Brittany Howard

About

Singer and guitarist known for being one of the founding members of the blues rock band Alabama Shakes, with whom she's recorded the albums Boys & Girls and Sound & Color. She went on to release her own solo works, including the popular song "Stay High."

Before Fame

She met eventually Alabama Shakes bassist Zac Cockrell while in high school. She worked at a post office in the early years of the band. 

Trivia

She's appeared on Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, and SNL. "Stay High" has accumulated over 40 million streams on Spotify. 

Family Life

She was born to Christ and KJ Howard in Athens, Alabama. She had an older sister named Jaime who died in 1998. 

Associated With

She performed with Paul McCartney at Lollapalooza in 2015.