Ron Holloway

Infobox musical artist
Name = Ron Holloway

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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Ronald Edward Holloway
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Born = birth date and age|1953|8|24
Origin = Washington, D.C., United States
Genre = Jazz
R&B
Blues
Funk
Rock
Instrument = Tenor Saxophone
Occupation = Musician
Years_active = 1966 - 2008
Label = Fantasy Records / Milestone Records
Associated_acts = Dizzy Gillespie
Susan Tedeschi
Gil Scott-Heron
Root Boy Slim
Sonny Rollins
URL = [http://www.ronholloway.net Official site]
Notable_instruments = Keilwerth SX90R Tenor Saxophone.

Ronald Edward "Ron" Holloway, born August 24, 1953 in Washington, D.C., is an American tenor saxophonist known for his love of a sweeping breadth and knowledge of jazz, his genial manner sitting in with various bands, his eclectic tastes in music and his ability to adapt his playing to a variety of musical genres. He has played with famous bands since his entry into the Washington, D.C. music scene. Holloway is listed in the "Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz", "Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz" [http://www.us.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Music/PopularMusic/Jazz/?view=usa&ci=9780195320008 Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz] ] and jazz critic Ira Gitler describes Holloway as a "bear-down-hard-bopper who can blow authentic R&B and croon a ballad with warm, blue feeling." Gitler, Ira [http://www.msmnyc.edu/catalog/facbio.asp?fid=1008172953 Ira Gitler] ] Holloway was a member of Dizzy Gillespie's final quintet until his death, on January 6, 1993. Currently he is a member of Susan Tedeschi's band, and in addition, Ron also appears as a frequent guest of the Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule, The Derek Trucks Band, Little Feat and Taj Mahal.

Biography

Childhood

Ron Holloway was born to Winston and Marjorie Holloway, avid jazz fans who met while attending Howard University in Washington, D.C. They frequently attended concerts at the Howard Theatre. Holloway himself has commented that he must have heard jazz in the womb. Kennedy Center "NPR" [http://www.npr.org/programs/btaylor/pastprograms/rholloway.html] ] When he was very young, his father would return from work, bringing the latest Prestige Records or Blue Note albums. A big fan of saxophone and trumpet led groups, he shared his love for all of the great horn soloists with his son, who shared his interest in the music but felt no inclination to become a musician, himself.

Saxophones

In 1966, on his the first day of school at Carter G. Woodson Junior High School, the director of the school band mentioned during orientation a shortage of students for a complete band. The students were invited to join him the next day in the band room. Two of Holloway's friends were enthusiastic, but he had to be persuaded to join them. The next morning, the director showed them the french horn, clarinet, and an alto saxophone. Holloway quickly chose the saxophone remembering all the music he'd been exposed to growing up around his parents. He comments:

"The irony is my two friends both quit playing the clarinet and the french horn after a mere two years. Forty-two years later I'm still playing the saxophone and that's how I make my living."

"I started taking the school horn home everyday so I could practice. I was very eager to learn and improve. As soon as I got home I'd take the horn out of its case and start playing. Before I knew anything three hours had gone by and it was dinner time."citequote

Holloway played the alto saxophone for only a few months. His teacher needed a tenor saxophonist and by the end of the year he made the switch to the instrument that was to become his primary musical "voice". Holloway commented in "JazzTimes Magazine" that he remembers hearing the Sonny Rollins album, "What's New", feeling particularly moved by Rollins' solo on the song, "If Ever I Should Leave You", when he was only ten years old. Despite his youth, he would pester his father to keep playing "'that record by Sonny Rollins!'", saying that what affected him most was "how rhythmically animated Sonny's playing was, along with the speech-like quality of his sound. It was like listening to a human voice, but with a thousand times the rhythmic capacity". "JazzTimes", Sonny Rollins Tribute [http://jazztimes.com/columns_and_features/web_exclusive/sonny_rollins_tribute/] ] Hearing what was possible on the tenor saxophone made the switch from alto a little less traumatic for the young student. In December 1966, the Holloway family, along with Ron's grandmother relocated to suburban Takoma Park, Maryland from Washington, D.C. The house provided a large basement where Ron could practice without disturbing others. Looking back, Holloway remarked, "At that point in my life I was very excited about pursuing music and starting that journey toward reaching my full potential. I was only thirteen but I felt I had found my life's work."

