Brannen Temple

Brannen Temple (born August 26, 1970) is an American three time Grammy Award winning drummer, who is best known as a drummer for acts such as Eric Burdon, Robben Ford, Lizz Wright, Eric Johnson, and currently Ruthie Foster.

Born in Austin, Texas, he started playing drums at the age of 10, soon to play in school jazz bands.

Since the early 1990s, Temple is an accomplished session drummer and played on records by Chris Duarte, Patrice Rushen, Chris Smither, Abra Moore, Stephen Bruton, Jody Watley, Alejandro Escovedo, amongst others.

In 1996, he was part of the first G3 Tour, drumming for Eric Johnson and was featured on their 1997 live album G3: Live in Concert.

Since the new millennium he has also played on records by Toni Price, Bob Schneider, Lavelle White, Darden Smith, Robben Ford, Bobby Whitlock, Katie Armiger and appeared on Robert Rodriguez's motion picture soundtrack for Grindhouse: Planet Terror (2007).

He was the live drummer of Eric Burdon & The Animals from 2009 until 2013.

Since 2010 he also tours on and off with Chris Duarte Group, jazz vocalist Lizz Wright and keyboardist Bobby Sparks.

Temple received several Austin Music Awards over the years in the "Best Drummer" or "Best Jazz Band" categories for his bands Hot Buttered Rhythm, Blaze and Black Red Black.

In 2020 as part of the studio band for Gary Clark Jr.. he received a Grammy Award for "Best Rock Performance", "Best Contemporary Blues Album" and "Best Rock Song" for the album and song title This Land.

He resides in Austin and has several local jazz/funk bands, amongst them 'Temple Underground' and 'Black Red Black' (featuring Red Young and Ephraim Owens) and now 'The Brannen and Red Show' (drums and organ duo).

He has worked with Janet Jackson, Rose McGowan, Fastball, Monte Montgomery, Sheena Easton, Kevin Paige, Jimmie Vaughan, Dixie Chicks, Lee Roy Parnell, Jody Watley, Patrice Rushen and Chaka Khan.