension "tight-fisted"; kurkuls in Ukraine, also used in Russian texts in Ukrainian contexts) were a category of relatively affluent peasants in the later Russian Empire, Soviet Russia, and early Soviet Union. The word ''kulak'' originally referred to independent farmers in the Russian Empire who emerged from the peasantry and became wealthy following the Stolypin reform, which began in 1906.

According to the political theory of Marxism-Leninism of the early 1900s, the kulaks were class enemies of the poorer peasants. Vladimir Lenin described them as "bloodsuckers, vampires, plunderers of the people and profiteers, who fatten on famine.” Marxism-Leninism had intended a revolution to liberate poor peasants and farm laborers alongside the proletariat (urban and industrial workers). In addition, the planned economy of Soviet Bolshevism required the collectivization of farms and land to allow industrialization or conversion to large-scale agricultural production. In practice, these Marxist-Leninist theories led to years of conflicts and disruption of agriculture when kulaks resisted expropriation of their private property, and Soviet officials responded with violent political repression.

Definitions

According to the Soviet terminology, the peasants were divided into three broad categories: ''bednyaks'', or poor peasants; ''serednyaks'', or mid-income peasants; and ''kulaks'', the higher-income farmers who had larger farms than most Russian peasants. In addition, they had a category of ''batraks'', landless seasonal agriculture workers for hire.

The Stolypin reform created a new class of landowners by allowing peasants to acquire plots of land for credit from the large estate owners. They were to repay the credit (a kind of mortgage loan) from their farm work. By 1912, 16% of peasants (up from 11% in 1903) had relatively large endowments of over 8 acres (3.2 hectares) per male family member (a threshold used in statistics to distinguish between middle-class and prosperous farmers, i.e., kulaks). At that time an average farmer's family had 6 to 10 children.

After the Russian Revolution of 1917, the Bolsheviks considered only batraks and bednyaks as true allies of the Soviets and proletariat. ''Serednyaks'' were considered unreliable, "hesitating" allies; and ''kulaks'' were identified as class enemies because they owned land. But, often those classified as ''kulaks'' were not especially prosperous. The average value of goods confiscated from kulaks during the policy of "dekulakization" (раскулачивание) at the beginning of the 1930s was only $90–$210 (170-400 rubles) per household. Both peasants and Soviet officials were often uncertain as to what constituted a kulak. They often used the term to label anyone who had more property than was considered "normal," according to subjective criteria, and personal rivalries played a part in the classification of enemies. In the early years, being classified as a kulak carried no penalty other than mistrust from the Soviet authorities. During the height of collectivization, however, people identified as kulaks were subjected to deportation and extrajudicial punishment. They were often murdered in local violence; others were formally executed after conviction as kulaks.

In May 1929, the Sovnarkom issued a decree that formalised the notion of "kulak household" (кулацкое хозяйство). Any of the following defined a kulak:

use of hired labor

ownership of a mill, a creamery (маслобойня, butter-making rig), other processing equipment, or a complex machine with a mechanical motor

systematic renting out of agricultural equipment or facilities

involvement in trade, money-lending, commercial brokerage, or "other sources of non-labor income".

By the last item, any peasant who sold his surplus goods on the market could be automatically classified as a kulak. In 1930 this list was extended to include those who were renting industrial plants, e.g., sawmills, or who rented land to other farmers. Grigory Zinoviev, a well-known Soviet politician, said in 1924, "We are fond of describing any peasant who has enough to eat as a 'kulak'." At the same time, the ispolkoms (executive committees of local Soviets) of republics, oblasts, and krais were given rights to add other criteria for defining ''kulaks'', depending on local conditions.

Dekulakization

— ''Izvestia'', November 1928

In 1928 there was a food shortage in the cities and in the army. In response the Soviet government encouraged the formation of collective farms and, in 1929, introduced a policy of mandatory collectivization. Many peasants were attracted to collectivization by the idea that they would be able to afford tractors to generate increased production.

