Brittany Howard
Michael Gray
Updated on March 12, 2026
Birth Name: Brittany A. Howard
Place of Birth: Athens, Alabama, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 2, 1988
Ethnicity:
*African-American (father)
*English, Irish (mother)
Brittany Howard is an American musician. She is known as the vocalist and guitarist of the band Alabama Shakes. Her father, Kywanie J. Howard, is African-American. Her mother, Christi Carter, is white, and has Irish and English ancestry.
Brittany’s maternal grandfather is Billy Don Carter (the son of James Carter and Jennie Louise Norman). James was the son of George Edgar Carter and Osie Wilbanks.
Brittany’s maternal grandmother is Ruby Burchell (the daughter of James Arthur Burchell, Jr. and Mary Odell Romine). James was the son of James Arthur Burchell, Sr. and Nellie Frances Spry. Mary Odell was the daughter of Brock O. Romine and Zona A.
Source:
Obituary of Brittany’s sister, Jaime Diane Howard –
Genealogy of Brittany’s mother –
Obituary of Brittany’s maternal great-aunt (grandmother’s sister), Brenda Sue Clinard –
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