1949 Doyle Bramhall*
1950 Rickey Medlocke*
1954 Lou Ann Barton*
1984 Andrew 'Blueblood' McMahon+
Rennie Frattura*
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Doyle Bramhall *17.02.1949
Doyle Bramhall (* 17. Februar 1949 in Dallas, Texas; † 12. November 2011 in Alpine, Texas[1]) war ein US-amerikanischer Bluesrock-Gitarrist, -Sänger und -Schlagzeuger.
Doyle Bramhall wuchs in Dallas auf, wo er sich einer Blues-Band namens The Nightcaps anschloss. Zu seinen frühen Einflüssen zählen Ray Charles, Jimmy Reed und Bobby "Blue" Bland. Auf der Oberschule schloss er sich dann den Chessmen an, bei denen er Jimmie Vaughan kennenlernte. Bramhall spielte auch in Vaughans nächster Band Storm, wo er auf Vaughans kleinen Bruder Stevie Ray Vaughan traf, mit dem er wiederum die Nightcrawlers gründete. In dieser Zeit schrieben SRV und Bramhall zusammen Dirty Pool, einen Song, den man auf Stevie Ray Vaughans Debütalbum Texas Flood hören kann. Bramhall schrieb auch für viele andere von Vaughans Alben Songs. Auch auf dem Album Family Style von den Vaughan Brothers befinden sich drei Bramhall-Songs. Außerdem spielt Bramhall auf dem Album Schlagzeug.
In den frühen 1980ern war Bramhall Schlagzeuger für Marcia Ball und Mason Ruffner und begann nun auch erstmals Solo-Aufnahmen zu machen. Sein Solo-Debüt Bird Nest on the Ground sollte aber erst 1994 auf dem Markt kommen. Auf dem Album spielt unter anderem auch Bramhalls Sohn Doyle Bramhall II von den Arc Angels. Bevor 2003 Bramhalls zweites Album Fitchburg Street erschien, arbeitete er mit Jennifer Warnes zusammen.
Career
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.
Death
On November 12, 2011, Bramhall died of heart failure while asleep at his home in Alpine, Texas. He was 62. It was reported that Bramhall had been suffering from pneumonia in the days immediately preceding his death.
Lou Ann Barton *17.02.1954
Lou Ann Barton (* 17. Februar 1954 in Fort Worth, Texas) ist eine US-amerikanische Blues- und Bluesrocksängerin.
Die Tochter eines LKW-Fahrers und einer Buchladenbesitzerin wurde 1980 in einem New Yorker Club von Glenn Frey (The Eagles) als Bluestalent entdeckt. Die Sängerin, seit den Siebziger Jahren in Austin/Texas lebend, nahm 1982 ihr erstes Album auf. „Old Enough“ kam als einziges Debütalbum des Jahres in die MTV Top Ten.
Erste Banderfahrungen sammelte sie als Mitglied der Triple Threat Revue mit Stevie Ray Vaughan und W. C. Clark, in dessen späterer Band The W. C. Clark Blues Revue sie ebenfalls Sängerin war. Als Frontfrau für Bands wie The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Roomful of Blues, The Five Careless Lovers und Lou Ann and the Fliptops tourte Barton durch diverse Dancehalls und Clubs, vornehmlich in Texas. Neben eigenen Songs bringt sie bekannte Nummern von Klassikern des Genres wie Slim Harpo, Irma Thomas, Wanda Jackson und Jimmy Reed. Die Vertreterin des Electric Texas Blues hat in den ersten 25 Jahren ihrer Karriere sieben Alben aufgenommen, aber man muss sie live gehört haben, um ihre Kunst voll würdigen zu können.[1]
Lou Ann Barton tourte 2006 zusammen mit Bob Dylan durch die Vereinigten Staaten.
Lou Ann Barton (born February 17, 1954, Fort Worth, Texas, United States) is an American blues singer based in Austin, Texas since the 1970s.
Biography
In the early 1970s, she was a member of the Triple Threat Revue, with W. C. Clark and Stevie Ray Vaughan. She was a founding member of Vaughan's band Double Trouble, and did a stint with the jump blues band Roomful of Blues. During that time, in 1975, she joined up with W. C. Clark to form his W. C. Clark Blues Revue.
She recorded the album Old Enough for Asylum Records in 1982, a well-received recording that was co-produced by Jerry Wexler and Glenn Frey. Despite positive reviews, Old Enough did not sell well, and her tenure with Asylum Records was a short one. Barton recorded Forbidden Tones, a pop-oriented EP for Spindletop Records in 1986 that also failed to find a wide audience. Her next release was the 1989 album Read My Lips for the Austin-based Antone's Records, a return to her blues roots that featured versions of songs made famous by Slim Harpo, Hank Ballard and Wanda Jackson, among others. Barton later collaborated with singers Marcia Ball and Angela Strehli on the release Dreams Come True (1990).[1]
In 1990 Barton made an appearance on Austin City Limits with the W. C. Clark Blues Revue. The show was taped in celebration of Clark's 50th birthday. Other artists included Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, and Kim Wilson of The Fabulous Thunderbirds[2]
In 2001 she again appeared on Austin City Limits, as a guest of Double Trouble.[3]
In 2006 she was a featured act at the Austin City Limits Music Festival.