Influences: Discovering the masters

In January 1967, Holloway's family began the new year in their new home in Takoma Park, Maryland and he began the new semester in Takoma Park Junior High School where he joined the school band in Takoma Park Junior High School, returning home daily to the basement where he would listen to his fathers vinyl record collection. One of the first tenor sax players to grab his attention was Willis Gator Jackson. His style was more R&B based and therefore easier for Holloway to grasp at that early stage. As his hearing became more advanced he heard and identified "voices" that spoke most profoundly. Players like Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane and Miles Davis, became Holloway's principle influences and have remained so to the present day. Listening to these players he found each had their own distinctive styles and sounds. He began to tackle a new goal; to develop a personal expression that people could readily identify as Ron Holloway.

Late 1960s

In the last years of the 1960s, Holloway began to find his own voice on the tenor saxophone. When school let out in the summer of 1967 He practiced anywhere from 8-10 hours every day. "I didn't mind devoting the whole day to practicing. I was thoroughly consumed by my instrument and my musical heroes." Over the next few years Holloway regularly participated in jam sessions with school friends and joined his first top 40/R&B band; the Speculations. More practice of sitting in with all types of groups became an important element in Ron's development and the main reason for his versatility. It wasn't unusual to find him sitting in with a jazz, R&B, funk, rock, jazz fusion, blues or even a country music band all in the space of a week. The Washington D.C. music scene continued to thrive into the early 1970s and Holloway took full advantage of it. However, despite all the local activity he eventually felt the need for greater musical challenges.

Milestones: Sitting in 1970s

Freddie Hubbard

In the summer of 1974 the Holloways discovered Freddie Hubbard was scheduled to make an appearance at the (short lived) Etcetera Club in downtown Washington, D.C.. Ron took the cassette he'd made practicing along to one of Hubbard's recordings to the concert. During the break he introduced himself to Hubbard and played the tape for him. After hearing the tape Freddie invited him to come back that Sunday night and sit in. Holloway accepted and the result was an open invitation to sit in whenever Hubbard was in town.

Sonny Rollins

The next year, 1975, Holloway and his mother attended a packed clinic given by tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins at Howard University. Sonny was backed by a rhythm section comprised of local musicians. At one point, Rollins invited local horn players to join him onstage. Holloway played on the Rollins original "Playin' in the Yard". The solo went well and Holloway received a standing ovation from the audience. Rollins and Holloway kept in touch afterwards and the two became good friends. In an issue of "JazzTimes Magazine" Holloway mentioned some of the qualities in Rollins that had inspired him; his big explosive sound, his unique "voice" and willingness to explore all the facets of the tenor sax, making it an extention of himself, and finally, like John Coltrane, his deep contemplation of the music on a "meditative" level. The friendship and respect between the two ran both ways, however. Rollins was just as generous in his estimation of Holloway over a period of time, and often mentioned him as one of his favorite horn players as well. Jung, Fred "JazzWeekly", [http://www.jazzweekly.com/interviews/SROLLINS.htm A Fireside Chat With Sonny Rollins] ]

Dizzy Gillespie

By 1977 Holloway was making his living playing music. To add to this encouraging development he learned of a new club that was set to open within a mile of his home called the Showboat Lounge. Sonny Rollins, Freddie Hubbard and Dizzy Gillespie were among the scheduled performers and Holloway could scarcely wait to meet all three of them.

Holloway was at the Showboat Lounge on Dizzy's very first night at the club armed with his tape recorder. Approaching the dressing room about 45 minutes before showtime, he could hear Gillespie warming up, starting from the lowest notes and coming up the chromatic scale. When Gillespie spotted him standing in the doorway, Holloway was asked to play his tape, which he identified as the recording of his performance with Rollins. Gillespie listened intently. After hearing the solo he asked Ron if he had his horn. Holloway answered that he didn't want to appear presumptuous. Dizzy grinned widely and said "Presumptuous-- now THERE'S a word!" After a good laugh, Holloway found himself performing with Gillespie all week. Afterwards, Holloway had a standing invitation to sit in with the band. In 1979 he sat in with Dizzy at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London. On June 6, 1987 Holloway performed with a large group of musicians honoring Gillespie at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts.

Root Boy Slim & The Sex Change Band

1977 continued to be a pivitol year for the young saxophonist. It was in the summer of 1977 that Holloway met Foster MacKenzie III, better known as Root Boy Slim, aka "The Duke of Puke". Root Boy had a reputation for bizarre behavior and wild stage antics. He was a notorious fixture in suburban Maryland and throughout the Washington, D.C. music scene. Holloway began playing with Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band in the summer of 1977. The band played the better alternative clubs such as the Bayou, the Psychedelly, the Cellar Door and other venues around Washington D.C.

