Randall Bramblett

Randall Bramblett (born 1948) is an American musician and singer-songwriter, whose career as a solo artist, session player, and touring musician, has spanned five decades. He has worked with Gregg Allman, Bonnie Raitt, Goose Creek Symphony, Robbie Robertson, Elvin Bishop, Steve Winwood, Bonnie Bramlett, B.J. Thomas, Widespread Panic, Jay E. Livingston and Roger Glover. He plays keyboards, saxophones, flute, guitar, mandolin, and harmonica, and his songwriting is influenced by blues, folk, and gospel music.

Life and career Born in Jesup, Georgia, United States, Bramblett studied religion and psychology at the University of North Carolina, with the objective of entering the seminary. However, finding inspiration in the music of James Taylor, Carole King, and Bob Dylan, he abandoned his theological studies and pursued songwriting, soon moving to Athens, Georgia.

After establishing himself as a session musician in the early 1970s, recording with artists like Gregg Allman and Elvin Bishop, Bramblett toured with bands such as the Gregg Allman Band, Sea Level, Widespread Panic, and Traffic. Bramblett, along with Chuck Leavell, has been credited with giving Sea Level, described as "a jazz-influenced spinoff from the Allman Brothers Band," a new, unique direction. Bramblett has been described as an outstanding lyricist and vocalist. The songs he wrote during his time with Sea Level have been described as "philosophical, despairing soul and funk tunes and rockers."

Discography

Randall Bramblett/The Randall Bramblett Band Album title Release date Label Format(s) That Other Mile 1975 Polydor LP Light of the Night 1976 Polydor LP Live at the i&i 1982 Catmando Productions LP Visionary School 1997 Compact cassette See Through Me 1998 Capricorn CD No More Mr. Lucky 2001 New West 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 & Geoff Achison Jammin' In The Attic 2010 Hittin' The Note Records CD, digital download The Bright Spots 2013 New West CD, digital download Devil Music 2015 New West CD, vinyl, digital download Juke Joint at the Edge of the World 2017 New West CD, vinyl, digital download Pine Needle Fire 2020 New West CD, vinyl, digital download

Guest appearances