The Return of the Formerly Brothers

The Return of the Formerly Brothers is an album by Doug Sahm, Amos Garrett and Gene Taylor, released in 1987 on Stony Plain Records.^[1]

Released1987

GenresRoots revival, Blues, Americana

Length43:12

LabelStony Plain

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The Return of the Formerly Brothers
Studio album by Doug Sahm, Amos Garrett and Gene Taylor
Released	1987
Genres	Roots revival, Blues, Americana
Length	43:12
Label	Stony Plain
Producer	Holger Petersen
Doug Sahm, Amos Garrett and Gene Taylor chronology
The Return of the Formerly Brothers (1987) Live in Japan (1991)

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The album was recorded after the three musicians played a collaborative set together at the Edmonton Folk Festival in 1986.^[1] The album's title was a self-mocking reference to the fact that all three of the musicians were frequently billed by the media as "formerly of" various notable bands.^[1] Although the album was credited to the musicians as individuals, some later sources have reified "The Formerly Brothers" into the actual band name of the project.^[2] The album was supported by a tour, which also included supporting musicians Bohdan Hluszko on drums and Kit Johnson on bass guitar.^[1]

The album won the Juno Award for Best Roots & Traditional Album at the Juno Awards of 1989.^[3] In the same year, it was released in the United States on Rykodisc.

The trio released a second album together, Live in Japan, in 1991.^[2]