David Lee Holt

In 2006, Holt became a permanent member of the Joe Ely band and has appeared on several of Joe’s releases.

In January, 1994, Holt was asked by Susan Antone of Austin blues club, Antone’s, to fill in for Derek O’Brien and host the long running tradition blues jam known as Blue Monday. Holt invited Tommy Shannon, Chris Layton and David Grissom to join him, and with the addition of vocalist, Malford Milligan, Storyville was born. There were two releases on Atlantic Records — A Piece of Your Soul and Dog Years. The band was together five years (1994-1999) and then re-united briefly in 2006 to produce the independently released DVD, Storyville Live at Antone’s.

In 1992, Holt joined Miami-based band, The Mavericks, on their debut MCA release, From Hell to Paradise. He toured with the band for a little over a year before leaving to join then MCA label mate Joe Ely on his Love and Danger tour.

In 1990, Holt was hired by Carlene Carter at the suggestion of her ex-husband, Nick Lowe, to join her U.S. tour in support of her Warner Bros release, I Fell In Love.

David Lee Holt (born December 6, 1960) is an American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter who is best known for being a member of the Austin-based group, Storyville, which included guitarist David Grissom, vocalist Malford Milligan and Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Double Trouble rhythm section, Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton. He has also toured and recorded with Carlene Carter, The Mavericks, and Joe Ely. In 2004, Holt released his only solo effort, Perpetual Motion, on the Blue Corn Music label. He currently resides in Austin, Texas.