In July 1929 it remained official Soviet policy that the kulak should not be terrorised and should be enlisted into the collective farms. Joseph Stalin disagreed with this, saying, "Now we have the opportunity to carry out a resolute offensive against the kulaks, break their resistance, eliminate them as a class and replace their production with the production of kolkhozes and sovkhozes."

On 30 January 1930 the Politburo approved of the extermination of kulaks as a class. Three separate categories for the kulaks were designated. The first consisted of kulaks to be sent to the Gulags, the second was for kulaks to be relocated to distant parts of the USSR (such as the north Urals and Kazahkstan), and the third to other parts of their province.

Other peasants were outraged by the idea that other people would use their tools/animals as common property; they often retaliated against the state by destroying their tools and killing the livestock. They would have to give their animals to the collectives, but the people could eat the meat; they could also conceal or sell both meat and hides. Many peasants chose to slaughter livestock rather than allow them to become common property. In the first two months of 1930, peasants killed millions of cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, and goats. Through this and a severe winter, a quarter of the nation’s livestock died. It was a greater loss than during the Civil War, and herds did not reach previous levels until the 1950s.

In response to the widespread slaughter, the Sovnarkom issued decrees to prosecute "the malicious slaughtering of livestock" (хищнический убой скота). Many peasants attempted to sabotage the collectives by attacking members and government officials.

Stalin requested severe measures to put an end to the kulak resistance. In 1930, Stalin declared:

:In order to oust the 'kulaks' as a class, the resistance of this class must be smashed in open battle and it must be deprived of the productive sources of its existence and development... That is a turn towards the policy of eliminating the kulaks as a class. The Communist party agreed to the use of force in the collectivization and dekulakization efforts. They intended to eliminate the kulaks as a class by the following: death sentence, labor settlements (not to be confused with labor camps, although the former were also managed by the GULAG); or deportation "out of regions of total collectivization of the agriculture". Tens of thousands of kulaks were executed, property was expropriated to form collective farms, and many families were deported to unpopulated areas of Siberia and Soviet Central Asia.

Often local officials were assigned minimum quotas of kulaks to identify, and were forced to use their discretionary powers to "find" kulaks wherever they could. This led to many cases in which a farmer who employed only his sons, or any family that had a metal roof on their house, was labelled as kulaks and deported. The same fate was the end of those labeled as podkulachniks (подкулачник), so-called "kulak helpers".

A new wave of persecution against "ex-kulaks" was started in 1937. It was part of the Great Purge, conducted by Nikolai Yezhov after the NKVD Order no. 00447. Those deemed ex-kulaks were either executed or sent to labor camps. With few rich or middle-class peasants left to arrest and, to satisfy the conviction quotas demanded by Stalin and Yezhov, the NKVD terrorized more of the peasantry to induce more denunciations. In the wave of round-ups that followed, the term 'kulak' lost its previous distinction and became a general accusation (like wrecking), which could be leveled at anyone whom the troikas wished to convict. During the Great Purge, hundreds of thousands of peasants were falsely accused of being ex-kulaks and sent to the Gulag or executed based on circumstantial evidence, forged evidence or none at all.

After being resettled to Siberia and Kazakhstan, many kulaks managed to renew their prosperity. Their fortitude was the basis for recriminations against some sections of NKVD that were in charge of the "labor settlements" (трудовые поселения) in 1938-1939, as they were considered to have permitted "kulakization" (окулачивание) of the "labor settlers" (трудопоселенцев). The new settlers ability to exceed the prosperity of the neighboring kolkhozes was attributed to "wrecking" and "criminal negligence".

Numbers executed

The overwhelming majority of kulaks executed and imprisoned were male, but precise numbers have been difficult to obtain. Many historians consider the Great Famine a result of the "liquidation of the kulaks as a class." This has complicated attempts to distinguish the executions of kulaks. A wide range of death tolls has been suggested, from as many as 60 million suggested by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn to as few as 700,000 by Soviet news sources. A collection of estimates is maintained by Matthew White.

