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Stefan Grossman: Shining Shadows

Read "Shining Shadows" reviewed by David Rickert

by David Rickert
October 7, 2010

It makes sense that Stefan Grossman and Eric Clapton hung out together in the sixties, because they both have similar approaches to the guitar: Clapton isn't the flashiest of players, but can craft lines out of a few notes that are filled with feeling and taste; Grossman is a like-minded player--not one to create finger-busting arrangements like other guitarists that he's featured on his Kicking Mule label, but nevertheless crafting tasteful songs that rely on a myriad of influences, from ...

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Stefan Grossman: Aunt Molly's Murray Farm/The Gramercy Park Shiek

Read "Aunt Molly's Murray Farm/The Gramercy Park Shiek" reviewed by David Rickert

by David Rickert
May 10, 2010

It's a well-known irony that if you were interested in playing traditional blues in the sixties, one of the best places you could be was overseas in England. Fed up with the Vietnam War, Stefan Grossman headed across the pond and began running around the town with the likes of Cream going to see new blues bands like Pink Floyd. Grossman got his traditional licks honestly from none other than his teacher the Rev. Gary Davis, and no doubt picked ...