MICHAEL FALZARANO
''I GOT BLUES FOR YA''
2014
61:33
1 - The Night King Curtis Died (4:12)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocals; Kane Daily-slide guitar; Chris Matheos-bass; Ray Grappone-drums
2 - I Got Blues For Ya (5:14)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocals; Kane Daily-slide/lead guitar; Klyph Black-bass; Christian Cassan-drums
3 - I Never Think About You (5:29)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocals; Professor Louie-piano; Hammond organ and backup vocals; Josh Colow-lead guitar; Miss Marie-backup vocals and percussion; Frank Campbell-bass; Gary Burke-drums
4 - Snake Box Boogie (7:45)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocals; Professor Louie-piano, Hammond organ and backup vocals; Josh Colow-lead guitar; Miss Marie-backup vocals and percussion; Frank Campbell-bass; Gary Burke-drums
5 - Big Fish (3:59)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocals; Vassar Clements-fiddle; Kerry Kearney-slide guitar; Peter Bennett-bass; Christian Cassan-drums
6 - We Got A Party Going On (4:43)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocals; Professor Louie-piano, Hammond organ and backup vocals; Josh Colow-lead guitar; Miss Marie-backup vocals and percussion; Frank Campbell-bass; Gary Burke-drums
7 - Good Good Lovin’ (4:06)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocals; Kane Daily-slide/lead guitar; Jon Marshall Smith-organ; Lisa Bouchelle-backup vocals; Klyph Black-bass; Christian Cassan-drums
8 - Crossroads Avenue (Crossroads Revisited) (6:53)
(Re-mastered from The King James Sessions)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocals; Alexis P. Suter-backup vocals; Kerry Kearney-slide guitar; Jimmie Fleming-mandolin; Pete Sears-piano; Charlie Wolfe-harmonica; Frank Celenza-bass; Eileen Murphy-drums
9 - The Devil’s Gone Fishin’ (4:54)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocal; Kerry Kearney-lead guitar; Professor Louie-piano; Frank Celenza-bass; Eileen Murphy-drums
10 - Death Don’t Have No Mercy (Live with Jam Stampede and friends at Brooklyn Bowl) (7:57)
Michael Falzarano-acoustic guitar and vocals with Jam Stampede - Mike Miz-acoustic-guitar; Tom Circosta-acoustic-guitar; Freeman White-keyboards; Klyph Black-bass; Dave Diamond-drums; Johnny Markowski-drums; featuring Mike Miz-guitar; Barry Mitterhoff-mandolin; Jason Crosby-fiddle
11 - Trouble (3:34)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocals; Kane Daily-slide/lead guitar; Professor Louie-piano; Kerry Kearney-second guitar; Harley Fine-Farfisa organ; Lisa Bouchelle-backup vocals; Frank Celenza-bass; Eileen Murphy-drums
12 - Let’s Work Together (3:25)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocals; Kane Daily-lead guitar; Jon Marshall Smith-organ; Professor Louie and Miss Marie-backup vocals; Chris Matheos-bass; Ray Grappone-drums
About
by Falzarano
On this release I set out to get back to my blues roots and try to make a late 60's early 70's style blues/rock sounding album. In the vein of bands like Savoy Brown, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, John Mayall’s Blues Breakers, The Electric Flag, Pig Pen era Grateful Dead, The Faces, Canned Heat and such. In my own way pay homage to the greats like Elmore James, Reverend Gary Davis, Muddy Waters, BB, Freddie, and Albert King among others. The stuff I cut my teeth on. Not an easy task in this modern digital world. First off you have the digital vs. tape thing. I prefer tape, but these days it’s very expensive to record that way and I didn't have the budget for that. So we forged ahead in the digital world.
OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY
Guitarist/singer/songwriter Michael Falzarano has been a working musician for the past 40 years, most notably in The New Riders of the Purple Sage, Hot Tuna, the famed offspring of The Jefferson Airplane, and The Memphis Pilgrims, a Memphis-style rock ‘n’ roll band which he founded.
Falzarano is currently a member of The New Riders of the Purple Sage, a spin-off of the Grateful Dead, which features original members David Nelson and Buddy Cage. This seminal cosmic outlaw country band tours extensively and has recorded two CDs (Where I Come From & 17 Pine Avenue) of new material, some of which was co-written with Robert Hunter, famed lyricist for the Grateful Dead.
Falzarano signed with Woodstock Records, and released his third solo CD entitled We Are All One. Joining Falzarano on the dozen original songs and two cover songs is a collection of musicians he likes to call The Extended Family -- Vassar Clements, Melvin Seals, Buddy Cage, Jorma Kaukonen and Garth Hudson, to name a few.
