Jim Suhler
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| Background information | |
| Born |
December 30, 1960 Dallas, Texas United States |
| Genres | Blues, rock and roll |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, Bandleader, Record Producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | EMI, Eagle, MCA, CMC, Lucky Seven, Topcat, Underworld, Continental Blue Heaven, Black Top, Pee Wee, Delta Groove, Easydisc |
| Associated acts | George Thorogood & The Delaware Destroyers; Jim Suhler & Monkeybeat |
| Website | jimsuhler |
| Notable instruments | |
| 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop, 1931 National Steel Resonator | |
Jim Suhler (born December 30, 1960 in Dallas, Texas) is an American Texas Blues guitarist. Suhler has been playing professionally since the 1980s and has performed with a variety of Blues legends that include George Thorogood, Johnny Winter, AC/DC, Buddy Whittington, Billy F. Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Elvin Bishop, and Buddy Guy along with many other notable musicians. He resides in Dallas, Texas and plays locally in and around Texas' major cities, especially Dallas/Fort Worth with his own band, "Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat", in addition to the remainder of the United States and also Canada.
He and his band have also gained a large following in Europe, particularly in the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, England and Ireland.
The current Monkey Beat lineup includes: Shawn Phares on keyboards/accordion (joined in 2000); Christopher Alexander on bass (joined in 2014); and Beau Chadwell on drums/percussion (joined in 2011). Former members include Jimmy Morgan & Paul Hollis (both on drums) and also Carlton Powell on bass guitar/vocals (co-founding member).
Since 1999, Suhler has been the rhythm/lead guitarist for George Thorogood & The Destroyers on all the band's releases & tours.
Jim Suhler was born in Dallas, Texas on December 30, 1960. He grew up in the Lakewood area of Dallas, Texas and attended Hillcrest High School. His first exposure to music was by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and other British Invasion bands on Dallas AM top 40 radio station KLIF in the 1960s. His major influences at that point were Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band, ZZ Top, Johnny Winter, Led Zeppelin and Rory Gallagher among others. During these formative years, Suhler was exposed to Texas guitar talent performing in local North Texas nightclubs like Bugs Henderson,Stevie Ray Vaughan, Anson Funderburgh, Jimmie Vaughan and Rocky Hill. Suhler played in an array of forgotten cover and original bands during these years, initially backing other vocalists or guitarists. He knew at an early age he definitely wanted to be a musician (he started playing guitar at the age of 14) but it wasn't until a trip to Mississippi where he met the legendary artist, Son Thomas, that he knew for certain that he wanted to play the blues. Suhler said of this visit, "He was really gracious – he let me come in and we played together. It was really special."
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