Al Staehely

McGonigel’s Mucky Duck presents Al Staehely. With special guest, The Evelyn Rubio Band.

Al Staehely has been writing and playing music for a long time. Born and raised in one of the world’s most influential music towns, Staehely often found great inspiration in the nooks and crannies of Austin’s musical landscape. His foray into instrumentation and songwriting began at an early age thanks in part to his mother’s love of good music. An injury in his early teens resulting from the intense heat of a typical Texas summer kept Staehely from further pursuing athletic endeavors.

During the year that he was injured, Staehely began to channel his energy into making music. Armed with a guitar, on loan from a cousin who most likely saw Staehely’s true potential, he learned the chords for Ricky Nelson’s “Poor Little Fool” and from that moment forward his passion for making music grew.

In the early ‘70s, Staehely earned his JD from the University of Texas at Austin. Rather than jump straight into practicing law, Staehely opted instead to tuck away his law degree and hop on the first plane to Los Angeles where he joined the well-established ‘60s rock band Spirit. Staehely took on the role of the band’s frontman, bassist, and principle songwriter.

The Staehely-fronted incarnation of Spirit toured the world promoting their highly-acclaimed album Feedback. Once the band parted ways, Staehely and his also-musical brother wrote and released an album on Epic Records in 1973. From there Staehely continued to write songs and perform with a number of notable artists including John Cipollina and Nick Gravenites.

Over the past few of decades, Staehely has collaborated with some of music’s greatest musicians. He has lent his signature sound to many an album and has had several of his own songs recorded by Keith Moon, Bobbie Gentry,

Staehely has toured Europe, written songs, performed his work in front of thousands of people and still finds time to cultivate his solo career.

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