Was CoCo Carmel married to Delaney Bramlett? All about Bobby Whitlock’s wife following his passing

CoCo Carmel, who was previously married to Delaney Bramlett until their divorce in 2001, is now mourning the loss of her second husband, Bobby Whitlock, who passed away on Sunday.

According to CBS News, the celebrated musician, who had been suffering from cancer, passed away on August 10. The news of his passing was first reported by his manager, Carol. CoCo Carmel released a statement to CBS News in the event of Bobby Whitlock's passing and said:

"How do you express in but a few words the grandness of one man who came from abject poverty in the south to heights unimagined in such a short time? As he would always say: 'Life is what you make it, so take it and make it beautiful.' And he did. Farewell my Love, I'll see you in my dreams."

Bobby Whitlock rose to fame in the 1970s as a member of the band Derek and the Dominos. Apart from his career with the band, he also had a substantial solo career, releasing several albums, including One of a Kind in 1975. He also collaborated with his wife and musical partner, CoCo Carmel. The couple even had a YouTube channel, where they gave fans a peek into their lives and also performed their songs together.

More about CoCo Carmel, as husband, singer Bobby Whitlock passes away

CoCo Carmel, whose real name is Kim Carmel, is a multi-instrumentalist who had previously collaborated with Bobby Whitlock on several albums like Other Assorted Love Songs, Live From Whitney Chapel and others. In a 2013 interview with Music Network, CoCo Carmel spoke about how she developed her love of music from a young age, while listening to a song by Louis Armstrong. She said:

"I remember always loving music, it touched me in a way that nothing else could. We were living in Japan, this was around 1967, I was 8 years old and I heard Louis Armstrong singing Wonderful World on the radio. Something hit me and I was struck on music...his voice, even then being so young I was quite struck. And then I started to compose on the piano. Little songs. I remember one distinctly all on the black keys. I played it for my babysitters (a young couple); they applauded me and loved it."

CoCo Carmel released her first solo album titled First Fruit in 2010, which she produced with her first husband, Delaney Bramlett. According to the blog Do Awesome Stuff in Austin, CoCo Carmel met Delaney Bramlett in 1988 when both were young musicians. The couple married in 1992 and were together for thirteen years until their divorce in 2001.

Carmel later married Bobby Whitlock in December 2005, whom she had previously met back in 1994, when the two were introduced by Delaney Bramlett. In her interview with Music Network, CoCo Carmel reminisced about her first meeting with Whitlock, and said:

"The very first time I saw Bobby in a session was when we arrived in Muscle Shoals and were recording All Night All Stars. Bobby was out in the studio on the Hammond B-3, when the song kicked in…so did he and he was swaying back and forth …it was this energy I have never seen anywhere anytime. He became One with the instrument, it was captivating. I never got over it. It was amazing."

The couple were married for twenty years, until Whitlock's death on Sunday. In an interview, CoCo Carmel listed both Delaney Bramlett and Bobby Whitlock as the musicians who continue to inspire her. She said:

"Not certain what you mean here, but I think you mean what musicians that I have played with been the most important? Delaney Bramlett to whom I was married to and with for 13 years, I learned an incredible amount of things in every way. Bobby Whitlock, my husband and musical partner, where I gained freedom to do as I please. I have learned something from everyone I have played with. Meeting Nina Simone, Eric Clapton, Albert King, BB King, Bobby Blue Bland, Alexis Korner, Willie Nelson and so many others, really has shaped my life and continues to do so, I don't expect it to ever end."

Bobby Whitlock, who was seventy-seven years old at the time of his death, is survived by his wife, CoCo Carmel, and his three children from his previous relationships.

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