According to data from Soviet archives, which were published only in 1990, 1,803,392 people were sent to labor colonies and camps in 1930 and 1931. Books based on these sources have said that 1,317,022 reached the destinations. The remaining 486,370 may have died or escaped. Deportations on a smaller scale continued after 1931. The reported number of kulaks and their relatives who died in labor colonies from 1932-1940 was 389,521. Former "kulaks" and their families made up the majority of victims of the Great Purge of the late 1930s, with 669,929 arrested and 376,202 executed.

See also

Dekulakization

Enemy of the people

Collectivization in the USSR

Yeoman

''Earth'' (1930), Ukrainian film by Alexander Dovzhenko, concerning a community of farmers and their resistance to collectivization.

Ural-Siberian Method

References

External links

Ludo Martens, "The kulak: The first wave of collectivization", ''Another View of Stalin'', 1995

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Jack Tempchin is an American musician and singer-songwriter, best known for writing the Eagles classic "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and co-writing their hits "Already Gone", "The Girl From Yesterday," "Somebody," and "It's Your World Now."

During the Eagles’ breakup period (1980–1994) he co-wrote with Glenn Frey producing “You Belong To The City," Smuggler's Blues," “The One You Love," I Found Somebody," and “True Love."

Among numerous other songs, Tempchin wrote "Slow Dancin' (Swayin' to the Music)." The song was first recorded by the short-lived group " The Funky Kings," of which Tempchin was a member at the time. In 1977, the song became a top-10 pop hit for Johnny Rivers, and in 1979 it was a top-10 country hit for Johnny Duncan.

Other compositions include:

"Someone That You Used To Know" (George Jones)

"White Shoes" (Emmylou Harris, Randy Meisner)

"Rollin'" (Glen Campbell)

"To Feel That Way At All" (Patty Loveless)

"Somebody Trying To Tell You Something" (Tanya Tucker)

“You Can Go Home" (Chris Hillman & The Desert Rose Band)

"Your Tattoo" (Sammy Kershaw)

"East Of Eden" (Tom Rush)

"15 Days Under The Hood" (The Paladins, New Riders of the Purple Sage)

"Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed" (Phantom Blues Band, Candye Kane)

Tempchin has also toured extensively as a solo artist over the years, opening for artists such as Ringo Starr, Jackson Browne, Dave Mason, Poco, Dolly Parton, Karla Bonoff, Chicago, Christopher Cross, Kenny Loggins, Timothy B. Schmit, Barry McGuire, Tom Rush, Al Kooper and Emmylou Harris.

His current band is called Rocket Science, which plays at venues throughout Southern California and beyond.

He is from Encinitas, California.

Discography

with The Funky Kings

1976 ''The Funky Kings''

Solo albums

1978 ''Jack Tempchin''

1994 ''After the Rain''

1995 ''Lonely Midnight''

1997 ''Best of Jack Tempchin'' (includes newly recorded versions of "Already Gone" and "Peaceful Easy Feeling" )

2000 ''Live on Hwy 101''

2004 ''Staying Home''

2007 ''Songs''

References

External links

Official Website

Official MySpace

[ Songs composed by Jack Tempchin]

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Kenny Rankin (Los Angeles, February 10, 1940 - June 7, 2009) was an American pop and jazz singer and songwriter originally from the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City, New York.

Biography

Rankin was raised in New York and was introduced to music by his mother, who sang at home and for friends. Early in his career he worked as a singer-songwriter, and developed a considerable following during the 70s with a steady flow of albums, three of which broke into the Top 100 of the Billboard Album Chart. His liking for jazz was evident from an early age, but the times were such that in order to survive his career had to take a more pop-oriented course. By the 90s, however, he was able to angle his repertoire to accommodate his own musical preferences and to please a new audience while still keeping faith with the faithful. Rankin's warm singing style and his soft, nylon-stringed guitar sound might suggest an artist more attuned to the supper-club circuit than the jazz arena, but his work contains many touches that appeal to the jazz audience.