In 1979 Root Boy, Holloway, and the rest of Root Boy's Sex Change Band participated in a film entitled "Mr. Mike's Mondo Video" which was written by Michael O'Donoghue. Mondo Video was deemed a bit too raunchy for regular television. In the early 1980s Root Boy and Holloway made cameo appearances in a film made by the D.C. area comedy group known as The Langley Punks for their Travesty Films group. Ron recorded four albums with Rootboy and at least two 45's: "Xmas at K-Mart" and "Too Much Jawbone" on the flip side, and "Do the Meltdown" backed with "Graveyard of Losers". Holloway was a member of several Root Boy configurations from 1977-1987.

Osiris Marsh

As is so often the case in the music business, Holloway's tenure with Root Boy Slim overlapped with a couple of other groups. One such group was the D.C. funk band called Osiris. Osiris Marsh and Ron Holloway first met in 1979. With influences ranging from Earth, Wind, and Fire, Sly and the Family Stone and Parliament/Funkadelic, Osiris was interested in the culture of ancient Egypt (hence the name), and the roots of African Americans altogether. Holloway recorded two albums with Osiris. The band consisted of Osiris Marsh as lead vocalist, Tyrone "Ty" Brunson on bass guitar, Maceo Bond on keyboards, Tony Jones, also on bass, percussionist Jimmy "Sha-Sha" Stapleton, Ron Holloway on sax, and Brent Mingle playing guitar. As a band, they produced "the most unalloyed, dirty and downright nasty Funk imaginable." Official Osiris Website [http://hem.bredband.net/funkyflyy/osiris/osbio.html Osiris] ] ; The band produced the album, "Since Before Our Time" on Warner Brothers Records. It got very good reviews, but failed to be promoted after it's release in 1979. This was due in part, because, according to Marsh, the music and lyrics of the songs ran deep, taking the listener back on a journey to retrace one's roots, as opposed to shallower words and the simple danceable melody of the newest musical trend, disco music, and, "All Music" critic Alex Henderson claims Warner Brothers Records failed to promote the album or the band, and they were dropped after just one album. Henderson, Alex "All Music" Biography of Osiris [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fxfoxqqgldhe Since Before Our Time] ] Another attempt, "O-Zone", on Marlin Records met with similar reviews, but faced the same overall inability to overcome the dance floor fever that enticed many funk and soul listeners towards disco, as the 1970s came to an end. Holloway played with Osiris from 1979 to 1981.

Gil Scott-Heron

In November 1981 Holloway visited one of the most popular D.C. clubs; Blues Alley, where he had been told jazz drummer Norman Connors would be performing. He brought his horn and upon arriving spotted Connors and introduced himself. With an offer from Connors, he sat in on the next set, getting a good response from the audience. Afterward, climbing the stairs leading to the dressing room, a deep resonant baritone voice said, "I like the way you handled yourself up there!" It was Gil Scott-Heron. That night Scott-Heron invited Holloway to join his group. In February, 1982 Holloway played his first gig with Scott-Heron at the Bottom Line in New York City with Diana Ross and Gato Barbieri in the audience. Holloway comments, "I got so many things together on my horn while playing with Gil. It was really a valuable period of self discovery." In addition, early in 1982 Holloway was aboard when filmmaker Robert Mugge documented Scott-Heron's performance at the Wax Museum nightclub in Washington, D.C. The film is called "Black Wax". Holloway was a member of Scott-Heron's group from February of 1982 until June of 1989.

Joining the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet

Though he was a member of Scott-Heron's group during this period Holloway continued to appear with Dizzy whenever he would perform in D.C. In June of 1989 he was sitting in with Dizzy at Blues Alley. "Dizzy's manager came up to me at the bar and said 'Birks wants to see you upstairs. He wants to talk to you about something.' I went up to the dressing room and Dizzy told me he needed a regular saxophone player and asked me if I'd like to join his quintet. I responded with a question: "When do I start?" 'I think you already have," was Dizzy's reply. Ron toured the world with Dizzy, performing for kings and dignitaries and performed on the Johnny Carson and Arsenio Hall shows. During his tenure with Gillespie, Holloway recorded two CDs; "The Symphony Sessions" on Pro Arte, All Music Reveiew [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3zfwxq8gld0e The Symphony Sessions] ] and "Dizzy Gillespie - Live! at Blues Alley", [http://www.bluesalley.com/cds.htm] ] on the Blues Alley record imprint. He also played many of the important jazz festivals and clubs around the world with Gillespie.

"Joining Dizzy's quintet was one of the greatest events of my life! If you are a young aspiring musician, you'd be hard-pressed to improve on standing next to John Birks Gillespie! When I think back on it now, fifteen years after the fact, I still have to pinch myself. It's difficult to say whether my life has been enriched more professionally or personally, but I suspect the latter. As great a musician as Dizzy was, he may have been an even more remarkable human being."