The King James Session, Falzarano’s prior release now on Hypnotation Records, includes the song "Last Train Out" which he wrote in memory of The Allman Brothers’ and Gov’t Mule’s late, well-known bass player Allen Woody. Mecca is a CD that Falzarano and The Memphis Pilgrims released on Relix Records with guests Jorma Kaukonen, Pete Sears and Harvey Sorgen of Hot Tuna and Danny Lewis of Gov’t Mule. Both have garnered rave reviews (see below).
Falzarano has performed on and contributed many original compositions for Hot Tuna releases such as Pair A Dice Found (Epic), Live at Sweetwater I and II (Relix), …And Furthurmore (Grateful Dead) and Hot Tuna—Live In Japan (Relix), as well as the Jorma Kaukonen releases Land of Heroes (American Heritage), Too Many Years (American Heritage) and The Jorma Kaukonen Trio Live (Relix). Most recently Falzarano has contributed songs to and preformed on the most recent New Riders of the Purple Sage CDs Where I Come From and 17 Pine Avenue (Woodstock Records). A partial list of his other recordings include Professor Louie & the Crowmatix’s Live and Flyin’ High (both on Woodstock Records), Kerry Kearney’s Trippin’ on the Psychedelta (Relix) and Alexis P. Suter's Shuga Fix (Hipbone).
A live show veteran of more than 20 years, Falzarano has toured with Hot Tuna, The New Riders of the Purple Sage and The Jorma Kaukonen Trio (Kaukonen, Falzarano and Pete Sears) throughout the United States, Europe, Scandinavia and Japan. These bands have shared billings with The Allman Brothers, Black Crowes, Rusted Root, The Other Ones, Bob Weir’s Ratdog, Mickey Hart’s Mystery Box, Bruce Hornsby, Los Lobos, Dave Mason, Poco, Railroad Earth, Yonder Mountain String Band, moe and The Commander Cody Band, among others.
Falzarano has also appeared live or recorded with such musical greats as Bob Weir; Robert Hunter (Grateful Dead); Donna Jean Godchaux (Grateful Dead);Tom Constanten (Grateful Dead); Mickey Hart (Grateful Dead); Levon Helm, Rick Danko and Garth Hudson (The Band); John Lee Hooker; Johnny Copeland; Hubert Sumlin (Howlin’ Wolf); Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (Howlin’ Wolf); Bob Stroger (Pinetop Perkins Band); Jimmy Mays (Pinetop Perkins Band); Vassar Clements; Paul Simon; Dr. John; Graham Parker; Merl Saunders; Steve Kimok; Bill Keith; Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers, Gov’t Mule, The Dead); Warren Zevon; Greg Allman (Allman Brothers); David Crosby; Eric Anderson; Reid Genauer (Assembly of Dust); Jeff Austin (Yonder Mountain String Band; Tony Trischka; Maria Muldaur; Arlo Guthrie; John Sebastian (Lovin' Spoonful); Kenny Kosek (Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band); Geoff Atchison; Bruce Hornsby; Eric Weisberg; Pete Sears; Jonnie Johnson (Chuck Berry); Buddy Cage; Bob Matthews (New Riders); David Gans; Peter Rowan; Derek Trucks (Allman Brothers); Paul Kanter (The Jefferson Starship); Trey Anastasio (Phish); Guy Davis; Peter Mulvey; Melvin Seals (The Jerry Garcia Band); Jeff Chimenti and Mark Karan (Rat Dog); John Popper (Blues Traveler); John "Marmaduke" Dawson; Commander Cody; GE Smith; Tex Logan; Amy Helm; Alexis P. Sutter Band; Jesse McReynolds (Jim & Jesse) and Pinetop Perkins.
When not performing with his band The Extended Family, Falzarano can be seen with The New Riders of the Purple Sage. Falzarano also produces other artists and teaches guitar workshops at Jorma Kaukonen’s Fur Peace Ranch.
