Similar Artists:
Jerry Jeff Walker,
Tom Paxton,
Phil Ochs,
Doug Kershaw,
Fiddle Fever,
Pete Molinari,
Townes Van Zandt,
Steve Goodman,
Old & In the Way,
Laura Nyro,
Marti Jones,
Tim Buckley
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- Born: September 19, 1945, Philadelphia, PA
- Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, 2000s
- Genres: Folk
- Instrument: Dobro, Mandolin, Guitar
- Representative Albums: "The Player: Retrospective," "My Own House/You Should See the Rest of the Band," "David Bromberg"
- Representative Songs: "Sharon," "The Holdup," "Suffer to Sing the Blues"
Biography
Often referred to as a musician's musician throughout his career, David Bromberg has spent almost as much time being a sideman to people like Bob Dylan and Jerry Jeff Walker as he has fronting his own band. Session credits for albums by Tom Paxton and Jerry Jeff Walker started getting Bromberg attention in the mid-'60s, and he began making the transition from sideman to frontman in the early '70s, when he was signed to record for Columbia Records.The key to appreciating Bromberg is to realize he has an equal passion for blues, folk, country and western, bluegrass, and rock & roll. This diverse range of influences is reflected on all his recordings for Columbia, Fantasy, and Rounder, and in his performances as well. His musical eclecticism over the years may have cost him some fans, but a typical Bromberg concert can be a musical education. Bromberg disappeared in the early '90s to become a full-time violin maker, but returned in 2007 with Try Me One More Time, an all-new, all-acoustic solo set of blues and folk tunes. ~ Richard Skelly, All Music Guide
