Happy 30th birthday today to the new young guitar hero Tyler Bryant (born 2/24/91). Born and raised in small-town Texas, Bryant fell under the influence of local elder bluesman Roosevelt Twitty, who he saw playing guitar while in elementary school and by age thirteen was sitting in and playing live with the man he still refers to as Mr. Twitty. At fifteen, he was given the Robert Johnson Gibson New Generation Award that spotlights up & coming young guitar players. Bryan has opened for Jeff Beck and played at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival. With his band the Shakedown he’s released four true-to-form hard rock albums that have earned him a name along with Rival Sons as a true rock and roll revivalist. Watch Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown perform in 2017 at the Download Festival..
