Royal Southern Brotherhood
| Royal Southern Brotherhood | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Genres | Blues, blues rock, R&B |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Ruf |
| Associated acts | The Meters, The Neville Brothers, Honeytribe, Derek Trucks Band |
| Website | royalsouthernbrotherhood |
| Members |
Cyril Neville Devon Allman Bart Walker Yonrico Scott Charlie Wooton |
Royal Southern Brotherhood is an American blues and blues rock supergroup, consisting of singer and percussionist Cyril Neville, vocalist and guitarist Devon Allman, vocalist and guitarist Mike Zito, drummer Yonrico Scott, and bassist Charlie Wooton. The band released their debut album on May 8, 2012.
Royal Southern Brotherhood came together in New Orleans, Louisiana during 2011. Reuben Williams, manager to both Neville and Zito, had the idea for the band. The two had collaborated on "Pearl River", the title track for Zito's 2009 album, and it went on to win the Blues Music Award “Song of the Year”.
Zito suggested Devon Allman, who was skeptical of the supergroup idea at first. According to Allman when his manager broached the subject he replied "Dude are you crazy? Thats like putting five quarterbacks in a room and saying 'go play football'. What the Hell are you talking about?" However, Allman thought it over and decided he liked the concept. Allman and Zito were old acquaintances, having been friendly musical rivals in the St. Louis, Missouri music scene and had worked together managing a Guitar Center store in 1999.
According to Allman, “we went from talking about the idea, to me and Cyril writing a tune over email, to being in rehearsals, all in two months.” With the union of the three noted front men, the group next added bassist Wooton and drummer Scott to form the rhythm section. One unique aspect of the band is the wide difference in ages. At 37, Allman is the youngest while 63-year-old Cyril Neville is the eldest. Said Allman of the group:"It's like it was meant to be. We're not really reinventing the wheel here. We're just making sure it keeps rolling. I think certain fans out there really have an affinity for music based in soul and blues and rock, classic rock, so you really get that with this band." The group made its stage debut in September 2011 at the Rock ’n’ Bowl in New Orleans.
In December 2011, the band recorded songs for their debut album over five days at Dockside Studio, a 12-acre estate on the banks of Vermilion Bayou, in Maurice, Louisiana. In the spring of 2012, they gathered to rehearse for their tour, at Don Odell’s Legends Studio in Palmer, Massachusetts. While in Palmer, they also taped a segment for the "Legends" TV program distributed through public-access cable stations. As of September, 2012 the band had made extensive tour stops across the United States and in fourteen foreign countries.
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