"The last week I played with Dizzy, in February of 1992, was at a very nice club called Jazz Alley, in Seattle," Holloway sadly recalled. "It wound up being his last booking. I remember he played so strong and with such precision that week that guitarist Ed Cherry and I were pleasantly stunned. We stood dead in our tracks as one set in particular ended and Ed looked at Diz in amazement and called out Dizzy's name loudly to let Dizzy know how impressive his playing was throughout that entire set. Dizzy just shrugged it off but Ed and I both knew what we had just witnessed. We were both emotionally affected by what we had just heard. It was uncanny and just a little eerie. It was as if God had smiled down on Dizzy and allowed him to play the way he had twenty years previously. The very next week Dizzy underwent some tests because he hadn't been feeling well. To everyone's shock the diagnosis was grim- cancer of the pancreas. Dizzy was forced to cancel his engagements until further notice. On January 6, 1993 we lost him. By then he had been off the scene for nine months. It was the end of an era. I will forever treasure the time I was fortunate to spend in his company, before and after joining his band." cite book|last=Stokes|first=W. Royal |title=Living the Jazz Life|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2000|pages=52-53|isbn=0-19-508108-0|accessdate=October 7, 2008|language=English]

Thus, the sitting in period that had begun in June 1977 ended in June 1989 when Dizzy hired Ron. Ron Holloway was a member of the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet from June 1989 until the passing of his friend on January 6 1993.

Little Feat

The time honored tradition of sitting-in in all kinds of musical situations is something Holloway has done throughout his life. In 2002, as Holloway was leaving Rams Head Onstage in Annapolis, Maryland a crew member of the band Little Feat saw him with his saxophone. He told Holloway that the band would be performing on the main stage the next night and suggested Holloway come down and bring his horn. He did, and made a cameo appearance on the song "Feats Don't Fail Me Now". The result: Holloway's first time performance with the band was recorded and appears on the "Live at the Rams Head" CD on Hot Tomato Records, their imprint label. On October 14, 2002 Little Feat revisited their 1978 live album "Waiting For Columbus". Once again the band performed many of the original songs in front of a live audience in the same venue the original album was recorded; Lisner Auditorium on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, D.C. For this event the group enlisted a large number of their musical friends. It was at this concert that Holloway and Warren Haynes first met.

Over the years Little Feat and Holloway have maintained close ties. In early February 2006 Holloway traveled to Negril, Jamaica to perform as a special guest on their annual performance there.

The Allman Brothers Band and members

Derek Trucks

The original meeting between Derek Trucks and Ron Holloway took place in 2002 aboard Derek's tour bus just outside the entrance to Rams Head Onstage. "The first time I met Derek I was surprised how conversant he is with musicians of various genres. As I boarded his bus I realized he was listening to a Wayne Shorter CD. As we talked he mentioned several other favorite recordings by Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Charles Lloyd, Sun Ra, John Gilmore and John Coltrane. That night I realized just how serious he is about music." Trucks and Holloway have performed together many times since in the context of The Derek Trucks Band, The Allman Brothers Band, Susan Tedeschi, and a conglomeration of (husband and wife) Trucks' and Tedeschi's bands called the "Soul Stew Revival".

Warren Haynes

On September 30 2004, Little Feat with Holloway were scheduled to open for the Allman Brothers Band at the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Virginia. Holloway was surrounded by notable musicians; aside from Little Feat, he had played with Derek Trucks and met Warren Haynes, both who are the two guitarists with the Allman Brothers Band. This was also his first occasion to hear the Allman Brothers Band live for the first time. After the set with Little Feat, Haynes stopped Holloway at the stage door, and asked him, "Hey, Ron-- how would you like to do some playin' with the Brothers?" Holloway played on one of the last tunes of the night called "Southbound", an Allman Brothers classic tune. Allman Brothers Band Instant Live 2004; Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA September 30, 2004 [http://hittinthenote.com/cart/pc-362-59-allman-brothers-bandbrinstant-live-2004brnissan-pavilion-bristow-va-93004.aspx "Southbound"] ]

After the show Warren Haynes invited Ron to sit in with his band; Gov't Mule. The Mule, as they are affectionately called were scheduled to perform at the in Washington, D.C. in October. Holloway performed with them to a packed house on October 27th and 28th, 2004. Both these nights were recorded.

Since this first encounter Gov't Mule and Ron Holloway have performed together many times, most notably at the Beacon Theatre, the Wanee Festival, and the Warren Haynes Annual Christmas Jam in Asheville, North Carolina.