Rankin appeared on ''The Tonight Show'' more than twenty times. Host Johnny Carson was so impressed by him that he wrote the liner notes to Rankin's 1967 debut album ''Mind Dusters,'' which featured the single "Peaceful." Kenny's friend Helen Reddy would reach #2 Adult Contemporary and #12 Pop in 1973 with a cover of it, released as her follow-up single to "I Am Woman". Georgie Fame also had a hit with this song in 1969, his only songwriting credit to hit the British charts reaching number sixteen and spending 9 weeks on the chart.

Rankin's accompanists from time to time included Alan Broadbent, Mike Wofford and Bill Watrous, and on such occasions the mood slips easily into a jazz groove. His compositions have been performed by artists such as Mel Tormé and Carmen McRae, while Stan Getz said of him that he was "a horn with a heartbeat". Rankin was deeply interested in Brazilian music and his ''Here In My Heart,'' on which he used jazz guests including Michael Brecker and Ernie Watts, was recorded mostly in Rio De Janeiro. More contemporary songs were given an airing following his move to Verve Records, including the Beatles' "I've Just Seen A Face" and Leon Russell's "A Song For You."

Rankin's own unique gift for reworking classic songs such as The Beatles' "Blackbird," which he recorded for his ''Silver Morning'' album, so impressed Paul McCartney that he asked Rankin to perform his interpretation of the song when McCartney and John Lennon were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

He can be heard singing the song "Miles From Here" in the first episode of the television series Fame titled "Metamorphosis".

Rankin was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer just three weeks before he passed. He died in Los Angeles, California - where he had resided for many years - from the disease on June 7, 2009. He was 69 years old.

Discography

Studio albums

''Mind-Dusters'' (1967)

''Family'' (1970)

''Like a Seed'' (1972)

''Inside'' (1975)

''Silver Morning'' (1974)

''The Kenny Rankin Album'' (1976)

''After the Roses'' (1980)

''Hiding in Myself'' (1990)

''Because of You'' (1991)

''Professional Dreamer'' (1994)

''Here in My Heart'' (1997)

''A Christmas Album'' (1999)

''A Song for You'' (2002)

Compilations

''Peaceful: The Best of Kenny Rankin'' (1996)

References

External links

Official Website

AP Obituary in The Los Angeles Times

LA Times Obituary

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Coordinates	49°51′15″N18°32′34″N
name	Ronny Cox
birth name	Daniel Ronald Cox
birth date	July 23, 1938
birth place	Cloudcroft, New Mexico, U.S.
occupation	Actor, singer, songwriter, guitarist
years active	1972–present
spouse	Mary Cox (1960-2006; her death) 2 children
website	http://www.Ronnycox.com }}

Daniel Ronald "Ronny" Cox (born July 23, 1938) is an American character actor, singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Biography

Personal life

Cox, the third of five children, was born in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, the son of Lounette (née Rucker) and Bob P. Cox, a carpenter who also worked at a dairy. He grew up in Portales, New Mexico. Cox graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in 1963 with a double major in Theater and Speech Correction. On September 10, 1960, he married Mary Cox. They had two children; she died in 2006. Cox tours regularly with a musical band, performing at theatres and folk music festivals.

Career

As an actor, he made his debut in the acclaimed 1972 film ''Deliverance'', in a scene of which he plays the instrumental "Dueling Banjos" on his guitar with a mentally retarded banjo-playing mountain boy, played by child actor Billy Redden. Twelve years later, in the low-budget film ''Courage'', Cox once again played a member of a small group of men who are, this time, lost in the Nevada desert and being chased by bloodthirsty locals.

In the period 1974-1975, Cox starred in the short-lived CBS family-oriented dramatic series entitled ''Apple's Way'' created by Earl Hamner, who created ''The Waltons''. He appeared as "Mr. Webb" in a television production of ''Our Town''.