As of 2010, she is touring with Jimmie Vaughan and the Tilt-a-Whirl Band.
Biography
In the early 1970s, she was a member of the Triple Threat Revue, with W. C. Clark and Stevie Ray Vaughan. She was a founding member of Vaughan's band Double Trouble, and did a stint with the jump blues band Roomful of Blues. During that time, in 1975, she joined up with W. C. Clark to form his W. C. Clark Blues Revue.
She recorded the album Old Enough for Asylum Records in 1982, a well-received recording that was co-produced by Jerry Wexler and Glenn Frey. Despite positive reviews, Old Enough did not sell well, and her tenure with Asylum Records was a short one. Barton recorded Forbidden Tones, a pop-oriented EP for Spindletop Records in 1986 that also failed to find a wide audience. Her next release was the 1989 album Read My Lips for the Austin-based Antone's Records, a return to her blues roots that featured versions of songs made famous by Slim Harpo, Hank Ballard and Wanda Jackson, among others. Barton later collaborated with singers Marcia Ball and Angela Strehli on the release Dreams Come True (1990).[1]
In 1990 Barton made an appearance on Austin City Limits with the W. C. Clark Blues Revue. The show was taped in celebration of Clark's 50th birthday. Other artists included Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, and Kim Wilson of The Fabulous Thunderbirds[2]
In 2001 she again appeared on Austin City Limits, as a guest of Double Trouble.[3]
In 2006 she was a featured act at the Austin City Limits Music Festival.
As of 2010, she is touring with Jimmie Vaughan and the Tilt-a-Whirl Band.
Thunderbirs with Lou Ann Barton
Rennie Frattura (Reno Jack the Bear) *17.02.
With a style all of his own, a character and a story teller with presence, Reno jack is an old school cat with knowledge of the eons of music in a multitude of genres. His voice has been described as barbed wire wrapped in velvet, and his songwriting style is varied with stories of modern times containing the wisdom and sarcasm of a man that has seen too much but not had enough.
Reno Jack, reknowned Queen Street (Toronto) rockabilly bassist has performed for decades across Canada and toured Europe. The Queen Street scene mid eighties The Calgary / Edmonton / Vancouver scene early eighties. The Seventies no one can remember or desires to recollect. Herald Nix. Mike Van Eyes and Russ Young whom he backed up for four years Rocky Craig and Cadillac Bob. Handsome Ned. Jimmy "Demic" Weatherstone , Steve Koch and Reno backed that cat for a couple of years. Cris Houston subbing for Jailhouse Joe Myke in the Razorbacks, Pat Temple, King David and his own band formed with Johnny MacLeod over twenty years boasted the best fifty musicians in Toronto called the Jack Family. Later on in the nineties The Corndogs, Cadillac Bill, Kim Doolittle, and playing the Matador. Johnnie Lovesin who he still plays with today.
This recording I am doing has brought together some of my old time friends and a few I have met lately in the United States while playing with Sunday Wilde.
After recording on over 20 albums throughout his career and producing the past few Sunday Wilde albums, Reno is now about to release his debut CD. The album will boast a stellar lineup of award winning artists, co produced by Rusty McCarthy, Reno jack and Sunday wilde, and will include Watermelon Slim, Johnnie Lovesin, Robert Hughs, David West, Sunday wilde, Rusty McCarthy, Janelle Frost, and more. To be released the spring of 2015.
Reno Jack, reknowned Queen Street (Toronto) rockabilly bassist has performed for decades across Canada and toured Europe. The Queen Street scene mid eighties The Calgary / Edmonton / Vancouver scene early eighties. The Seventies no one can remember or desires to recollect. Herald Nix. Mike Van Eyes and Russ Young whom he backed up for four years Rocky Craig and Cadillac Bob. Handsome Ned. Jimmy "Demic" Weatherstone , Steve Koch and Reno backed that cat for a couple of years. Cris Houston subbing for Jailhouse Joe Myke in the Razorbacks, Pat Temple, King David and his own band formed with Johnny MacLeod over twenty years boasted the best fifty musicians in Toronto called the Jack Family. Later on in the nineties The Corndogs, Cadillac Bill, Kim Doolittle, and playing the Matador. Johnnie Lovesin who he still plays with today.
This recording I am doing has brought together some of my old time friends and a few I have met lately in the United States while playing with Sunday Wilde.
After recording on over 20 albums throughout his career and producing the past few Sunday Wilde albums, Reno is now about to release his debut CD. The album will boast a stellar lineup of award winning artists, co produced by Rusty McCarthy, Reno jack and Sunday wilde, and will include Watermelon Slim, Johnnie Lovesin, Robert Hughs, David West, Sunday wilde, Rusty McCarthy, Janelle Frost, and more. To be released the spring of 2015.