Gregg Allman and the Allman Brothers legacy

Gregg Allman and Holloway were introduced by Warren Haynes the night they all played together for the first time at the Nissan Pavilion. Holloway has since toured with the The Allman Brothers Band and can be heard on numerous recordings with the band. Review playing with the Allman Brothers Band [http://www.hittinthenote.com/cart/pc-434-60-allman-brothers-bandbrinstant-live-2005brcharlottesville-pavilionbrcharlottesville-va-92805.aspx Instant Live Recordings] ] In particular, the Nissan Pavilion, in Bristow, Virginia, has seen repeat performances, at the Wanee Festival in Live Oak, Florida, Performance with the Allman Brothers Band [http://www.waneefestival.com/wanee_bands.html the Wanee Festival] ] Other times Holloway has shared the stage include performing at the Beacon Theatre during The Allman Brothers Band's annual multiple night stands, and the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland.

Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks and Soul Stew Revival

In October, 2005 Holloway remembered that blues singer Susan Tedeschi was performing at Rams Head Live!in Baltimore, Maryland. [http://pic1.funtigo.com/concertfotos/?b=538616&c=111188&p=start&cr=1 Rams Head Live] in Baltimore, Maryland. "Susan and I originally met a few years before on one of Derek's concerts. In fact we both sat in with Derek on some of the same shows like the Wanee Festival and the Birchmere." [http://www.waneefestival.com/wanee_bands.html Wanee Festival] and the [http://pic1.funtigo.com/concertfotos/?b=539198&c=111188&p=start&cr=1 Birchmere] ." Since joining her band Ron has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdJLsxTy96g&v3 performed in Europe] and toured extensively throughout the United States with Susan playing major festivals, theatres and clubs. He has also appeared on [http://www.tv.com/late-night-with-conan-obrien/donald-trump-emily-mortimer-susan-tedeschi/episode/589582/summary.html Late Night with Conan O'Brien] and has been heard on several [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5035493 radio broadcasts] with Susan in the U.S. and Canada.Susan and Ron have also performed together in the group she co-leads with her husband; the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTQDeHLlka8&NR=1 "Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Soul Stew Revival".]

Ron Holloway has been a member of Susan Tedeschi's band since October 2005.

Selected discography

With JazzMont and Fantasy Records

From August through September 1993, Holloway recorded his first CD. Once the recording was finished he sent his demo tape to his friend and mentor Sonny Rollins who passed it along to Ralph Kaffel at Fantasy Records, and within a week, Holloway was signed to their label.

From 1994 through 2002, Holloway recorded five albums:

* (2003) Ron Holloway - "Ron Holloway & Friends Live at Montpelier" - Jazzmont Records
* (1998) Ron Holloway - "Groove Update" - Fantasy/Milestone
* (1996) Ron Holloway - "Scorcher" - Fantasy/Milestone
* (1995) Ron Holloway - "Struttin"' - Fantasy/Milestone
* (1994) Ron Holloway - "Slanted" - Fantasy/Milestones

All records received mixed but positive reviews from music's "AllMusic Reviews".

With The Allman Brothers Band

* Allman Brothers Band - " [http://www.hittinthenote.com/cart2/pc-837-122-allman-brothers-bandbrcolumbia-md-9-30-08brcd-pre-sale.aspx The Allman Brothers Band Live at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland"___9/30/08]
* Allman Brothers Band - " [http://www.hittinthenote.com/cart2/pc-666-108-allman-brothers-bandbrsnowmass-co-9-2-07.aspx The Allman Brothers Band Live in Snowmass, Colorado"___9/2/07]
* Allman Brothers Band - " [http://www.hittinthenote.com/cart2/pc-654-108-allman-brothers-bandbrbristow-va-8-14-07.aspx The Allman Brothers Band Live in Bristow, Virginia"___8/14/07]
* Allman Brothers Band - " [http://www.hittinthenote.com/cart2/pc-640-108-allman-brothers-bandbrwanee-festivalbrsaturday-4-14-07.aspx The Allman Brothers Band Live at the Wanee Festival"___4/14/07]
* Allman Brothers Band - " [http://www.hittinthenote.com/cart2/pc-639-108-allman-brothers-bandbrwanee-festivalbrfriday-4-13-07.aspx The Allman Brothers Band Live at the Wanee Festival"___4/13/07]
* Allman Brothers Band - "The Allman Brothers Band Live at Charlottesville Pavilion" in Charlottesville, Va___9/28/05
* Allman Brothers Band - "The Allman Brothers Band Live at DTE Energy Music Theatre" in Clarkston, Michigan___8/14/05
* Allman Brothers Band - "The Allman Brothers Band Live at the Rosemont Theatre" in Rosemont Illinois___8/13/05
* Allman Brothers Band - "The Allman Brothers Band Live at Penn's Landing" in Philadelphia, Pa.___7/23/05
* Allman Brothers Band - "The Allman Brothers Band Live at Nissan Pavilion @ Stone Ridge" in Bristow, Va.___7/17/05
* Allman Brothers Band - "The Allman Brothers Band Live at the Wanee Festival" in Live Oak, Florida___4/16/05
* Allman Brothers Band - "The Allman Brothers Band Live at the Wanee Festival" in Live Oak, Florida___4/15/05
* Allman Brothers Band - "The Allman Brothers Band Live at Nissan Pavilion" in Bristow, Va.___9/30/04