One of his roles was that of Dr. John Gideon during the final season of the television medical drama ''St. Elsewhere''. Cox's character was famously mooned by Dr. Donald Westphall (Ed Flanders) at the end of the third episode of season six.

In 1987, Cox was cast in the "seminal" Paul Verhoeven film ''RoboCop'', in the memorable role of corporate arch-villain Richard "Dick" Jones.

In 1990, he co-starred as Los Angeles Police Chief Roger Kendrick in the short-lived ''Cop Rock'', presenting a striking physical resemblance to the real-world incumbent, Chief Daryl Gates. He also appeared as the antagonistic Mars Administrator Vilos Cohaagen in ''Total Recall'' the same year.

Cox made a notable appearance on ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' as the "efficient but impersonable" Captain Edward Jellico in the two-part episode "Chain of Command". He has also played Henry Mason, the father of Bree Van de Kamp (Marcia Cross) on ''Desperate Housewives''.

In 1997, Cox portrayed the fictional President of the United States Jack Neil in the movie ''Murder at 1600''. Cox also portrayed John Ramsey in the 2000 television film ''Perfect Murder, Perfect Town''.

Cox has also appeared as Lieutenant/Captain/Chief of Police Andrew Bogomil in ''Beverly Hills Cop'' and ''Beverly Hills Cop II'', and Senator/Vice-President Robert Kinsey in ''Stargate SG-1''.

He had a role in ''The Starter Wife'' TV series. He played Pappy McCallister, the husband of Molly Kagan's best friend Joan.

Cox has occasionally done animation-voice work, lending his voice to the Tyrusian deserter Doc in ''Invasion America'', and Senator McMillan in ''Todd McFarlane's Spawn''.

Cox will guest star in an upcoming episode of Matthew Perry's 2011 series Mr Sunshine with Beverly Hills Cop co-star John Ashton.6

Filmography

''Deliverance'' (1972)

''The Mind Snatchers'' (1972)

''A Case of Rape'' (1974)

''Bound for Glory'' (1976)

''The Car'' (1977)

''Gray Lady Down'' (1978)

''Harper Valley PTA'' (1978)

''The Onion Field'' (1979)

''The Courage of Kavik the Wolf Dog'' (1980)

''Taps'' (1981)

''The Beast Within'' (1982)

''Tangiers'' (1982)

''Beverly Hills Cop'' (1984)

''Courage'' (also writer and producer) (1984)

''Spencer'' (1984) TV Series

''Jesse Owens Story'' (1984) (TV)

''Vision Quest'' (1985)

''RoboCop'' (1987)

''Steele Justice'' (1987)

''Beverly Hills Cop II'' (1987)

''St. Elsewhere'' (1987–88) TV Series

''In The Line of Duty: The FBI Murders'' (1988)

''One Man Force'' (1989)

''Captain America'' (1990)

''Cop Rock'' (1990) TV Series

''Loose Cannons'' (1990)

''Total Recall'' (1990)

''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1991) TV Series

''Murder at 1600'' (1997)

''Stargate SG-1'' (1998–2005) TV Series

''FreeSpace 2'' (1999) (voice) Video Game

''Deep Blue Sea'' (1999)

''Perfect Murder, Perfect Town'' (2000) television film

''The Agency'' (2001) TV Series

''Losing Grace'' (2001)

''American Outlaws'' (2001)

''Crazy As Hell'' (2002)

''Angel in the Family'' (2004) (TV)

''Killzone'' (2004) (voice) Video Game

''Desperate Housewives'' (2006) TV Series

''Commander in Chief'' (2006)

''Tell Me You Love Me'' (2007) TV Series

''Imagine That'' (2009)

Discography

''Ronny Cox'', Mercury (1993)

''Acoustic Eclectricity'', Syzygy Records (2000)

''Cowboy Savant'', Self-released (2002)

''Ronny Cox Live'', Self-released (2004)

