Randall Bramblett is an American musician and singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

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, whose career as a solo artist, session player

Session musician

Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...

, and touring musician, has spanned more than three decades. He has worked with such notable performers as Gregg Allman

Gregg Allman

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, Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Lynn Raitt is an American blues singer-songwriter and a renowned slide guitar player. During the 1970s, Raitt released a series of acclaimed roots-influenced albums which incorporated elements of blues, rock, folk and country, but she is perhaps best known for her more commercially...

, Robbie Robertson

Robbie Robertson

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, Elvin Bishop

Elvin Bishop

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, Steve Winwood

Steve Winwood

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, Bonnie Bramlett

Bonnie Bramlett

Bonnie Bramlett is an American singer and sometime actress known for her distinctive vocals in rock and pop music. This began in the mid 1960s as a backing singer, forming the husband-and-wife team of Delaney & Bonnie, and continuing to the present day as a solo artist.-Life and career:Bramlett...

, B.J. Thomas, Widespread Panic

Widespread Panic

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, and Roger Glover

Roger Glover

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. He plays keyboards, saxophones, guitar, mandolin, and harmonica, and his songwriting is heavily influenced by blues, folk, and gospel music.

History

Born and raised in southeastern Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

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, Bramblett studied religion and psychology at the University of North Carolina, with the objective of entering the seminary

Seminary

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. However, finding inspiration in the music of James Taylor

James Taylor

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, Carole King

Carole King

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, and Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

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, he abandoned his theological studies and pursued songwriting, soon moving to Athens, Georgia

Athens, Georgia

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.

After establishing himself as a session musician in the early 1970s, recording with Gregg Allman, Elvin Bishop, and others, Bramblett released two solo albums in the mid '70s. He put his solo career on hold, however, touring with bands such as Sea Level

Sea Level (band)

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 in the late '70s, and later with Traffic

Traffic (band)

Traffic were an English rock band whose members came from the West Midlands. The group formed in April 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason...

. In 1998, he resumed his solo recording career after 22 years, and has since released six albums.

Randall Bramblett/The Randall Bramblett Band

Album Title	Release Date	Label	Format(s)
That Other Mile	1975	Polydor Polydor Records Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...	LP
Light Of The Night	1976	Polydor	LP
See Through Me	1998	Capricorn Capricorn Records Capricorn Records was an independent record label which was launched by Phil Walden, Alan Walden, and Frank Fenter in 1969 in Macon, Georgia.-First Incarnation:...	CD
No More Mr. Lucky	2001	New West New West Records New West Records is a record label based in Los Angeles, California, Austin, Texas, and Athens, Georgia. It was established in 1998, and has been home to several indie rock and alternative country bands as well as representing the PBS show Austin City Limits...	CD, digital download
Thin Places	2004	New West	CD, digital download
Rich Someday	2006	New West	CD, digital download
Now It's Tomorrow	2008	New West	CD, digital download
The Meantime	2010	Blue Ceiling	CD, digital download

Randall Bramblett Guest Appearances

Artist	Album	Year	Label	Performances	Other Contributions
Allman and Woman	Two The Hard Way	1977	Capricorn	sax
Allman Brothers Band	All Live	1998	Polygram International	sax
Gregg Allman	Laid Back	1973	Capricorn	sax
	The Gregg Allman Tour	1974	Polygram	organ, horn, sax	horn arrangements
Atlanta Rhythm Section	Back Up Against The Wall	1973	Decca	piano
Elvin Bishop	Let It Flow	1974	Capricorn	sax
	Sure Feels Good: The Best of Elvin Bishop	1992	Polydor	sax
Bonnie Bramlett	It's Time	1975	Capricorn	sax
	Lady's Choice	1976	Capricorn	sax
	Beautiful	2008	Rockin' Camel	sax, keys, vocals
Cowboy	Boyer and Talton	1973	Capricorn	sax, vocals
	Cowboy	1977	Capricorn	sax, vocals
	A Different Time: The Best of Cowboy	1993	Polydor	sax
Deep Purple and Friends	Purple and Other Colors	2003	Snapper Music	vocals
Doubting Thomas	Who Died and Made You King?	1998	Oh Very	sax
Enlightenment Road Band	Songs From the Road to Enlightenment	2001	Five Feathers	piano, organ, sax, vocals
Filet of Soul	Incommunicado	1998	Shank	sax
Rick Fowler	Back On My Good Foot	2008	Jammates	organ
Roger Glover	Snapshot	2002	Red Ink	piano, keys, organ, sax, vocals
Gov't Mule	The Deep End, vol. 1	2001	ATO	organ
John Hammond, Jr.	Can't Beat The Kid	1975	Capricorn	piano, keys
Hydra	Hydra	1974	Capricorn	sax
Johnny Jenkins	Blessed Blues	1996	Capricorn	organ, sax
	Handle With Care	2001	Orchard	keys
	All In Good Time	2005	Mean Old World	organ, keys, sax, vocals
Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons	Conscious Contact	2001	Terminus	organ, keys, Wurlitzer, vocals
Jan Krist	Curious	1996	Silent Planet	piano, keys, sax
Chuck Leavell	Southscape	2005	Megaforce	recorder, sax
Lingo	Through The Scattered Trees	2008		organ, sax
Francine Reed	Can't Make It On My Own	1996	Ichiban	sax
Robbie Robertson	Carny (soundtrack)	1980	Warner Bros.	sax
B. J. Thomas	Longhorns & Londonbridges	1974	Paramount	piano, keys, vocals	several Randall Bramblett compositions on album
Traffic	Traffic Live (DVD)	1994	Rhino	woodwinds, keys
	Last Great Traffic Jam	2005	Legacy	woodwinds, keys
various artists	Woodstock '94 (DVD)	1994	A&M	woodwinds, keys
Vigilantes of Love	Live at the 40 Watt	1998	Paste	Hammond synth
	Summershine	2001	Compass	organ, piano, keys, mellotron, Chamberlain
Widespread Panic	Live in the Classic City	2002	Sanctuary	sax
	Jackassolantern	2004	Sanctuary	sax
Steve Winwood	Refugees Of The Heart	1990	Virgin	sax

Official Websites

Randall Bramblett website

Randall Bramblett Band on Myspace