The album “Brian Walton & the Toad House Band Live!” compiles the most popular and diverse recordings from the band’s summer 2010 tour, during which they shared the stage with such legendary artists as the Black Crowes, Robert Randolf, B.B. King, and Robert Cray. The album showcases the distinctive Toad House Band sound, meticulously crafted by Marty Wallace and highlighted by Brian Walton’s impressive vocal versatility and impeccable lead guitar work. If you love Classic Rock, Blues Rock, or R&B, this album is for you!
The Toad House Band was founded in 2006 by keyboardist and saxophonist Marty Wallace and includes Brian Walton on guitar and vocals, Ron Ohren on bass, Percival Johnston on drums, Hiram Bartel on trumpet, and Sinead Marks on trombone, completing the band’s lineup.
In 2009, Brian released his first blues-rock song, “What the Hell,” which quickly became a major hit, climbing the charts and earning him one of his many Top Independent Artists awards. The song’s immense popularity caught the attention of the Creative Artists Agency, which signed him to open for artists such as the Black Crowes, Robert Randolph, B.B. King, and Robert Cray during the summer of 2010.
To help Brian with that tour, the Toad House Band stepped up and, over the summer, performed more than 50 shows at venues including the Oskar Blues Festival, the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, and the Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater in Denver, Colorado.
Brian Walton is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and singer who, over his nearly fifty-year career, has shared the stage with such legends as Diana Ross, Eric Clapton, and Dwight Yoakam, earning him multiple performance awards, including Male Vocalist of the Year, Country Artist of the Year, Band/Group of the Year, and Most Versatile Musician. As a producer, he has worked on numerous Hollywood projects, including the 1981 blockbuster Arthur, Disney’s The Mandalorian series, and, most recently, Mufasa in 2024. According to ASCAP, Brian is recognized as one of the most prolific composers of the past two decades, with over 450 published musical works featured in hundreds of productions, including 11 Gold and Platinum-selling albums. Read more about Brian at: https://briangwalton.com