“Falzarano charts his own musical course and reaches a worthwhile destination. The King James Sessions is an album filled with real music, played lovingly - and enjoyed easily, from the first note till the last.” - Hittin' The Note
“Kick off your shoes and get ready to dance! Mecca, the debut CD by Michael Falzarano, is chock full of good time, high energy performances and inspiring, infectious grooves.” - Beat Magazine
The King James Sessions “The music pours into the air with irresistible force as Falzarano strides down the steel rails of roots rock with genuine fervor.” - Blues Jam Magazine
We Are All One "His songs are well written and he arranges them on the disc so that the listener doesn’t fall into a rut nor get jarred by the bump moving to the next song. The music goes from blues to Rock to Country to… however as stated the transitions are smooth and easy without being dull"
Within six months of its debut on the club circuit, Michael Falzarano & The Memphis Pilgrims were hailed by the press as one of New York’s “best new bands” who were “simply and wonderfully a real rock ‘n’ roll band.” - East Coast Rocker
OFFICIAL SITE
''I GOT BLUES FOR YA''
2014
61:33
1 - The Night King Curtis Died (4:12)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocals; Kane Daily-slide guitar; Chris Matheos-bass; Ray Grappone-drums
2 - I Got Blues For Ya (5:14)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocals; Kane Daily-slide/lead guitar; Klyph Black-bass; Christian Cassan-drums
3 - I Never Think About You (5:29)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocals; Professor Louie-piano; Hammond organ and backup vocals; Josh Colow-lead guitar; Miss Marie-backup vocals and percussion; Frank Campbell-bass; Gary Burke-drums
4 - Snake Box Boogie (7:45)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocals; Professor Louie-piano, Hammond organ and backup vocals; Josh Colow-lead guitar; Miss Marie-backup vocals and percussion; Frank Campbell-bass; Gary Burke-drums
5 - Big Fish (3:59)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocals; Vassar Clements-fiddle; Kerry Kearney-slide guitar; Peter Bennett-bass; Christian Cassan-drums
6 - We Got A Party Going On (4:43)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocals; Professor Louie-piano, Hammond organ and backup vocals; Josh Colow-lead guitar; Miss Marie-backup vocals and percussion; Frank Campbell-bass; Gary Burke-drums
7 - Good Good Lovin’ (4:06)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocals; Kane Daily-slide/lead guitar; Jon Marshall Smith-organ; Lisa Bouchelle-backup vocals; Klyph Black-bass; Christian Cassan-drums
8 - Crossroads Avenue (Crossroads Revisited) (6:53)
(Re-mastered from The King James Sessions)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocals; Alexis P. Suter-backup vocals; Kerry Kearney-slide guitar; Jimmie Fleming-mandolin; Pete Sears-piano; Charlie Wolfe-harmonica; Frank Celenza-bass; Eileen Murphy-drums
9 - The Devil’s Gone Fishin’ (4:54)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocal; Kerry Kearney-lead guitar; Professor Louie-piano; Frank Celenza-bass; Eileen Murphy-drums
10 - Death Don’t Have No Mercy (Live with Jam Stampede and friends at Brooklyn Bowl) (7:57)
Michael Falzarano-acoustic guitar and vocals with Jam Stampede - Mike Miz-acoustic-guitar; Tom Circosta-acoustic-guitar; Freeman White-keyboards; Klyph Black-bass; Dave Diamond-drums; Johnny Markowski-drums; featuring Mike Miz-guitar; Barry Mitterhoff-mandolin; Jason Crosby-fiddle
11 - Trouble (3:34)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocals; Kane Daily-slide/lead guitar; Professor Louie-piano; Kerry Kearney-second guitar; Harley Fine-Farfisa organ; Lisa Bouchelle-backup vocals; Frank Celenza-bass; Eileen Murphy-drums
12 - Let’s Work Together (3:25)
Michael Falzarano-guitar and vocals; Kane Daily-lead guitar; Jon Marshall Smith-organ; Professor Louie and Miss Marie-backup vocals; Chris Matheos-bass; Ray Grappone-drums
About
by Falzarano
On this release I set out to get back to my blues roots and try to make a late 60's early 70's style blues/rock sounding album. In the vein of bands like Savoy Brown, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, John Mayall’s Blues Breakers, The Electric Flag, Pig Pen era Grateful Dead, The Faces, Canned Heat and such. In my own way pay homage to the greats like Elmore James, Reverend Gary Davis, Muddy Waters, BB, Freddie, and Albert King among others. The stuff I cut my teeth on. Not an easy task in this modern digital world. First off you have the digital vs. tape thing. I prefer tape, but these days it’s very expensive to record that way and I didn't have the budget for that. So we forged ahead in the digital world.
OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY
Guitarist/singer/songwriter Michael Falzarano has been a working musician for the past 40 years, most notably in The New Riders of the Purple Sage, Hot Tuna, the famed offspring of The Jefferson Airplane, and The Memphis Pilgrims, a Memphis-style rock ‘n’ roll band which he founded.
Falzarano is currently a member of The New Riders of the Purple Sage, a spin-off of the Grateful Dead, which features original members David Nelson and Buddy Cage. This seminal cosmic outlaw country band tours extensively and has recorded two CDs (Where I Come From & 17 Pine Avenue) of new material, some of which was co-written with Robert Hunter, famed lyricist for the Grateful Dead.
Falzarano signed with Woodstock Records, and released his third solo CD entitled We Are All One. Joining Falzarano on the dozen original songs and two cover songs is a collection of musicians he likes to call The Extended Family -- Vassar Clements, Melvin Seals, Buddy Cage, Jorma Kaukonen and Garth Hudson, to name a few.
