Bruce Isaacson’s family contains seven generations of musicians, including his grandfather, a concert cellist for the Dallas Symphony.
Originally from Vermont, Bruce Isaacson started his career by moving to Texas at age 17 with his brothers, Peter and John, also
song writers and solo artists. He spent his formative years with them in large clubs and dance halls, singing backup harmonies and playing bass and drums. During these first eight years of his career, his influences were Peter and John, singers/songwriters Shake Russell, Willis Allen Ramsey, Michael Murphy, Joe Ely and Dana Cooper.
Bruce has shared the stage with Dave Mason, Suzanne Vega, N.R.B.Q., Ronnie Millsap and Jon Anderson, just to name a few.
He then returned to Vermont, co-fronting a duo with brother John. He sang and played guitar and bass in small clubs, at concerts, and at outdoor festivals there over a period of 15 years.
Bruce left Vermont in 1996 in search of a warmer climate. For a year, he played as a solo and in a four-piece band in the Caribbean, including St. John’s, St. Barth’s and St. Thomas.
Then Bruce went to the Florida Keys, working as a soloist in Tiki bars and small clubs. Here he came across Red Seidman, whose name and reputation he recalled from 25 years before when they played in the same venues in Vermont. They worked together for 7 years, until Red went on to the big jam session in the sky in Nov 2007, at some of the most popular venues in the Florida Keys, including the Lor-e-lei and Morada Bay, both in Islamorada and the world famous Hog's Breath Saloon in Key West.
Bruce released his seventh CD, “Bruce Isaacson with Red Seidman: Live at the Hog’s Breath Saloon,” in 2003 and its accompanying DVD.
In the summer of 2005, Bruce and Red recorded their first studio cd at Treetop Studio in Ridgetop, Tennessee, just outside of Nashville, with the legendary multiple Grammy award winning Tim Carter engineering and mixing, along with some of Nashville’s finest studio players, including Dennis Wage (T. Graham Brown, overdubs.net) on keyboards, Rob Ickes on dobro (Blue Highway, Earl Scruggs Revue), Dan Sherrill & Dan Immels on drums and bass, respectively (they play as a rhythm section for everybody!) , Mike McAdams on guitar (Steve Earle, Radney Foster), and special guest Kasper Gallie on guitar (imported from his regular New York studio gigs!).
Bruce's extensive experience in songwriting and arranging and his incredible voice and talent on the guitar allows him to create a powerful, engaging performance with a unique sound. He can be seen performing on stages throughout the southeast, check out his calendar for details.
During his free time, Bruce relaxes at his home outside of Nashville, Tennessee.