Rhythymlife with Albert Irving is an American Rock/ Pop band. They are a nationally distributed music group based in the Topeka/ Lawrence  Kansas area whose music itinerary a vast amount of both classic and contemporary covers along with their own nationally released music catalog. Taking a closer look the story of how the band came to exist in its present form is one of both tragedy and triumph. Rhythymlife was founded some 22 years ago by bassist Darrell Braden along with his brother and then (drummer) Mike "Tony" Braden along with longtime friend (singer) Michele "Dasanni" Cooper who at that time was already a prominent singer on the Branson Resort scene. The band was initially formed as a pop/soul group in 2003 but, has since gone through a few incarnations after the tragic passing of both Mike and Michelle.a few years after

Regrouping from the lost of two founding members . The band changed lead vocalist and drummers a number of times. They first called on worldbeat  vocalist Yahshemabet  to front the band  which culminated in the release of a single :Another Hungry Mouth" in 2010. However just one year later Bradens young daughter (Debe)  would be brought into  the lead singer slot. The group had two single releases with the talented young singer in 2011 pop oriented "Know" and the dance romp "I Wanna Dance Old School" which spent over a year in the top twenty of IndieCharts.com

. . In 2012 after the departure of young Debe from the band, Braden decided to take a hiatus from pushing the Rhythymlife brand hooking up with long time friend and guitarist Albert Irving. They decided to record and release several songs Irving had written. It's result was 2015s "We All Love Music" an 

8 song album which birth the band Albert Irving and Ving which would tour the next three years til disbanding . In recent years both Irving and Braden have reunited,  Both men are now widowed after long term relationships with two wonderful women and have decided to make new music as both a coping mechanism and way of contributing to the comeback of the type of songwriting they believe has been lost today.  

In their sixties they both pursued a mission of traveling the country and being a part pf sharing good music and good times with the audiences they encountered. Today they bring that brand of high energy music that keeps the crowds moving. Their presentation takes the form of both contemporary and classic covers and of course their own music gets sprinkled in. These two sixty-somethings are joined on this journey by Braden's 22 year old Son, Darrell Braden Jr.  (on drums) and thirty something year old Matthew Field on keyboards. We will end this bio just by saying If you get a chance to attend a performance by these guys by all means do. They won't disappoint

Rhythymlife with Albert Irving is :

(From Left to Right)

Albert Irving ( lead guitar & vocals),

Darrell Braden Jr. ( drums),

Darrell “The Jeep” Braden Sr. (bass & vocals)

Matthew “ Hb King” Field ( keyboards)

References: Albert Irving and Darrell “Jeep” Braden have a combined 80 years of music playing history. 

Albert Irving - Studied under world renown guitarist Richard Johnson. A native New Yorker Albert quickly started turning heads with some prominent artist while coming of age at a critical time on a vibrant young rock music scene. He played with Thad Jones & Mel Lewis College All Stars, Buddy Riches Dance Band, Tony Messina, also playing rhythm guitar along with Vinny Martel and The New Vanilla Fudge.  His in studio exploits include playing on Beth Midlers “Friends” album and contributing to John Lennon's “Fish” album.

Darrell “Jeep” Braden - Started out studying guitar at The Charlie Parker Foundation in Kansas City but would turn to bass as his primary instrument after his Uncle Harold Braden (a then Guitarist for The Inkspots) told him he could get a spot playing in his band. Darrell did end up playing with his Uncle and a slew of other legendary guitarist such as blues guitar great Leon Estelle, and with Sonny Kennerss Quartet. He got pegged to play bass in Donald Cox Phase III Band who would back, then up and coming artist, as the Chilites, Delphonics and The Independent Movement. He at a young age formed his own group Ebony Funk which crisscrossed the country performing on bills with Roger Troutman, Midnight Star.

Albert and Darrell started playing together behind a vocal group called KC Galaxy. They soon formed the band Albert Irving and Ving which led to recording songs that Irving had wrote. They released them in 2012s “ We All Love Music" album. They would also record a country gospel single called 364 collaborating with singers Hiding Place. Braden had been writing and recording his own music since 2005. The most successful recording was called “Wanna Dance Old School” which was a tribute to Soul Train. It featured his Daughter, singer Luren Braden (Debe) and spent two years in the Top 20 on the indie charts. Today Irving and Braden have reunited as Rhythymlife Band with Albert Irving along with Braden's Son Darrell Braden Jr. and dynamic keyboardist Matthew “Hb” Fields they embark on a new adventure to record new music, perform live and , in their words,  just having a bunch of fun with new audiences.   

Note : Darrell Braden and Albert Irving have ninety years of combined experience in the music industry. And both have had the opportunity to perform on the biggest stages. Their collective experiences have seen them either performing with or opening for a slew of major acts through the decades. Here is a list of some of those acts : Vanilla Fudge, Dramatics, Whispers. Delfonics, Chilites, Gerald Albreit, Emotions, Sister Sledge, Roger Troutman and Zapp, The Tubes, Roy Ayers, The BET Comic View Tour, Steel Pulse, Denroy Morgan, Unlimited Touch, Stryper and the list could go on.   

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