The King James Session, Falzarano’s prior release now on Hypnotation Records, includes the song "Last Train Out" which he wrote in memory of The Allman Brothers’ and Gov’t Mule’s late, well-known bass player Allen Woody. Mecca is a CD that Falzarano and The Memphis Pilgrims released on Relix Records with guests Jorma Kaukonen, Pete Sears and Harvey Sorgen of Hot Tuna and Danny Lewis of Gov’t Mule. Both have garnered rave reviews (see below).
Falzarano has performed on and contributed many original compositions for Hot Tuna releases such as Pair A Dice Found (Epic), Live at Sweetwater I and II (Relix), …And Furthurmore (Grateful Dead) and Hot Tuna—Live In Japan (Relix), as well as the Jorma Kaukonen releases Land of Heroes (American Heritage), Too Many Years (American Heritage) and The Jorma Kaukonen Trio Live (Relix). Most recently Falzarano has contributed songs to and preformed on the most recent New Riders of the Purple Sage CDs Where I Come From and 17 Pine Avenue (Woodstock Records). A partial list of his other recordings include Professor Louie & the Crowmatix’s Live and Flyin’ High (both on Woodstock Records), Kerry Kearney’s Trippin’ on the Psychedelta (Relix) and Alexis P. Suter's Shuga Fix (Hipbone).
A live show veteran of more than 20 years, Falzarano has toured with Hot Tuna, The New Riders of the Purple Sage and The Jorma Kaukonen Trio (Kaukonen, Falzarano and Pete Sears) throughout the United States, Europe, Scandinavia and Japan. These bands have shared billings with The Allman Brothers, Black Crowes, Rusted Root, The Other Ones, Bob Weir’s Ratdog, Mickey Hart’s Mystery Box, Bruce Hornsby, Los Lobos, Dave Mason, Poco, Railroad Earth, Yonder Mountain String Band, moe and The Commander Cody Band, among others.
Falzarano has also appeared live or recorded with such musical greats as Bob Weir; Robert Hunter (Grateful Dead); Donna Jean Godchaux (Grateful Dead);Tom Constanten (Grateful Dead); Mickey Hart (Grateful Dead); Levon Helm, Rick Danko and Garth Hudson (The Band); John Lee Hooker; Johnny Copeland; Hubert Sumlin (Howlin’ Wolf); Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (Howlin’ Wolf); Bob Stroger (Pinetop Perkins Band); Jimmy Mays (Pinetop Perkins Band); Vassar Clements; Paul Simon; Dr. John; Graham Parker; Merl Saunders; Steve Kimok; Bill Keith; Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers, Gov’t Mule, The Dead); Warren Zevon; Greg Allman (Allman Brothers); David Crosby; Eric Anderson; Reid Genauer (Assembly of Dust); Jeff Austin (Yonder Mountain String Band; Tony Trischka; Maria Muldaur; Arlo Guthrie; John Sebastian (Lovin' Spoonful); Kenny Kosek (Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band); Geoff Atchison; Bruce Hornsby; Eric Weisberg; Pete Sears; Jonnie Johnson (Chuck Berry); Buddy Cage; Bob Matthews (New Riders); David Gans; Peter Rowan; Derek Trucks (Allman Brothers); Paul Kanter (The Jefferson Starship); Trey Anastasio (Phish); Guy Davis; Peter Mulvey; Melvin Seals (The Jerry Garcia Band); Jeff Chimenti and Mark Karan (Rat Dog); John Popper (Blues Traveler); John "Marmaduke" Dawson; Commander Cody; GE Smith; Tex Logan; Amy Helm; Alexis P. Sutter Band; Jesse McReynolds (Jim & Jesse) and Pinetop Perkins.
When not performing with his band The Extended Family, Falzarano can be seen with The New Riders of the Purple Sage. Falzarano also produces other artists and teaches guitar workshops at Jorma Kaukonen’s Fur Peace Ranch.
“Falzarano charts his own musical course and reaches a worthwhile destination. The King James Sessions is an album filled with real music, played lovingly - and enjoyed easily, from the first note till the last.” - Hittin' The Note
“Kick off your shoes and get ready to dance! Mecca, the debut CD by Michael Falzarano, is chock full of good time, high energy performances and inspiring, infectious grooves.” - Beat Magazine
The King James Sessions “The music pours into the air with irresistible force as Falzarano strides down the steel rails of roots rock with genuine fervor.” - Blues Jam Magazine
We Are All One "His songs are well written and he arranges them on the disc so that the listener doesn’t fall into a rut nor get jarred by the bump moving to the next song. The music goes from blues to Rock to Country to… however as stated the transitions are smooth and easy without being dull"
Within six months of its debut on the club circuit, Michael Falzarano & The Memphis Pilgrims were hailed by the press as one of New York’s “best new bands” who were “simply and wonderfully a real rock ‘n’ roll band.” - East Coast Rocker
OFFICIAL SITE
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