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Mar 7, 2017 · Storyville’s second album, A Piece of Your Soul, debuted in 1996 and rose to #5 on the American Blues charts. The rock definitely jumps forward on this album, written almost exclusively by their lineup (Craig Ross penned one track), revealing a more cohesive and mature sound.
Artist bios. Veterans from dozens of jam sessions and all-star backing bands, the members of Storyville gelled at just such a jam, in 1994 at the Austin club known as Antone's. Bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton had played in Stevie Ray Vaughan's Double Trouble for ten years before the bluesman's death in 1990, and both moved on to ...
Discography with Storyville. Bluest Eyes (1993) A Piece of Your Soul (1995) Dog Years (1998) Live at Antone's (2006) Discography of other projects. Alive And More (Funky London) (2000) The Gospel According to Austin, Vol. 2 (2001) Sweet Cherry Soul (2002) No Good Deed Goes Unpunished (2004) The Malford Milligan Band Rides Again (2006)
After several sessions to work out their bluesy soul/R&B, Storyville hopped into the recording studio and produced an album for November Records. Released the same year of the band's foundation, The Bluest Eyes won the band six awards at the 1995 Austin Music Awards, including Best Band and Best Single.
The LP was rated highly in mainstream publications, and earned Storyville a major-label contract, with the Atlantic subsidiary Code Blue. Though the band released no new material during 1995, three more trophies at that year's Austin Music Awards were forthcoming. Second album A Piece of Your Soul was released in 1996, followed in 1998 by Dog ...
A Piece of Your Soul (1996) Storyville was a blues-rock band formed in 1993 in Austin, Texas, USA. Drummer Chris Layton and bassist Tommy Shannon, former members of Arc Angels and the rhythm section for Stevie Ray Vaughan’s band Double Trouble, formed the band with Craig Ross, David Lee Holt and David Grissom after a jam session at Antone’s.
After several sessions to work out their bluesy soul/R&B, Storyville hopped into the recording studio and produced an album for November Records. Released the same year of the band's foundation, The Bluest Eyes won the band six awards at the 1995 Austin Music Awards, including Best Band and Best Single.
