SUPERSTAR / GROUPIE this Bonnie Bramlett version is the best, with Rita Coolidge coming in second

two hit songs which got the ire of the insiders in the music industry were helen reddy's take on "Delta Dawn" (and I met the late Reddy and am a fan) and Karen Carpenter's deconstruction of this masterpiece 

 groupie / superstar

 https://youtu.be/qpZ7BOSmO64

 

Felix Brown

4 years ago

The original was awesome! I grew up hearing Luther Vandross' version, and through that I found The Carpenters' cover, so I HAD to seek out the original. I'm glad I did!

1972   songwriter alex harvey  Delta Dawn ...

a song about his mom 

https://youtu.be/5g3I6oVLecg