Alan Haynes

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Alan Haynes (February 19, 1956), born in Houston, Texas, is an American Texas blues guitarist. Haynes has been playing professionally since the 1970s and has performed with a variety of blues musicians that include Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter, Albert Collins, Albert King, The Fabulous Thunderbirds (1980's version with Jimmie Vaughan), Robert Cray, Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker, and Otis Rush among others. He now resides in Austin, Texas, and plays locally in and around Texas' major cities, especially Houston (where he performs the last Saturday of every month at The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club), occasionally in Dallas and Fort Worth, and also Europe, where he has a following in Scandinavian countries, Germany, Denmark and Israel. Early Life Haynes started playing guitar at the age of eight and approached the blues for the first time when he was about 12. Among the first influences he had were B. B. King, Freddie King, and Albert King, as well as fellow Houston native Albert Collins. By the age of 16, Haynes decided to dedicate himself to the blues. Adult Life and Career In the late 1970s, Haynes joined the Texas Boogie Band as a second guitarist but eventually became the main guitarist. He moved to Austin, Texas in the early 1980s. While playing with the Texas Boogie Band, Haynes got to open and share the stage with Muddy Waters. Haynes and the Texas Boogie Band were, by that time, the house band at the Texas Opry House, also getting radio broadcasting in Houst

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Live at Blue Cat Blues

Wishing Well

New Roads

Live at the Big Easy

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Spiritual Journeys

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Blues and Rock Ballads Vol.2

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Blues and Rock Ballads

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Road Show Records: Pro Seies Compilation, Vol. 4

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Elmore James Tribute

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Masters Of Blues Tribute To Elmore James

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Roadshow Records Pro Series Compilation, Vol. 3

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Live From Växjö Sweden

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