Brittany Amber Howard is an American musician from Athens, Alabama. Currently a solo artist, she rose to prominence in the early 2010s for being the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and the primary songwriter of Alabama Shakes. Her work with Alabama Shakes garnered her four Grammy Awards from nine nominations. Later in the decade, Howard played bass in the side project Thunderbitch as well as both acoustic guitar and double bass for the trio Bermuda Triangle.
Howard performing with Alabama Shakes in London, 2016
Howard performing with Alabama Shakes in 2014
Brittany Howard performing with Alabama Shakes at Lollapalooza 2015
Howard talking about her new album at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in January 2024
Athens is a city in and the county seat of Limestone County, in the U.S. state of Alabama; it is included in the Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city is 25,406.
Limestone County Courthouse in Athens
Founders Hall, Athens State University. (WPA photo 1930s).
Governor George S. Houston
Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Station Nuclear Regulatory Commission photo