Rick Fowler Band
Athens - Georgia - United States

NOTE: The Rick Fowler Band signed with Strolling Bones Records in 2025. The band has two albums already recorded plus Rick's solo record (Back On My Good Foot), released by Strolling Bones in July 2026. The band albums are set to be released soon and they are currently recording more material.

Steeped in the wealth of experience and known for lyrical maturity that still packs an
attitude, musician Rick Fowler brings an original yet familiar appeal to fans of ‘60s and
‘70s rock. The Athens-based blues rock Rick Fowler Band is composed of Rick Fowler
(vocals/guitar), Michael Doke (guitar/slide guitar/vocals), Greg Veale (bass/vocals),
Deane Quinter (drums) and Tim White (Hammond organ). Together the group presents
a raw version of blues rock polished by each member’s know-how of their instrument.
Its stories remain accessible and representative of Rick Fowler Band’s collective
knowledge and impressive individual histories.

Fowler’s earlier bands include Ziggurat, Deacon Little and Fortnox (whose 1982 song
“Storm Inside My Head” went to number 44 in U.S. airplay and video reached the top
20 on MTV). In 1984, Fowler’s band Bombay recorded an album with legendary British
producer Eddie Offord (of John Lennon, Yes and Emerson, Lake and Palmer fame)
supported by the MTV video “Rumble Tonight.” After moving to Athens in 1991 after
months of traveling overseas with Bad Fun, he began performing with a number of
Athens-based artists and in side band projects with musicians such as Bill Berry
(R.E.M.), Dave Schools (Widespread Panic) and Randall Bramblett.

In putting together this band, Fowler has managed to rally together a group of
accomplished musicians behind him. Doke began playing in bands at the age of 10
and co-formed The Doke Brothers with his two older brothers in the early ‘70s,
which became a popular Atlanta band that opened for Joe Walsh, Tinsley Ellis,
Hydra, Artemis Pyle Band and many others. In the ‘90s, Michael became a member
of the Jan Smith Band. Veale was the bassist for The Normaltown Flyers and has
performed with many iconic musicians such as Jason Ringenberg, members of
Drivin' n' Cryin', R.E.M. and others in addition to opening for Greg Allman, Derek
Trucks and more. White has performed as part of either the stage band or recording
band for artists like Widespread Panic, Randall Bramblett, Nancy Griffith, Holman
Autry Band, T Graham Brown, Jimmy Hall and Colonel Bruce Hampton. Quinter
has drummed with Chuck Leavell, Martha and the Vandellas, Randall Bramblett, T
Graham Brown, members of Widespread Panic, The Normaltown Flyers and dozens
of others.

Rick Fowler Band has performed many shows as the backing band for blues legend
Beverly “Guitar” Watkins. It continues to represent the genre with substance and a
genuine love for the music. Billboard.com says, “Fowler sings with an understated
intensity and his playing isn’t showy, but brims over with a dark soulful power.
Fowler’s also a superior songwriter, and while his scenarios are unremittingly bleak
they’re also imbued with a self-effacing humor that keeps things from getting too
grim.”

The band signed with Strolling Bones Records in 2025. Three members recorded an
acoustic album entitled “Deadwood Guitar Sessions, Vol. One.” The label then
purchased Rick and the band’s entire catalog of masters and is in the process of
releasing the albums. Fowler’s “Back On My Good Foot” solo album was released on
July 17, 2026. The record includes drummers Gerry Hansen (Randall Bramblett Band, 
Michelle Malone, Shawn Mullins) and Bill Berry (R.E.M.). Also featured is bassist 
Michael Steele (Randall Bramblett Band, Chuck Leavell, John Berry), Randall Bramblett 
(Sea Level, Steve Winwood, Greg Allman), and Hammond organist Tim White, who now 
plays with Rick Fowler Band. The album was originally released on the Jammates 
Records label. It received excellent reviews from major blues publications worldwide. 
This led to the formation of Rick Fowler Band.

Back on My Good Foot
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Label: Strolling Bones Records