''Ronny Cox at the Sebastiani Theatre'', Bay Sound Records (2006). Recorded 2005 at Sebastiani Theatre, Sonoma, California

''Ronny Cox: Songs, Stories... and Out & Out Lies'' (DVD), Wind River (2006)

''"How I love them old songs..." - Ronny Cox sings Mickey Newbury'', Bay Sound Records (2008)

''Songs... with Repercussions'', Wind River (2009)

Further reading

Voisin, Scott ''Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting''. BearManor Media, 2009. ISBN 9781593933425

References

External links

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Background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Instrument	Guitar
name	Delaney Bramlett
birth date	July 01, 1939Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
death date	Los Angeles, California, United States
genre	BluesRockCountryGospel
label	Magnolia Gold, Elektra, Atco, Atlantic, Crescendo, Motown, MGM, Columbia, Stax, CBS Various (see 'Discography')}}

Delaney Bramlett (July 1, 1939 – December 27, 2008) 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 & Bonnie & Friends''.

Career

Bramlett was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States. After a stint in the United States Navy, Bramlett moved to Los Angeles, California in the early 60's. There he established himself as a singer-songwriter, writing with fellow musicians Joey Cooper, Mac Davis and Jackie DeShannon. By 1965 Bramlett was a regular member of the house band of the television show ''Shindig!'', the Shindogs. During this time, he worked with J.J. Cale and Leon Russell and released some unsuccessful solo singles.

The British guitarist Eric Clapton joined Delaney, Bonnie & Friends on tour in the late 1960s, after which Delaney produced and co-wrote songs for Clapton's debut solo album, ''Eric Clapton''. Clapton still credits Delaney for pushing him to sing and teaching him the art of rock vocals. Bramlett produced King Curtis' last LP, which had two hit singles: "Teasin'" and "Lonesome Long Way from Home".

Bramlett taught then Beatle George Harrison to play slide guitar, which led into a gospel jam that resulted in Harrison's hit "My Sweet Lord". After Harrison's success with My Sweet Lord, Harrison gave Bramlett his Rosewood Telecaster, which he used during the rooftop concert, the Get back sessions, and to record the abbey road and Let it be Album. Bramlett wrote, recorded, or appeared on stage with many notable performers, including Joe Cocker, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Billy Preston, John Lennon, The Everly Brothers, Spooner Oldham, Steve Cropper and Billy Burnette. Members of the ''Friends'' appearing in concert or recording with Bramlett on Friends albums include a galaxy of stars and highly respected side men, including Clapton, Harrison, Russell, Curtis, Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Dave Mason, Rita Coolidge, Carl Radle, Jim Gordon, Bobby Whitlock, Jim Keltner, Bobby Keys, and Gram Parsons.

In 2006 Bramlett was one of the duet artists on the Jerry Lee Lewis album ''Last Man Standing'', singing and playing guitar on "Lost Highway". In 2008, the year of his death, Bramlett released his first CD in six years, ''A New Kind of Blues''.

Over the years, some of Bramlett's songs have reached music "standard's" status, such as "Superstar", which he co-wrote with Leon Russell and his first wife, Bonnie Bramlett. "Superstar", was most notably recorded by The Carpenters, reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart and spent two weeks at number one on the Easy Listening chart that autumn en route to going Gold. The song was also recorded by Luther Vandross, Sonic Youth, and Usher, among others.

The Bramlett's "Never Ending Song of Love" has been covered by others, and appears on the soundtrack of ''RV'' and ''A Good Year''. Bramlett co-wrote the Eric Clapton hit, "Let It Rain".

On January 18, 2011, Bramlett was inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame.

Death

Described in an obituary as a "Southern Legend", Bramlett died from complications of gall bladder surgery on December 27, 2008, in Los Angeles, California. Delaney was survived by his widow, Susan Lanier-Bramlett, a brother, John Wayne Bramlett, three daughters, Michele Bramlett, Suzanne Bramlett, Bekka Bramlett, a stepson Dylan Thomas and two grandchildren.