With Warren Haynes and Gov't Mule

* Warren Haynes - [http://muletracks.shop.musictoday.com/Product.aspx?cp=755_14071&pc=HADD080913 Warren Haynes at the Juke Joint - Mountain Village, Colorado___9/13/08]
* Gov't Mule - [http://muletracks.shop.musictoday.com/Product.aspx?cp=755_14071&pc=GMDD080913 Gov't Mule at the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival - Telluride, Colorado___9/13/08]
* Gov't Mule - [http://muletracks.shop.musictoday.com/Product.aspx?cp=755_14071&pc=GMDD080724 Gov't Mule at the Grand Opera House - Wilmington, Del.___7/24/08]
* Gov't Mule - [http://muletracks.shop.musictoday.com/Product.aspx?cp=755_12106&pc=GMDD071215 Gov't Mule at Xmas Jam - Asheville, N.C.___12/15/07]
* Gov't Mule - [http://muletracks.shop.musictoday.com/Product.aspx?pc=GMDD071013 Gov't Mule at the 9:30 Club - Washington, D.C.___10/13/07]
* Gov't Mule - [http://muletracks.shop.musictoday.com/Product.aspx?pc=GMDD071012 Gov't Mule at the 9:30 Club - Washington, D.C.___10/12/07]
* Gov't Mule - [http://muletracks.shop.musictoday.com/Product.aspx?cp=755_11535&pc=GMDD070903 Gov't Mule at Aspen Jazz Festival - Snowmass, Colorado___09/03/07]
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at the Wanee Festival - Live Oak, Florida___4/14/07
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at the Pavilion - Charlottesville, Virginia___09/16/06
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at the Warner Theatre - Washington, D.C.___9/15/06
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at the Bospop Festival - Weert, Holland___07/09/06
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at Innsbrook Pavilion - Glen Allen, Virginia___4/19/06
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at the Beacon Theatre (Mule-a-Go-Go) New York City___12/31/05
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at the Beacon Theatre (Mule-a-Go-Go) New York City___12/30/05
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at the Beacon Theatre (Mule-a-Go-Go) New York City___12/29/05
* Gov't Mule - Warren Haynes Christmas Jam at the Asheville Convention Center - Asheville, North Carolina___12/17/05
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at DAR Constitution Hall - Washington, D.C.___11/23/05
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at Rams Head Live - Baltimore, Maryland___06/25/05
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at Innsbrook Pavilion - Glen Allen, Virginia___06/09/05
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at Festival Pier - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania___06/05/05
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at the Wanee Festival - Live Oak, Florida___4/16/05
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at the Wanee Festival - Live Oak, Florida___4/15/05
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at Kirby Center - Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania___02.25.05
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at Martin Luther King Performing Arts Center - Charlottesville, Virginia___ 02/20/05
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at the Beacon Theatre in New York City (New Year's Eve)___12/31/04
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at the Beacon Theatre in New York City___12/30/04
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at Rams Head Live - Baltimore, Maryland___12/27/04 and 12/28/04
* Gov't Mule - Warren Haynes Christmas Jam at the Asheville Convention Center - Asheville, North Carolina___12/18/04
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at Landmark Theatre - Richmond, Virginia___10/31/04
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at the 9:30 Club - Washington, D.C.___10/28/04
* Gov't Mule - Gov't Mule at the 9:30 Club - Washington, D.C.___10/27/04

With Dizzy Gillespie

* Dizzy Gillespie - " [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3zfwxq8gld0e The Symphony Sessions"] on Pro Arte
* Dizzy Gillespie - " [http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?gmusi&1043700987&openflup&4&4 Live! at Blues Alley"]

With Gil Scott-Heron

* Gil Scott-Heron - " [Live at the Town and Country 1988] " - Evangeline
* Gil Scott-Heron - "The Best of Gil Scott-Heron Live" - Compendia
* Gil Scott-Heron - " [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3xfoxqu5ldfe Moving Target"] - BMG International
* Gil Scott-Heron - "Minister of Information: Live" - Castle Music UK

