Bonnie Bramlett “Groupie (Superstar) Bonnie Bramlett performing “Groupie (Superstar)” with Leon Russell in audience at Music City Roots Live From The Factory on 6.08.2016 Leon passed shortly after on 11. 13. 2016 #💔 “Superstar” is a 1969 song written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell, that has been a hit for many artists in different genres in the years since. The best-known versions are by the Carpenters in 1971, Luther Vandross in 1983, and Sonic Youth in 1994. Rita Coolidge came up with th