Brother Clyde is really
Billy Ray Cyrus in hard-rocking grunge clothing. The band was initially conceived in 2009 when
Jeffrey Steele,
Phil Vassar, and
John Waite asked
Cyrus to join them in a supergroup of sorts, but by the time the group’s debut album, the self-titled Brother Clyde, appeared on Fontana Records in 2010, the band consisted of
Cyrus, ex-
Hole/
Eagles of Death Metal drummer
Samantha Maloney, former
Snot guitarist
Jamie Miller, guitarist Dan Knight, and bassist Dave Henning, with
Steele,
Vassar, and
Waite nowhere in sight. ~ Steve Leggett