Doyle Bramhall II (born December 24, 1968)[2] is an American guitarist, producer and songwriter best known for his work with Eric Clapton and Roger Waters.

He co-founded the blues rock band Arc Angels with Charlie Sexton and members from Stevie Ray Vaughan's rhythm section, Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon.

[5] Two audio tracks from the DVD were released on iTunes as Doyle Bramhall II (Live at the Great Wall of China).

[11] He played with the Tedeschi Trucks Band and Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings on the "Wheels of Soul" tour across the United States in 2015.

[13] He performed a tribute concert to honor Joe Cocker along with the Tedeschi Trucks Band and alumni from the 1970 Joe Cocker Mad Dogs and Englishmen Tour including Leon Russell, Rita Coolidge, Bobby Torres, Claudia Lennear, Chuck Blackwell, Pamela Polland, Daniel Moore, Matthew Moore, Chris Stainton, and photographer Linda Wolf in 2015.

[18] Entitled Shades, the album was planned to be released on October 5, 2018, following the lead single "Everything You Need", a duet with Eric Clapton.

In 2023, Bramhall took part in a tribute concert to Jeff Beck over two nights (May 22 and 23) at the Royal Albert Hall alongside Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Gary Clark Jnr, Joss Stone and many others.

Others who have bent strings in this direction include Elizabeth Cotten, Albert King, Eric Gales, Otis Rush, Barbara Lynn, Coco Montoya, Edgard Scandurra, Dick Dale, and the late blues guitarist Jeff Healey (who played with his instrument flat on his lap for stability and increased string flexibility).