Doyle Bramhall II
Gritty Texas blues meets sophisticated soul. Upside-down guitar technique creates a singular, vocal-like sustain perfect for late nights and long drives.
Gritty Texas blues meets sophisticated soul. Upside-down guitar technique creates a singular, vocal-like sustain perfect for late nights and long drives.
Doyle Bramhall II sounds like the intersection of a dusty Austin road and a high-end London studio. His music carries the heavy, humid weight of Texas blues tradition but infuses it with a modern, almost psychedelic soul sensibility. It is music that feels lived-in, characterized by warm analog tones and a rhythm section that breathes with the natural ebb and flow of a live band.
What truly sets him apart is his physical approach to the instrument. Playing a right-handed guitar left-handed and upside-down means he pulls the strings downward to bend them, creating a unique tension and a vocal-like vibrato that is impossible to replicate with standard technique. His solos do not just shred; they moan, cry, and stutter in ways that feel deeply human and rhythmically complex.
Start with the album 'Jellycream' to hear his songwriting at its most accessible and inventive. It showcases the blend of blues-rock grit and R&B sophistication that caught the attention of Eric Clapton and Roger Waters, proving he is far more than just a legendary sideman.
Doyle Bramhall II (born December 24, 1968) is an American guitarist, producer and songwriter best known for his work with Eric Clapton and Roger Waters. He is the son of the songwriter and drummer Doyle Bramhall.
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