Reno Jack the Bear - Lightning Fried CD Teaser
Rickey Medlocke *17.02.1950
Rickey Medlocke (born February 17, 1950) is an American musician best known as the frontman/guitarist for the southern rock band Blackfoot and a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd. During his first stint with Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1971-1972 he played drums and sang lead on a few songs that would initially be released on 1978's "First and Last". Medlocke would rejoin Blackfoot in 1972 and later returned to Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1996 as a guitarist where he continues to tour and record today.
Being of Blackfoot ancestry, Medlocke was inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame in 2008.[1]
Early life
Rickey Medlocke was born on February 17, 1950, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was raised by his maternal[2] grandparents. His grandfather, Shorty Medlocke, was a well-known Delta blues musician and taught his grandson to play a miniature banjo. Medlocke started performing onstage at age three, and his musical abilities increased over the years. He began teaching himself to play the guitar by age five and was playing drums in Shorty's band at age eight. Over the next several years Medlocke mastered the banjo, guitar, drums, mandolin, dobro and keyboards. He had a melodic singing voice and had taught himself to sing and play guitar at the same time. After graduating high school, Medlocke formed his first band, Blackfoot, where he was lead vocalist and lead guitarist.
Career
Medlocke recorded shortly with the 1970s era Lynyrd Skynyrd band as a session musician, occasionally playing drums or singing lead on a few songs for them in 1971: "One More Time", "Preacher's Daughter", "Lend a Helpin' Hand", "Wino", "White Dove", "Comin' Home", "The Seasons", "Ain't Too Proud to Pray", and "You Run Around". On occasion, Medlocke played alongside the band's original drummer Bob Burns but came to desire the energy of a guitarist at the front of the stage. This resulted in his 1972 decision to reform Blackfoot. The band began touring and producing hit songs that included "Train, Train", which was written by his grandfather, and "Highway Song", written by Rickey Medlocke and Blackfoot drummer Jakson Spires, along with songs written by others. He disbanded the group in the early 1990s.
For a while in the 1990s, Medlocke thought about pursuing other careers until he received a phone call in 1996 from Gary Rossington inviting him to rejoin Lynyrd Skynyrd as a lead guitarist and primary songwriter. Rossington asked Medlocke if he remembered how to play "Free Bird", "Tuesday's Gone", and "Workin' For MCA", among others. Medlocke rejoined Skynyrd and has been a member since. Occasionally, Medlocke will step away from Skynyrd briefly to join musicians like Blackberry Smoke and Shooter Jennings onstage. He joined American Idol finalist Bo Bice on stage for a rendition of "Sweet Home Alabama" when the top three finalists from season four returned home.
Being of Blackfoot ancestry, Medlocke was inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame in 2008.[1]
Early life
Rickey Medlocke was born on February 17, 1950, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was raised by his maternal[2] grandparents. His grandfather, Shorty Medlocke, was a well-known Delta blues musician and taught his grandson to play a miniature banjo. Medlocke started performing onstage at age three, and his musical abilities increased over the years. He began teaching himself to play the guitar by age five and was playing drums in Shorty's band at age eight. Over the next several years Medlocke mastered the banjo, guitar, drums, mandolin, dobro and keyboards. He had a melodic singing voice and had taught himself to sing and play guitar at the same time. After graduating high school, Medlocke formed his first band, Blackfoot, where he was lead vocalist and lead guitarist.
Career
Medlocke recorded shortly with the 1970s era Lynyrd Skynyrd band as a session musician, occasionally playing drums or singing lead on a few songs for them in 1971: "One More Time", "Preacher's Daughter", "Lend a Helpin' Hand", "Wino", "White Dove", "Comin' Home", "The Seasons", "Ain't Too Proud to Pray", and "You Run Around". On occasion, Medlocke played alongside the band's original drummer Bob Burns but came to desire the energy of a guitarist at the front of the stage. This resulted in his 1972 decision to reform Blackfoot. The band began touring and producing hit songs that included "Train, Train", which was written by his grandfather, and "Highway Song", written by Rickey Medlocke and Blackfoot drummer Jakson Spires, along with songs written by others. He disbanded the group in the early 1990s.
For a while in the 1990s, Medlocke thought about pursuing other careers until he received a phone call in 1996 from Gary Rossington inviting him to rejoin Lynyrd Skynyrd as a lead guitarist and primary songwriter. Rossington asked Medlocke if he remembered how to play "Free Bird", "Tuesday's Gone", and "Workin' For MCA", among others. Medlocke rejoined Skynyrd and has been a member since. Occasionally, Medlocke will step away from Skynyrd briefly to join musicians like Blackberry Smoke and Shooter Jennings onstage. He joined American Idol finalist Bo Bice on stage for a rendition of "Sweet Home Alabama" when the top three finalists from season four returned home.
Rickey Medlocke Blackfoot Live From The Achive NAMA10
Sweet Home Alabama with Rickey Medlocke
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