Doyle Bramhall Ii & Smokestack

Doyle Bramhall II Was Raised In A Home Filled With The Blues And Rock And Roll Sounds That Are Indigenous To His Birthplace - Austin Texas. His Father Doyle Bramhall Senior Was The Drummer For Blues Legend Lightning Hopkins And A Regular Collaborator With Jimmie And Stevie Ray Vaughan.
When Doyle Was 16 Years Old He Toured As Second Guitarist With Jimmy Vaughan's Band The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Shortly Thereafter He And Fellow Texan Charlie Sexton Co-Founded The Rock Band Arc Angels. Doyle And Charlie Enlisted The Rhythm Section From Stevie Ray Vaughan's Backing Band Double Trouble To Complete The Lineup. The Group Enjoyed Critical Acclaim And Commercial Success.
Following The Release Of "Jellycream " Doyle's 1999 RCA Debut Recording He Received Phone Calls From Both Roger Waters And Eric Clapton. Doyle Ended Up Joining Roger Waters For A Summer Tour While Clapton Along With Fellow Blues Great B.B. King Chose Two Of Doyle's Songs - "Marry You" And "I Wanna Be" - For Their Collaborative Recording Entitled "Riding With The King." Upon Completion Of The "Riding..." Project Doyle His Wife - Susannah Melvoin And Clapton Co-Wrote And Performed "Superman Inside" For Clapton's Album "Reptile." Doyle's Playing Is Also Heavily Featured On The Album.
The Latest Offering From Doyle Bramhall II Entitled - "Welcome" - Is The Purest Sampling Of Doyle's Talents To Date. Doyle Entered The Studio With Smokestack The Band He Put Together A Couple Of Years Ago And Co-Producers Benmont Tench And Jim Scott To Record The 12 - Song Set. Joining Doyle In Smokestack Is J.J. Johnson On Drums And Bassist Chris Bruce. Susannah Melvoin Contributed Background Vocals Benmont Tench Pulled Keyboard Duty And Craig Ross Played Second Guitar. read less