Jim Suhler
Biography
Jim Suhler (born December 30, 1960, in Dallas, Texas, United States) is an American Texas blues guitarist. Suhler has been playing professionally since the 1980s and has performed with a variety of Blues musicians that include George Thorogood, Johnny Winter, AC/DC, Buddy Whittington, Billy F. Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Elvin Bishop, and Buddy Guy, along with many other notable musicians. He resides in Dallas, Texas, and plays locally in and around Texas' major cities, especially Dallas/Fort Worth with his own band, Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat, in addition to the remainder of the United States and also the majority of Canada. He and his band have also gained a large following in Europe, particularly in the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, England and Ireland. The current Monkey Beat lineup includes: Shawn Phares on keyboards/accordion (joined in 2000); Patrick Smith on bass (joined in 2019); and Beau Chadwell on drums/percussion (joined in 2011). Former members include Jimmy Morgan & Paul Hollis (both on drums) and also Carlton Powell on bass guitar/vocals (co-founding member), and Christopher Alexander on bass guitar. Since 1999, Suhler has been the Rhythm / Lead Guitarist for George Thorogood & The Destroyers on all the band's releases and tours.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
87 releases · 24 albums · active 1993–2023
- Performance · 272
- Other credits · 11
- Production · 9
- Engineering · 1
Studios: The Switchyard · Ardent Studios · Sumet-Bernet Sound Studios · House Of Blues Studios
Frequent collaborators
- George Thorogood & The Destroyers
- George Thorogood And The Destroyers
- Jim Suhler And Monkey Beat
- Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat
- Robert Ealey
- George Thorogood
- Elvin Bishop
- Various






