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Chad Gamble

Gretsch Artist Since: 
2017
Country: 
US
Band or Affiliations: 
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Current Kit Setup: 

USA Custom in Blue Glass Nitron
14x22” Bass Drum, 9x13” Rack Tom, 16x16” Floor Tom, 16x18” Floor Tom, 6.5”x14” Snare in Vintage Marine Pearl

Influences: 

Levon Helm, Art Blakey, Zigaboo Modeliste

We asked...Why Gretsch?: 

"There’s a reason why gold standards are gold standards. Tried and true, Gretsch is simply the best!"

Advice to Aspiring Musicians: 

"Persistence is key!"

 

BIOGRAPHY

 

A professional musician for over the past twenty five years, Chad Gamble grew up in Tuscumbia, AL in the Muscle Shoals Area. Upon graduating from the University of Alabama, he made moves to Shreveport, LA and Memphis, TN gaining valuable experience along the way, including being nominated twice as “Premier Drummer” by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Memphis Chapter. He has toured extensively internationally with The Bluebirds, Gamble Brothers Band and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. Chad has been with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit since 2008 and has returned to his hometown where he lives with his wife and daughter.

Chad received a Grammy for his work on “The Nashville Sound” released in 2017. In 2015, Chad played drums on the Grammy Award winning album “Something More Than Free.” In 2016, he played on the Grammy Nominated Song, “Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time” with the Blind Boys of Alabama. When not on tour, Chad stays busy in Muscle Shoals with recording sessions and teaching lessons.

RECORDINGS

2017 The Nashville Sound, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
(Southeastern)
**Debuted #1 Rock, Country, Americana/Folk and Independent Albums
#4 Overall
(Grammy Winner!)

2016 Feels Like Going Home, Various Artists
(The Songs of Charlie Rich)
Track: “Who Will The Next Fool Be?”
Holly Mosley

2016 God Don't Never Change , Various Artists
(The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson)
Track: “Mother’s Children
Have a Hard Time”
Blind Boys Of Alabama
(Grammy Nominated!)

2016 Southern Family, Various Artists
Track: “God is a Working Man”
Jason Isbell

2016 Fault Line, HannahThomas
2015 Something More Than Free, Jason Isbell
(Southeastern)
(Grammy Winner!)
2014 Toska, RedMouth

2014 Song Reader, Beck
(Capitol/Virgin)
Track: “Now That Your Dollar Bills
Have Sprouted Wings” Jason Isbell

2014 Live From Austin City Limits, Jason Isbell

2013 Southeastern, Jason Isbell
(Southeastern)

2013 Down Fell The Doves, Amanda Shires

2013 High Cotton, Various Artists
(Lightning Rod)
(The Songs of Alabama)
Track: “Christmas In Dixie”
Blind Boys of Alabama

2012 Live From Alabama, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
(Lightning Rod)

2011 Sing For Your Meat, Various Artists
Guided By Voices Tribute
Track: “Everywhere With Helicopter”
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit

2011 Here We Rest , Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
(Lightning Rod)

2006 Continuator, Gamble Brothers Band
(Archer Records)

2003 Back to the Bottom, Gamble Brothers Band
(Archer Records)

2002 10 lbs. Of Hum, Gamble Brothers Band

1999 City of the Blues, Reba Russell Band
(BEB)

1998 Musical Tribute, Various Artists
to Nolan Ryan

TOURS

Currently, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s “The Nashville Sound”

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