Michael Falzarano
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Michael Falzarano is an American guitar
ist, singer, and songwriter. He has been working as a professional musician since the 1970s, most notably in Hot Tuna
, the New Riders of the Purple Sage
, and the Memphis Pilgrims, a Memphis-style rock and roll
/blues
band that he founded in 1986.
Having signed with Blues Planet Records, Falzarano released a solo project entitled The King James Sessions in 2005. A re-released version of the song "Last Train Out," which he wrote in memory of the Allman Brothers Band
and Gov't Mule
bass player Allen Woody
, appears on the record. Blues Planet re-released Mecca, an album that Falzarano and the Memphis Pilgrims originally released in 1996 on Relix Records with guests Jorma Kaukonen
, Pete Sears
, and Harvey Sorgen of Hot Tuna and Danny Lewis of Gov't Mule. In 2008, Falzarano released another solo album, We Are All One.
When not performing with his own band, Falzarano can be seen with Hot Tuna, the Jorma Kaukonen Trio, and the New Riders of the Purple Sage. Falzarano also produces other artists, and teaches guitar workshops at Jorma Kaukonen’s Fur Peace Ranch.
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist, singer, and songwriter. He has been working as a professional musician since the 1970s, most notably in Hot Tuna
Hot Tuna
Hot Tuna is an American blues-rock band formed by bassist Jack Casady and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen as a spin-off of Jefferson Airplane. It plays acoustic and electric versions of original and traditional blues songs.- Jefferson Airplane side project :...
, the New Riders of the Purple Sage
New Riders of the Purple Sage
New Riders of the Purple Sage is an American country rock band. The group emerged from the psychedelic rock scene in San Francisco, California in 1969, and its original lineup included several members of the Grateful Dead. Their best known song is "Panama Red"...
, and the Memphis Pilgrims, a Memphis-style rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
/blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
band that he founded in 1986.
Having signed with Blues Planet Records, Falzarano released a solo project entitled The King James Sessions in 2005. A re-released version of the song "Last Train Out," which he wrote in memory of the Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band is an American rock/blues band once based in Macon, Georgia. The band was formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman and Gregg Allman , who were supported by Dickey Betts , Berry Oakley , Butch Trucks , and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe"...
and Gov't Mule
Gov't Mule
Gov't Mule is a Southern rock jam band formed in 1994 as an Allman Brothers Band side project by Warren Haynes and Allen Woody.The band released their debut album Gov't Mule in 1995...
bass player Allen Woody
Allen Woody
Douglas Allen Woody was bass guitarist best known for his tenure in the rock groups The Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule, The Artimus Pyle Band, The Peter Criss Band, Blue Floyd, and Montage.-Biography:...
, appears on the record. Blues Planet re-released Mecca, an album that Falzarano and the Memphis Pilgrims originally released in 1996 on Relix Records with guests Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna.-Biography:...
, Pete Sears
Pete Sears
Peter 'Pete' Sears is an English rock musician. In a career spanning more than four decades he has been a member of many bands and has moved through a variety of musical genres, from early R&B, psychedelic improvisational rock of the 1960s, folk, country music, arena rock in the 1970s, and blues...
, and Harvey Sorgen of Hot Tuna and Danny Lewis of Gov't Mule. In 2008, Falzarano released another solo album, We Are All One.
When not performing with his own band, Falzarano can be seen with Hot Tuna, the Jorma Kaukonen Trio, and the New Riders of the Purple Sage. Falzarano also produces other artists, and teaches guitar workshops at Jorma Kaukonen’s Fur Peace Ranch.
Selected discography
- Pair a Dice FoundPair a Dice FoundPair a Dice Found was the first studio album since 1976 by the American blues rock band Hot Tuna. It was their only album recorded with Epic Records...
– Hot TunaHot TunaHot Tuna is an American blues-rock band formed by bassist Jack Casady and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen as a spin-off of Jefferson Airplane. It plays acoustic and electric versions of original and traditional blues songs.- Jefferson Airplane side project :...
