Doyle Bramhall

Not to be confused with Doyle Bramhall II.

Doyle Bramhall
Born	February 17, 1949 (1949-02-17) (age 62)[1]
Origin	Dallas, Texas, United States
Died	November 12, 2011(2011-11-12) (aged 62)[2] Alpine, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Blues, R&B
Occupations	Musician, composer
Instruments	Drums
Years active	1960s-present
Labels	Yep Roc Records
Associated acts	Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, Doyle Bramhall II

Doyle Bramhall (February 17, 1949 – November 12, 2011) was an American singer-songwriter and drummer, closely associated with the music of Austin.

Biography

Bramhall joined The Chessmen with Jimmie Vaughan while in high school. The group opened for Jimi Hendrix when he played Dallas. In 1969, he moved to Austin and formed Texas Storm with Jimmie Vaughan. In the 1970s, Bramhall formed The Nightcrawlers with Marc Benno, which also included Jimmie Vaughan's younger brother Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitar. While in The Nightcrawlers, Bramhall co-wrote the tune "Dirty Pool," which appeared on Stevie Ray Vaughan's debut album, Texas Flood. He would write or co-write several other songs for the younger Vaughan, such as "Life By The Drop" from SRV's The Sky Is Crying album, and he played the drums on the Vaughan Brothers only album, Family Style.^[1]

Bramhall released his debut solo record in 1994, which included appearances from the Vaughans and his own son. He also collaborated with Jennifer Warnes in the 1990s.^[1]

He was the father of singer and guitarist Doyle Bramhall II.

Bramhall died on November 12, 2011. He died of heart failure in his sleep, on Saturday night, at home in Alpine, Texas, at the age of 62. He reportedly had been suffering from pneumonia in recent days.^[3]

Discography

• Bird Nest on the Ground (Discovery Records, 1994)
• Fitchburg Street (Yep Roc, 2003) U.S. Billboard Top Blues Albums #6^[4]
• Is It News (Yep Roc, 2007) U.S. Top Blues Albums #7^[4]

See also

• List of Texas blues musicians
• List of Electric blues musicians

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Forte, Dan. "Doyle Bramhall - Biography". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/doyle-bramhall-p58888/biography. Retrieved 2011-11-13. 
2. ^ Dansby, Andrew (Sunday, November 13, 2011) "Texas bluesman Bramhall dies at 62". Houston Chronicle. 2011-11-12
3. ^ Matthews, Laura (November 13, 2011). "Texas Musician Doyle Bramhall Dead at 62". International Business Times. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/248537/20111113/texas-musician-doyle-bramhall-dead-62.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-13. 
4. ^ ^{a b} http://www.allmusic.com/artist/doyle-bramhall-p58888/charts-awards Billboard], Allmusic.com

External links

• Life by the Drop - Doyle Bramhall returns to Fitchburg Street

Persondata
Name	Bramhall, Doyle
Alternative names
Short description	American singer-songwriter and drummer
Date of birth	February 17, 1949
Place of birth	Dallas, Texas, United States
Date of death	November 12, 2011
Place of death	Alpine, Texas, U.S.