Bekka & Billy
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Bekka & Billy was an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 country music duo consisting of singer-songwriters Bekka Bramlett
Bekka Bramlett
Rebekka Ruth Lazone "Bekka" Bramlett is a singer from the United States. She is the daughter of popular music duo Delaney and Bonnie....

 and 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:...

, who first worked together as members of 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...

. Their eponymous debut album was released by Almo Sounds
Almo Sounds
Almo Sounds is a record label which was started in 1994 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss after they sold A&M Records to PolyGram. The intent of the label was to recreate the initial concept of A&M Records as a small, "boutique" label....

 in April 1997. While their debut single, "Patient Heart," failed to chart in the United States, it reached #96 on the RPM
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...

Country Tracks chart in Canada.

Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
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 gave Bekka & Billy a B rating, saying that if "Patient Heart" didn't become a big hit, Nashville was "asleep at the wheel." Allmusic gave their album three stars, calling the duo "tailor made for stardom." 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...

 played guitar on the album, which featured a song written by Delaney Bramlett
Delaney Bramlett
Delaney 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...

.

The duo went their separate ways in January 1998.

Studio albums

Title Details
Bekka & Billy
  • Release date: April 22, 1997
  • Label: Almo Sounds
  • Formats: CD
    Compact Disc
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    , cassette
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Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
CAN Country
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...


1997 "Patient Heart" 96 Bekka & Billy
"Better Days"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Title Director
1997 "Better Days"

External links

  • [ allmusic ((( Bekka & Billy > Overview )))]
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