Sandy Rothman | |
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 Sandy Rothman in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | January 30, 1946 Miami, Florida |
| Origin | San Francisco, California |
| Genres | Bluegrass |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Mandolin, dobro, banjo |
| Years active | Early 1960s – present |
Sandy Rothman (born January 30, 1946, Miami, Florida[1]) is an American, San Francisco Bay Area bluegrass multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He plays mandolin, dobro and banjo, and he also sings. Rothman was a friend and colleague of Grateful Dead bandleader Jerry Garcia, and a member of the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band.[2] He played bluegrass with Garcia and David Nelson as the Black Mountain Boys in 1964,[3] and has played in 1964 with Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys,[4][5] Earl Taylor, Red Allen, Jimmie Skinner, Larry Sparks, the Kentucky Colonels, Country Joe McDonald,[6] Kathy Kallick[7] and Clarence White, among other musicians. He has been described as "one of the chief biscuits when and where bluegrass music is discussed, scribed, or performed in northern California."[8]
- ^ Bluegrass Today, 30 January 2011
- ^ Chadbourne, Eugene. "Sandy Rothman". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ^ Garcia: An American Life, Blair Jackson (p. 61)
- ^ Bean Blossom: The Brown County Jamboree and Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Festivals, Thomas A. Adler (p. 81)
- ^ Bluegrass Boys, Chronological index
- ^ "Country Joe' Mcdonald Tries Singing A New Tune", Daily News (Bowling Green, Kentucky) June 21, 1991
- ^ "Sandy Rothman". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ^ "Sandy Rothman's Home Page". Well.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2011-10-24.