…. Leroy’s impressive studio and stage credits include Hank Williams Jr, David Allan Coe, Dickey Betts, Jessi Colter, Billy Joe Shaver, Marshall Tucker Band, and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

A Redlands, California native, his father started him out singing and playing folk and country songs at the age of ten.  He would go on to learn bass, drums, harmonica, fiddle, and pedal steel.  He moved to Los Angeles in 1998 and started singing and playing with Funk, R&B, blues, and rock bands including members of Spearhead, Fishbone, Gene Loves Jezebel, Blink 182, and Ike Turner.

Leroy started playing with Shooter Jennings in 2004.  They recorded four albums together and toured across the world. Albums - Put the “O” Back in Country, Electric Rodeo, Live at Irving Plaza, and The Wolf.  Leroy wrote many songs including “Lonesome Blues,” “Busted in Baylor County,” “Hair of the Dog,” “Manifesto #2,” “Aviators,” “The Alligator Chomp”(sung by Tony Joe White), and ”Slow Train”(sung with the Oakridge Boys).

In 2007 he released his self-titled album, LEROY POWELL a nod to classic the 70’s country records of Gram Parsons, Dillard & Clark, and Willie Nelson. Co-produced with Shooter Jennings producer, Dave Cobb.

Powell played guitars, dobros, and harmonicas on the post-humous recordings of Waylon Jennings, titled Waylon Forever, released Oct. 21st, 2008 on Vagrant Records.  Also you can hear Leroy’s guitar and pedal steel work on the fall 2008 movie and soundtrack, Soul Men, starring Bernie Mac and Samuel Jackson in which Leroy was included in the incredible band that recreated the original Stax sound.  There he played with Stanley Clarke, John Legend, Freddie Washington, Patrice Rushen, James Gadsen, and Steve Ferrone.

ANGLES & CURVES is a 2008 independent heavy southern rock album recorded in collaboration with legendary music producers, Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin,Kiss) and Mike Bradford (Kid Rock, Uncle Kracker).

PARANOID is another southern rock gem that reflects the heavy blues and rock influence of Buddy Guy, Jimi Hendrix, and Frank Zappa.  This dropped in late 2008 and is yet another collection of songs produced in collaboration with Eddie Kramer.

In early 2009 Leroy relocated to Nashville, Tennessee where he joined forces with bass extraordinaire, Dean Tomasek (Bobby Bare Jr., Will Hoge) and drum guru, Scott Easley.

They’re currently playing all over the place in support of their new record, Atlantis.