Arc Angels (often just called the Arc Angels) is a blues-rock band formed in Austin, Texas, in the early 1990s shortly after Stevie Ray Vaughan’s death.
The name comes from the Austin Rehearsal Complex where the members first jammed. They released one strong self-titled album in 1992 and have reunited occasionally since.
Band members (original lineup)
- Doyle Bramhall II – guitar, vocals (son of drummer Doyle Bramhall Sr.; later played with Eric Clapton and others)
- Charlie Sexton – guitar, vocals (former teen solo artist who later worked with Bob Dylan)
- Chris Layton – drums (from Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Double Trouble)
- Tommy Shannon – bass (also from Double Trouble; later left the group)
“Sent by Angels”
This track from the 1992 debut album was written by Doyle Bramhall II as a heartfelt dedication to Stevie Ray Vaughan. It’s a soaring blues-rock song with emotional vocals and dual-guitar interplay, and it became one of the band’s best-known numbers.