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Mandoliniste Bluegrass né le 13 Avril 1952 à Bowling Green (Kentucky).
Sam Bush
extended the musical capabilities of the mandolin and the fiddle to incorporate
a seamless blend of bluegrass, rock, jazz, and reggae. As the founder and leader
of the New Grass Revival, Bush pioneered and guided the evolution of modern hill
country music. Together with the bluegrass supergroup Strength in Numbers, he
pushed the traditions even further. During a five-year stint with the Nash
Ramblers, he provided a diverse range of textures for the songs of
Emmylou Harris. On his own, Bush has
continued to explore an eclectic musical spectrum.
Bush was exposed to country music and bluegrass at an early age through his
father's record collection and, later, by
Flatt & Scruggs' television show. Buying his first mandolin at the age of
11, his musical interest was further piqued when he attended the Roanoke
Bluegrass Festival in 1965. A child prodigy on the fiddle, he placed first at
the national fiddle contest in Weister, ID, three times in a row. Together with
childhood friends Wayne Stewart and Alan Munde, later of
Country Gazette, he formed a band
and recorded his first album, Poor Richard's Almanac, in 1969. The same year, he
made his debut appearance on the Grand Ole Opry.
Attending the Fiddlers Convention at Union Grove, NC, in 1970, Bush overheard
the pioneering progressive bluegrass band the New Deal String Band. Inspired by
their rock-flavored approach to bluegrass, he formed the New Grass Revival in
1972. Over the next 17 years, Bush and the New Grass Revival revolutionized the
music of the hill country, incorporating everything from gospel and reggae to
rock and modern jazz into their tradition-rooted sound.
The New Grass Revival went through numerous personnel changes, with Bush
remaining as the sole original member. Bassist and vocalist
John
Cowan joined in 1973, with banjo ace
Béla Fleck and acoustic guitarist Pat Flynn being enlisted in the early
'80s. In 1980, the group toured with Leon Russell, opening the shows and backing
Russell during his headlining set. A live performance at the Perkins Palace in
Pasadena, CA, was released as Leon Russell & the New Grass Revival: The Live
Album in 1981.
Beginning in 1980, Bush and Cowan
periodically jammed with the Nashville-based Dockbusters Blues Band. Bush
recorded his debut solo album, Late as Usual, four years later. In 1989,
Bush and Fleck joined Mark O'Connor,
Jerry Douglas, and Edgar Meyer in
an all-star bluegrass band, Strength in Numbers, at the Telluride Bluegrass
Festival in Colorado. When Fleck and
Cowan elected to leave the New Grass
Revival in 1989, Bush disbanded the group and joined
Emmylou Harris' Nash Ramblers. He toured
and recorded with Harris and the band
for the next five years.
In 1995, Bush worked as a sideman with
Lyle Lovett and Bela Fleck's
Flecktones. He formed his own band, featuring
Cowan and ex-Nash Ramblers Jon Randall
and Larry Atamanuick, shortly before recording his second solo album, Glamour
& Grits, in 1996. He released his next album, Howlin' at the Moon, in
1998, with many of the same players and special guests, including
Harris,
Fleck and
J.D. Crowe.
In the winter of 1997, Bush and the New Grass Revival reunited for an appearance
on The Conan O'Brien Show as the backup band for
Garth Brooks. On March 28, 1998, Bush's
hometown of Bowling Green, KY, honored him with a special "Sam Bush Day"
celebration.
Bush continued to be a much in-demand session player as the 21st century dawned,
and continued to release solo projects. Ice Caps: Peaks of Telluride
appeared in 2000 from Sugar Hill, followed by a collaboration with David Grisman,
Hold On, We're Strummin', from Acoustic Disc in 2003. Two more solo
efforts appeared from Sugar Hill, King of My World in 2004 and Laps in
Seven in 2006. On the Road, was released. In 2009, the ironically titled Circles
Around Me offered several instrumentals showcasing his unparalleled skills on
the mandolin. He was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the
Americana Music Association that same year.
