Doyle Bramhall (b. 1949) is an American singer-songwriter and drummer from Dallas, Texas, closely associated with the music of Austin, Texas. Often confused with his son Doyle Bramhall II ( singer , songwriter , guitarist ). As a boy Doyle would jam in the family garage with local kids including future ZZ Top guitarist and bass player, Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill. Bramhall joined The Chessmen with Jimmie Vaughan as a highschooler; the group opened for Jimi Hendrix when he played in Dallas. In 1970 he moved to Austin and formed Texas Storm with Vaughan. Later in the 1970s, he formed The Nightcrawlers, which included Jimmie Vaughan's brother Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitar. Bramhall wrote the tune "Dirty Pool", which appeared on Stevie Ray's debut album, Texas Flood. He would go on to write or co-write several further songs for Stevie Ray, and played drums on the Vaughan Brothers album Family Style. Bramhall released his d

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