With Little Feat

* Little Feat - "Live at the Rams Head" - Hot Tomato Records

With Root Boy Slim

* Root Boy Slim - " [http://www.amazon.com/Root-Boy-Slim-Change-Band/dp/B000093FKS/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1196882324&sr=1-1 Root Boy Slim & the Sex Change Band"] - Warner Bros.___1977___(out of print vinyl)___(scarce CD on Wounded Bird)
* Root Boy Slim - "Zoom" -(CD release in December 2007 on Rip Bang Records) Originally on IRS Records(1979)(out of print vinyl)
* Root Boy Slim - "Dog Secrets" - Congressional Records___1983___(out of print vinyl)
* Root Boy Slim - "Don't Let This Happen to You" - Kingsnake Records___1987___(out of print vinyl)

With other musicians

* Marc Jordan - " [http://www.wcmusic.info/files/abc/j/marcjordan78.php Mannequin"] - Warner Bros.___1978___(out of print vinyl)___Holloway solos at the end of the albums single; " [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaLmD4gSwWA Survival"]
* The Reddings - " [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wEJ-4B6M4k&feature=related The Awakening"] - Believe In a Dream Records (a subsidiary of Columbia Records)___1980___(out of print vinyl)___Holloway solos near the end of " [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wEJ-4B6M4k&feature=related Funkin' On the One"]
* Deanna Bogart - "Out to Get You" - Blind Pig
* Deanna Bogart - " [http://www.rounder.com/index.php?id=album.php&musicalGroupId=310&catalog_id=3890 Crossing Borders"] - Flying Fish Records
* Deanna Bogart - "New Address" - Lightyear
* Osiris - " [http://wm09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fxfoxqqgldhe Since Before Our Time"] - Warner Brothers___1979___(out of print vinyl)
* Osiris - "O-Zone" - Marlin Records___1980___(out of print vinyl)
* Chuck Brown - "Timeless" - Raw Venture
* Kim Jordan - "Full Circle" - Koch Records
* Marge Calhoun - " [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gbfqxqe0ld0e Twisted Tales of Passion and Pain"]
* Elliot Levine - " [http://jazzusa.com/stories/shorttakes0101.asp#Elliot%20Levine Smash"] -

Television appearances

* Susan Tedeschi on [http://www.tv.com/late-night-with-conan-obrien/donald-trump-emily-mortimer-susan-tedeschi/episode/589582/summary.html Late Night with Conan O'Brien] performing "Evidence" (First Aired: Wednesday December 14 2005)
* Ron Holloway Group on BET Jazz
* Ron Holloway & Friends on the Maureen Bunyan Show
* Gil Scott-Heron on Nightline
* Ron Holloway & Friends on Fox Morning News
* Ron Holloway Group on Saturday Magazine
* The Johnny Carson Show with Dizzy Gillespie performing "The Tenor Song"
* The Arsenio Hall Show with Dizzy Gillespie featuring Jon Faddis performing "A Night in Tunisia"
* The Early Show with Dizzy Gillespie performing "Brother K"
* The Joan Lunden Show with Dizzy Gillespie performing "Fiesta Mojo"
* The Tim and Daphne Show with Dizzy Gillespie performing "The Tenor Song" and "Ooh Pah Pa Dah"
* The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon with Dizzy Gillespie
* Gil Scott-Heron on the Angel Casis Show (filmed and aired in Barcelona Spain)
* [http://www.tapecity.org/showthread.php?t=13262 Gil Scott-Heron on Ohne Filter] performing "Winter in America" and "Not Needed" (filmed and aired in Baden-Baden, Germany) March, 1984
* Gil Scott-Heron on the Old Grey Whistle Test performing "Winter in America" (filmed and aired in London)
* The Panorama Show (hosted by Maury Povich) with Dizzy Gillespie
* Root Boy Slim & the Sex Change Band on PM Magazine (feat. an interview with Root Boy and snipets of the band performing at the Cellar Door)

Filmography

* (2005) Gil Scott-Heron - " [http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/music/features/gil-scott-heron.shtml The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"] (Directed by Don Letts)
* (1988) Whoopi Goldberg - "Clara's Heart" - Warner Home Video - VHS (Directed by Robert Mulligan)
* (1987) Dizzy Gillespie - "Wolf Trap Salutes Dizzy Gillespie" - Pioneer Laser Disc
* (1983) Gil Scott-Heron - "Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie" - Xenon - DVD (Directed by Robert Mugge)
* (1982) Gil Scott-Heron - "Black Wax" - Winstar - DVD (Directed by Robert Mugge)
* (1979) Michael O'Donoghue, Dan Aykroyd and Root Boy Slim - "Mr. Mike's Mondo Video"- Pacific Arts Video - VHS (Directed by Michael O'Donoqhue)

Awards

* Ron Holloway is the recipient of forty-two [http://www.wamadc.com/wama/wammies/WAMI-abc-o-s.htm Washington Area Music Association awards] (Wammies) from 1985 to 2005. Two of them for Musician of the Year.