In 2010, the Kentucky state legislature passed a resolution that named his
hometown of Bowling Green as the "Birthplace of Newgrass," and Bush himself as "Father
of Newgrass." He hosted the 22nd annual International Bluegrass Music
Association Awards in 2011 and continued to play locally and on the festival
circuit. In 2014, he and Kathryn Caine co-released A Very Love and Mercy
Christmas, a collection of songs played during Sunday services at Christ
Episcopal Church in Charlottesville, Virginia. A year later, a documentary film,
Revival: The Sam Bush Story co-directed by Kris Wheeler and Wayne Franklin, was
released on the festival circuit. In the summer of 2016, Sugar Hill issued Storyman,
comprised of 11 new original songs. The album featured guest vocal appearances
from Harris, Alison
Krauss, and Deborah Holland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bush
Talents : Mandolin, Fiddle, Vocals
Style musical : Bluegrass, Country Folk, Instrumental Country
Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Albums
| 02/1976 | LP 12" FLYING FISH HDS 701 (US) |
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HDS SESSIONS - Vassar CLEMENTS, Jethro BURNS, Sam BUSH, Norman BLAKE, David HOLLAND, Butch ROBBINS & Tut TAYLOR - Sweet Georgia Brown / Sauerkraut 'n Solar Energy / The Old Brown Case / Take The "A" Train / Going Home / McKinley's Blues / Oconee / Vassar And Dave | ||
| 1977 | LP 12" OMAC 2 (US) |
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IN CONCERT - Byron BERLINE, Sam BUSH & Mark O'CONNOR - Huckleberry Hornpipe / Patty On The Turnpike / Beaumont Rag / Teardrops In My Eyes / Cattle In The Cane / John Hardy / Alabama Jubilee / I Am A Pilgrim / Big Sandy / Gold Rush / Sally Goodin / Birmingham Fling | ||
| 1977 | LP 12" Ridge Runner RRR-0007 (US) |
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| 1985 | CD ROUNDER 195 (US) |
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LATE AS USUAL - Big Mon / Last Letter Home / Norman And Nancy / Russian Rag / Leather Britches / Diadem / Sailin' Shoes / Crooked Smile / Broadway / Samantha Lynn / Funk 55 | ||
| 04/1996 | CD SUGAR HILL 3849 (US) |
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GLAMOUR & GRITS - Whayasay / Same Ol' River / All Night Radio / Stingray / The Ballad Of Spider John / Watson Allman / Is This Love / Brilliancy / Spooky Lane / Ol' Joe Clark / The Lord Came Unto Me / (One Night In Old) Galway | ||
| 04/1998 | CD SUGAR HILL 3876 (US) |
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HOWLIN' AT THE MOON - Ozzie & Max / Howlin' At The Moon / Big Rabbit / Face Tomorrow / Funk 42 / Hold On / Cloverleaf Rag / Beaver Creek Mansion / Crossing The Transippi / Go With The Flow / Harbor Docks / Mr. Freddie / Song For Roy / Take Me Out To The Ball Game | ||
| 04/1999 | 2 CD ACOUSTIC DISC ACD-35 (US) |
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Bluegrass Mandolin
Extravaganza - Bluegrass Mandolin Ensemble - Sam Bush / David
Grisman / Ronnie McCoury / Jesse
McReynolds / Bobby Osborne / Ricky
Skaggs / Frank Wakefield / Buck
White With Del McCoury :
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| 07/2000 | CD SUGAR HILL 3917 (US) |
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ICE CAPS - PEAKS OF TELLURIDE - Pastor Mustard : Introduction (Dan SADOWSKY & Pastor MUSTARD) / Girl From The North Country / Big Mon / Same Ol' River / Angel To Be / Speak Of The Devil / Memphis In The Meantime / Lane, Spooky / The Ice Caps Are Melting / Lee Highway Blues / Pastor Mustard: Heen (Dan SADOWSKY & Pastor MUSTARD) / Hungry For Your Love / Sailin' Shoes / I Put A Spell On You / Celebrate / Stingray | ||
| 09/2003 | CD ACOUSTIC DISC 54 (US) |
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HOLD ON, WE'RE STRUMMIN' - Sam BUSH & David GRISMAN - Hartford's Real / Swamp Thing / Intimo / Jamgrass 741 / Sea Breeze / Old Time Medley / Weeping Mandolin Waltz / Arachnid Stomp / Crusher And Hoss / The Old South / Mando Space / Ralph's Banjo Special / 'Cept Old Bill / Rhythm Twins / Dan'l Boone / Hold On! I'm Comin' | ||
| 04/2004 | CD SUGAR HILL 3987 (US) |
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KING OF MY WORLD - Puppies 'n Knapsacks / A Better Man / Eight More Miles To Louisville / They're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone / Bananas / King Of The World / Spirit Is The Journey / Majestic / Bless His Heart / The Mahavishnu Mountain Boys / The Wizard Of Oz | ||
| 2005 | CD HIGH WINDY HW 1259 (US) |
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Let It Slide - David HOLT with Sam Bush & Doc WATSON - Let It Slide / Hole In My Heart / Steel Guitar Blues / Got No Use For Lonely / Slowfood / Shotgun Wedding / Whistlin' Asheville Blues / I Got You / John Hartford's Farewell / Top Of The World / Louise / Trouble In Mind / Sara Jane's Tune |
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| 06/2006 | CD SUGAR HILL 4013 (US) |
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LAPS IN SEVEN - The River's Gonna Run (with Emmylou HARRIS) / Bringing In The Georgia Mail / The Dolphin Dance / On The Road / Ridin' That Bluegrass Train (with Tim O'BRIEN) / I Wanna Do Right (with Shaun MURPHY) / Where There's A Road / New Country (with Jean-Luc PONTY) / Ballad For A Soldier / River Take Me / White Bird / Laps In Seven | ||
| 08/2008 | CD KOCH 4553 (US) |
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GLIDE - Bounce (with Jerry DOUGLAS & Edgar MEYER) / Glide / Marriage Made In Hollywood (with Travis TRITT) / Route Irish / Sway Sur La Rue Royale / Unfolding / Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream) (with Rodney CROWELL) / Home Sweet Home (with Earl SCRUGGS & Tony RICE) / Two Small Cars In Rome (with Lloyd GREEN) / Trouble On Alum / Pushed Too Far | ||
| 10/2009 | CD SUGAR HILL 4055 (US) |
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CIRCLES AROUND ME - Circles Around Me / Diamond Joe / You Left Me Alone / The Old North Woods / Roll On Buddy, Roll On / The Ballad Of Springbean & Estelle / Blue Mountain / Out On The Ocean / Gold Heart Locket / Junior Heywood / Midnight On The Stormy Deep / Apple Blossom / Souvenir Bottles / Whisper My Name | ||
| 06/2016 | CD SUGAR HILL SUG00011 (US) |
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Storyman - Play By Your Own Rules / Everything Is Possible (harmony vocals - Deborah Holland) / Transcendental Meditation Blues / Greenbrier / Lefty's Song (harmony vocals - Alison Krauss) / Carcinoma Blues / Bowling Green / Handmics Killed Country Music (harmony vocals - Emmylou Harris) / Where's My Love / It's Not What You Think / I Just Wanna Feel Something |
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