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Chris Layton

Corpus Christi, United States

Chris Layton is credited on 451 releases across 121 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1983–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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451

Pressings credited

121

Albums

5

Decades active

364

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Biography

Christopher Layton (born November 16, 1955), is an American drummer who rose to fame as one of the founding members of Double Trouble, a blues rock band led by Stevie Ray Vaughan. Born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas, Layton moved to Austin in 1975 and joined the band Greezy Wheels. He later joined Vaughan's band Double Trouble in 1978. After forming successful partnerships with bandmates Tommy Shannon and Reese Wynans, Double Trouble recorded and performed with Vaughan until his death in 1990. Layton and Shannon later formed supergroups such as the Arc Angels, Storyville, and Grady. Layton is the drummer for the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band.

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Credited work

451 releases · 121 albums · active 1983–2025

  • Performance · 506
  • Production · 113
  • Other credits · 68

Studios: Dallas Sound Lab · Riverside Sound · Arlyn Studios · Montreux Jazz Festival

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