(1990) - Live at SweetwaterLive at SweetwaterLive at Sweetwater is a live Hot Tuna album recorded in 1992 at Mill Valley, CA. It was their first new recording made for Relix Records, although they had previously released older performances with Relix...
– Hot Tuna (1992) - Live at Sweetwater TwoLive at Sweetwater TwoLive at Sweetwater Two is a live Hot Tuna album recorded at the same time as the album, Live at Sweetwater, but contains no tracks from the previous release. The live performances feature Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, blues-singer Maria Muldaur, and keyboardist Pete Sears. Also included is the...
– Hot Tuna (1993) - The Land of HeroesThe Land of HeroesThe Land of Heroes is a Jorma Kaukonen studio album recorded and released in 1995. It was his first new solo album since the mid 1980s. The album incorporated the work of several other musicians, including Michael Falzarano, who had joined Hot Tuna and produced remastered versions of Kaukonen's...
– Jorma KaukonenJorma KaukonenJorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna.-Biography:...
(1995) - Mecca – Memphis Pilgrims (1996)
- ChristmasChristmas (Jorma Kaukonen album)Christmas is a Jorma Kaukonen studio album released in July 1996. It was the only themed album Kaukonen recorded and was a departure from the usual Rev. Gary Davis influenced tunes...
– Jorma Kaukonen (1996) - Live in JapanLive in Japan (Hot Tuna album)Live in Japan is a live acoustic album by Hot Tuna recorded in 1997 in Yokohama, Japan. Originally the band planned to play an electric set as part of their Japanese tour, but the venue in Yokohama was quite small and there wasn't any room for an electric setup...
– Hot Tuna (1997) - Too Many YearsToo Many YearsToo Many Years is a Jorma Kaukonen studio album released in August, 1998. It was his last studio album on Relix Records. Michael Falzarano returned to play guitar and to help produce as he did on the previous Kaukonen solo album...
– Jorma Kaukonen (1998) - Rusted RootRusted Root (album)-Track listing:All songs written by Michael Glabicki except where noted.# "She Roll Me Up" – 4:20# "Rising Sun" – 3:03# "Magenta Radio" – 4:26# "My Love" – 4:21# "Live A Long Time" – 3:41# "Kill You Dead" – 4:29...
– Rusted RootRusted RootRusted Root is a band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania known for their unique fusion of acoustic, rock, world and other styles of music, with a strong percussion section that draws from African, Latin American, Native American, and Indian influences...
(1998) - Jorma Kaukonen Trio LiveJorma Kaukonen Trio LiveJorma Kaukonen Trio Live is a live album taken from performances from Jorma Kaukonen's 1999 solo tour, and his last album for Relix Records. Performing with Kaukonen were Michael Falzarano and Pete Sears who had both been present on his previous solo album, Too Many Years, and had performed with...
– Jorma Kaukonen (1999) - And Furthurmore...And Furthurmore...And Furthurmore... is a live album by the American rock band Hot Tuna. It was recorded on the 1998 Furthur Festival tour. It was released on October 12, 1999.And Furthurmore... was released in HDCD format...
– Hot Tuna (1999) - The King James Sessions – Michael Falzarano (2006)
- Wanted: Live at Turkey TrotWanted: Live at Turkey TrotWanted: Live at Turkey Trot is a concert video and an album by the American country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was recorded in 2006 at Turkey Trot Acres, a hunting lodge in Candor, New York...
– New Riders of the Purple SageNew Riders of the Purple SageNew Riders of the Purple Sage is an American country rock band. The group emerged from the psychedelic rock scene in San Francisco, California in 1969, and its original lineup included several members of the Grateful Dead. Their best known song is "Panama Red"...
(2007) - We Are All One – Michael Falzarano (2008)
- Where I Come FromWhere I Come From (album)Where I Come From is an album by the American country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was recorded in 2008, and released on June 2, 2009. Following Wanted: Live at Turkey Trot, it was the second album of new material released after the New Riders re-formed in 2005, and the band's...
– New Riders of the Purple Sage (2009)