Bobby Whitlock and Coco Carmel

McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Bobby Whitlock and Coco Carmel. With special guest – Gary Graves.

Bobby Whitlock represents the true southern blues/soul singer.  Born in Memphis he was the first white artist to be signed to the Stax Hip label at the tender age of 16. Taken under the wings of Steve Cropper and Donald (Duck) Dunn at the time.

In 1969 Bobby left Stax and went to California to become the first "friend" in the group Delaney & Bonnie & Friends.

For a short time in Europe, the guitar line up consisted of Eric Clapton, George Harrison and Dave Mason. It was during this time that Bobby became friends with Eric Clapton.

After leaving Delaney & Bonnie, Bobby joined Eric Clapton where they began to write together, becoming a formidable writing team and eventually recording Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs which is now celebrating its 40th year and is considered to be one of the most influential and great records in the history of rock-n-roll..The rest is of course music history.

Meanwhile CoCo had begun her career in London England. She took the road and played across Europe including Germany, Italy and France and back home in England.

After nearly a decade in Europe, CoCo moved back to the United States residing in her home state of California, Los Angeles to be precise. She met and later married Delaney Bramlett.

During those years with Delaney, she produced and co/produced many records including her own solo record “First Fruit” which came out in 2010, with ex Delaney Bramlett featuring many songs written by the two.

Bobby met CoCo Carmel  after her marriage ended with Delaney in 2001. They immediately got to work and began writing and singing and recording and performing.

Beginning in the U.S., CoCo and Bobby played in New Jersey, New York, Alabama and Nashville, and a slew of radio stations.They have also toured various places around the world including Monaco, Geneva Switzerland, France and to Bangalore India to headline a Blues Festival.

All the time CoCo producing record after record including the latest “Carnival”. The live record comes complete with a red hot band, all top musicians hailing from Austin.

In 2011 Bobby’s autobiography “Bobby Whitlock A Rock-n-Roll Autobiography”was released and has been a number one top rated book in rock music on Amazon.

With Bobby’s incredible historical History, it is no wonder the past is constantly calling. In 2013 Light in The Attic re-released the newly mastered  solo records of Bobby’s appropriately titled “Where There’s a Will There’s a Way”. It has been receiving great reviews worldwide and is available online and at stores around  the world.