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Garrett Dutton III (born October 3, 1972), better known as G. Love, is the front man for the band, G. Love & Special Sauce. October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ...
G. Love & Special Sauce is an alternative hip-hop band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...
Dutton, born in Philadelphia, began playing guitar at age 8. He wrote his first song by the time he was in the 9th grade and began playing harmonica in a wire rack. Dutton credits Bob Dylan and John Hammond Jr., as well as then-contemporary "old school" hip-hop sounds of Run-DMC, the Beastie Boys, and Philadelphia's own Schooly D as influences. Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ...
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and poet whose enduring contributions to American song are often compared, in fame and influence, to those of Stephen Foster, Irving Berlin, Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, and Hank Williams. ...
John Hammond album cover John Paul Hammond (born November 13, 1942), also known as John Hammond Jr. ...
Hip hop music (also referred to as rap or rap music) is a style of popular music. ...
Run-DMC is a famous hip hop crew founded by Jason Mizell (Jam Master Jay) and includes Joseph Run Simmons and Darryl DMC McDaniels, all from Hollis, Queens. ...
The Beastie Boys are an American hip hop group from New York City: Brooklyn and Manhattan. ...
Schoolly D (born Jesse B. Weaver) is one of Philadelphias hip hop pioneers. ...
Dutton, still in high school at Germantown Friends School, began playing solo on the streets of Philadelphia. After a year of college, he relocated to Boston, working as a fundraiser for Peace Action and playing wherever and whenever he could. One of his few indoor gigs at this time was a Boston bar called The Tam O'Shanter, where he met drummer Jeffrey "The Houseman" Clemens in January 1993. Dutton and Clemens began working as a duo, they were joined a few months later by bassist Jim "Jimi Jazz" Prescott and became the house band on Mondays at The Plough and Stars in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Seal of Germantown Friends School Germantown Friends School is a co-educational K-12 school in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA under the supervision of Germantown Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). ...
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A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ...
He is known to play an upright bass. ...
1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
A house band is a group of musicians, centrally organized by a band leader, that regularly play a venue every night it is open for business and are synonymous with the establishment. ...
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The name G. Love doesn't really have that much of a story to it. The 'G', of course, stands for Garrett, his first name. He said in an interview that the 'Love' was just there because it sounded right.
G. Love featured Jack Johnson on his 1999 LP Philadelphonic playing an early version of Jack Johnson's "Rodeo Clowns" when Jack was an unknown artist. Jack later featured the song on his 2003 LP On and On. Jack Johnson playing an acoustic guitar. ...
Known nowadays for his excellent live shows, he is often seen touring with Jack Johnson, who signed G. Love to his record label Brushfire Records. He has made appearances on the records of artists such as Slightly Stoopid and Donovan Frankenreiter.
Discography
G. Love & Special Sauce is an alternative hip-hop band from Philadelphia. ...
Coast to Coast Motel (1995) was the sophmore album released by the trio known as G. Love & Special Sauce. ...
Yeah, Its That Easy (1997) was the third album released by the trio known as G. Love & Special Sauce. ...
Philadelphonic (1999) was the third album released by the trio known as G. Love & Special Sauce. ...
Electric Mile (2001) was the fourth album released by the trio known as G. Love & Special Sauce. ...
For the dance, see Hustle (dance), for other uses see Hustle. ...
External links - G. Love and Special Sauce Website
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