Sandy Rothman
{{Short description|American bluegrass musician (born 1946)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sandy Rothman
| image = File:Sandy-Rothman-01.jpg
| alt = Sandy Rothman on stage, playing a mandolin
| caption = Sandy Rothman in 2008
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|01|30}}
| birth_place = Miami, Florida
| origin = San Francisco, California
| genre = Bluegrass
| occupation = Musician, record producer
| instrument = Mandolin, dobro, banjo
| years_active = Early 1960s – present
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Sandy Rothman (born January 30, 1946, Miami, Florida[https://web.archive.org/web/20120406111336/http://bluegrasstoday.com/20897/i%E2%80%99m-going-back-to-old-kentucky-122/ Bluegrass Today, 30 January 2011]) 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.{{cite web|last=Chadbourne |first=Eugene |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sandy-rothman-p120543/biography |title=Sandy Rothman |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2011-10-24}} He played bluegrass with Garcia and David Nelson as the Black Mountain Boys in 1964,[https://books.google.com/books?id=w3y3PbFPNe4C&dq=%22sandy+rothman%22&pg=PA61 Garcia: An American Life, Blair Jackson (p. 61)] and has played in 1964 with Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys,[https://books.google.com/books?id=GAbnm5EdCu0C&dq=%22sandy+rothman%22&pg=PA81 Bean Blossom: The Brown County Jamboree and Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Festivals, Thomas A. Adler (p. 81)][http://doodah.net/bgb/chrono.html Bluegrass Boys, Chronological index] Earl Taylor, Red Allen, Jimmie Skinner, Larry Sparks, the Kentucky Colonels, Country Joe McDonald,[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SBkhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m0cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5077,5119813&dq=sandy-rothman&hl=en "Country Joe' Mcdonald Tries Singing A New Tune", Daily News (Bowling Green, Kentucky) June 21, 1991] Kathy Kallick{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sandy-rothman-p120543/credits |title=Sandy Rothman |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2011-10-24}} 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."{{cite web |url=http://www.well.com/user/smarcus/sr/Sandy.html |title=Sandy Rothman's Home Page |publisher=Well.com |accessdate=2011-10-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905215118/http://www.well.com/user/smarcus/sr/Sandy.html |archivedate=2011-09-05 }}
Discography
- Almost Acoustic – Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band – Arista Records (1988) (producer and performer)
- The Old Road to Home – Sandy Rothman – Tonebar Records (1993) (producer and performer)[http://www.ibiblio.org/hillwilliam/BGdiscography/?v=fullrecord&albumid=5697 The Old Road to Home] at Bluegrass Discography. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- Bluegrass Guitar Duets – Sandy Rothman and Steve Pottier – Sierra Records (1994)Lankford, Ronnie D., Jr. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/bluegrass-guitar-duets-mw0000120199 Bluegrass Guitar Duets] at AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, October 31, 1987 – Jerry Garcia Band and Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band – Jerry Made Records (2004)
- Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, The Best of the Rest, October 15–30, 1987 – Jerry Garcia Band and Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band – Jerry Made Records (2004)
- Songs of the Grateful Dead: A Tribute to Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter – Jesse McReynolds and Friends, feat. David Nelson and Stu Allen – Woodstock Records (2010) (producer and performer)[https://web.archive.org/web/20160306050350/http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-52470520101027 "Bluegrass Legend Puts Out Album of Grateful Dead Music"], Reuters, October 27, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2016.[http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/songs-of-the-grateful-dead-feat-jesse-mcreynolds-and-more/Event?oid=2593461 "Songs of the Grateful Dead Featuring Jesse McReynolds & More"], Nashville Scene, August 4, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2016.[http://www.jimandjesse.com/resources/TributetoJerryGarciaandRobertHunter.php Songs of the Grateful Dead], JimAndJesse.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- Ragged but Right – Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band – Jerry Made Records (2010) (recorded in 1987) (producer and performer)
- On Broadway: Act One – October 28th, 1987 – Jerry Garcia Band and Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band – ATO Records (2015)
- Electric on the Eel – included on the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band bonus disc Acoustic on the Eel (2019){{cite web |first=Scott |last=Bernstein |date=February 1, 2019 |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/jerry-garcia-band-electric-on-the-eel-box-set |title=Jerry Garcia Band Electric on the Eel Box Set Due in March |website=JamBase |access-date=September 12, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/Jerry-Garcia-Acoustic-Band-Acoustic-On-The-Eel/release/13376521 |title= Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band – Acoustic on the Eel |website=Discogs |date= 19 March 2019 |access-date=September 12, 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://deaddisc.com/disc/Acoustic_On_The_Eel.htm |title=Acoustic on the Eel |website=Grateful Dead Family Discography |access-date=September 12, 2019}}
References
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External links
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- [http://woodstockrecords.com/woodstock113.shtml Rothman at Woodstock Records website]
- [http://www.thebestofwebsite.com/Bands/Jerry_Garcia/Misc/Jerrys_Banjo_Years.htm "Jerry's Banjo Years", article on Jerry Garcia by Rothman]
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Category:American bluegrass mandolinists
Category:American country banjoists
Category:American country singer-songwriters
Category:American bluegrass guitarists
Category:American male guitarists
Category:Musicians from the San Francisco Bay Area
Category:20th-century American guitarists