Notes and references

Books

* The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz by Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler___Oxford University Press (U.S.A.)
* Living the Jazz Life: Conversations with Forty Musicians about Their Careers in Jazz by W. Royal Stokes, Oxford University Press (U.S.A.)
* Dizzy: The Life and Times of John Birks Gillespie by [http://www.books.co.uk/donald_maggin/dizzy/9780688170882/ Donald Maggin] ___Harper Entertainment
* Groovin' High: The Life of Dizzy Gillespie by [http://www.alynshipton.co.uk/07-Groovin-High.htm Alyn Shipton] ___Oxford University Press, USA
* Bebop:Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion by Scott Yanow___Miller Freeman Books
* [http://www.amazon.com/Great-Jazz-Day-Charles-Graham/dp/0306811634/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197055316&sr=1-1 The Great Jazz Day] by Charles Graham, [http://news.rutgers.edu/focus/issue.2007-02-20.0978858197/article.2007-02-21.1229131992 Dan Morgenstern] , Whitney Balliett, Gary Giddins and Ralph Ellison___Da Capo Press
* Bebop and Nothingness: Jazz and Pop at the End of the Century by Francis Davis___Schirmer Books
* Allmusic to Jazz by Scott Yanow___Backbeat Books
* Musichound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide edited by Steve Holtje and Nancy Ann Lee___Schirmer Trade Books

Radio

* [http://www.cbc.ca/radioshows/SATURDAY_NIGHT_BLUES/20070707.shtml Susan Tedeschi at the Edmonton Folk Festival (2006) on Saturday Night Blues (CBC Radio in Canada)]
* [http://www.etown.org/listen.archive.summary.php?id=198&air_date=2007-02-28 Susan Tedeschi on etown - LIVE from Boulder Theatre on 11.21.05]
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5035493 Susan Tedeschi LIVE from World Cafe on 10.27.05]
* [http://www.npr.org/programs/btaylor/pastprograms/rholloway.html Billy Taylor's Jazz at the Kennedy Center feat/ Ron Holloway]
* [http://www.yellow-tigerduck.de/dummy.html?/setlists/gilscott.html Gil Scott-Heron and his Amnesia Express at Bremen, Kulturzentrum Schauburg on April 18th, 1983]

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/ronhollowaygroup Ron Holloway My Space]
* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=music&field-keywords=Ron%20Holloway&search-type=ss&bq=1/102-3219336-2710506 Ron Holloway's CDs on Amazon.com]
* [http://www.jambase.com/Articles/Story.aspx?StoryID=10884&pagenum=0 JamBase Article w/ Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi (Ron Holloway mentioned)]
* [http://bluestown.blogspot.com/2007/02/susan-tedeschi-derek-trucks-interview.html Downbeat Magazine interview w/ Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi (Ron Holloway mentioned)]
* [http://www.zandrentertainment.com/conan.wmv Susan Tedeschi Band LIVE on national TV w/ Ron Holloway]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBSFSFrVlW4&v3 Gil Scott-Heron LIVE in concert (feat. Ron Holloway) on YouTube]
* [http://www.bboogie.com/Susan_Tedeschi.htm Review of Susan Tedeschi Band at Carnegie Hall on 6/20/06]
* [http://jazztimes.com/columns_and_features/web_exclusive/sonny_rollins_tribute Jazz Times Tribute to Sonny Rollins]
* [http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/holloway-ron-ronald-edward Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians] - Institute of Jazz Studies by [http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/gradnwk/jazz/lporter.html Lewis Porter] .
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20030608024815/www.jazzwest.com/articles/elwood/elwood_011003.html Modern Memories of Dizzy Gillespie by Phil Elwood (Ron Holloway mentioned)]
* [http://members.aol.com/plabjazz/dizzy.htm Ron Holloway Remembers Dizzy Gillespie]
* [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/199203/gillespie/2 Man With a Horn by Francis Davis]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:xuv8b5m4tsqs~T1 Ron Holloway on All Music]
* [http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/artist_detail.cfm?artist_id=HOLLOWAYRO Profile at the Millennium Stage of the Kennedy Center]