Discography

1969: ''Accept No Substitute'' (Elektra)

1969: ''Home'' (Stax)

1970: ''Delaney & Bonnie & Friends on Tour'' (WEA / Atlantic)

1970: ''To Bonnie from Delaney'' (Atco)

1971: ''Motel Shot'' (Atco)

1971: ''Genesis'' (GNP/Crescendo)

1972: ''Somethings Coming'' (Columbia)

1972: ''Country Life'' (Atco)

1972: ''D&B; Together'' (CBS)

1973: ''Best of Delaney Bramlett'' (Atlantic)

1973: ''Mobius Strip'' (CBS)

1975: ''Giving Birth to a Song'' (MGM)

1977: ''Class Reunion'' (Prodigal)

1978: ''Delaney Bramlett with Steve Cropper'' (Motown)

1990: ''Best of Delaney & Bonnie'' (Rhino)

1998: ''Sounds From Home'' (DK/Zane)

2002: ''Sweet Inspiration'' (Dreamsville Records)

2008: ''A New Kind of Blues'' (Magnolia Gold)

Other credits

1969: Elvin Bishop, ''Best of Elvin Bishop'': "Tulsa Shuffle" - Rhythm guitar, background vocals, producer

1970: The Crickets, ''Rockin' 50's Rock 'n' Roll'' - Producer

1970: Elvin Bishop, ''Best of Elvin Bishop'': "Crabshaw" - Producer

1970: Eric Clapton, ''Eric Clapton'' - Arranger, rhythm guitar, background vocals, producer

1970: Leon Russell, ''Leon Russell'' - Guitar

1970: Dave Mason, ''Alone Together'' - Guitar, vocals

1971: John Simon, ''John Simon's Album'' - Tambourine

1972: Elvin Bishop,'' Rock My Soul'' - Guitar, vocals, producer

1972: John Hammond Jr, ''I'm Satisfied'' - Producer, vocals, guitar

1972: Eric Clapton, ''The History of Eric Clapton'' - Guitar, vocals

1972: Eric Clapton, ''Eric Clapton at His Best'' - Producer

1972: Duane Allman, ''An Anthology'' - Rhythm guitar, vocals, producer

1972: Everly Brothers, ''Stories We Could Tell'' - Guitar, vocals

1973: Jerry Lee Lewis, ''Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough'' - Guitar, vocals

1973: Pacific Gas & Electric, ''Best'' - Producer

1973: John Ussery, ''Ussery'' - Percussion, producer, slide guitar

1974: Duane Allman, ''An Anthology Vol. II'' - Guitar, vocals

1976: Free Creek, ''Summit Meeting'' - Guitar

1978: Commander Cody, ''Flying Dreams'' - Vocals

1978: Dann Rogers, ''Hearts Under Fire'' - Background vocals

1982: Eric Clapton, ''Time Pieces: Best of Eric Clapton'' - Rhythm guitar, producer

1988: Eric Clapton, ''Crossroads'' - Guitar, vocals, producer, horn arrangements

1991: Zoo, ''Shakin' the Cage'' - Background vocals

1992: Phil Driscoll, ''Picture Changes'' - Background vocals

1992: Classic Rock ''Classic Rock'' [Cema] - Producer

1996: ''Heroes of Country Music, Vol. 5'' - Vocals, producer

1997: Hank Thompson, ''Hank, Real Thing'' - Background vocals, National dobro

1998: Ian Whitcomb, ''You Turn Me On: The Very Best of Ian Whitcomb'' - Bass guitar

1998: T. Graham Brown, ''Wine into Water'' - Guitar, vocals

1999: Dave Mason, ''Ultimate Collection'' - Background vocals

2006: Jerry Lee Lewis, ''Last Man Standing'', "Lost Highway" - Vocals

References

External links

[ Delaney Bramlett biography] at Allmusic

Delaney Bramlett at MySpace

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