11 Facts About Al Gamble

John Allen "Al" Gamble was born on March 11,1969 and is an American, Memphis, Tennessee and Birmingham, Alabama based, session musician, playing Hammond B-3 organ and keyboards.

Al Gamble is currently the keyboard player for St Paul and The Broken Bones.

Al Gamble was born in Columbus, Georgia, United States, but his family moved to his parents' home town of Tuscumbia, Alabama, where he was raised.

Al Gamble grew up listening to his father's record collection, which included Jimmy Smith, Ray Charles, Jack McDuff and other jazz and soul artists on the Verve and Blue Note labels.

Al Gamble played in various bands during high school and college, and in 1992 joined the Shreveport-based Bluebirds, featuring Buddy Flett on guitar.

Al Gamble spent a few years in Memphis as a Beale Street musician, backing such artists as Preston Shannon and A-440.

The road took Edmaiston away again, and Al Gamble continued to play with Restivo and Sluppick as a three-piece, forming the band The City Champs.

In January 2013, after learning about St Paul and The Broken Bones from friend and guitarist Browan Lollar, Al Gamble was asked to add organ overdubs on the band's debut album Half The City, recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

Later that year, Al Gamble joined the band full-time, prior to the release of the record in February 2014.

Al Gamble has recorded on more than 50 albums and on various film scores.

Al Gamble is credited with writing or co-writing more than 40 songs, according to BMI.