David Grissom

David Grissom
Grissom in concert, December 31, 2005 Photo: Andrew Minnick
Background information
Genres	Rock and roll, Country rock, Blues rock
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, vocals
Labels	Sony/BMG
Associated acts	Dixie Chicks, Joe Ely, John Mellencamp, Storyville, The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Website	Official site

David Grissom (fl. since 1978)^[1] is a US session guitarist who has played and toured with several of America's leading bands and recording artists.

Professional Biography

David Grissom, currently of Austin, Texas, is a guitarist known for his early work with Joe Ely, for whom he was the main guitarist between 1985-1991. While still recording with Ely, Grissom went on to join the John Mellencamp Band. Following Mellencamp, he went on to form the critically acclaimed Storyville with Malford Milligan (vocals), David Holt (guitar), and Double Trouble together with Tommy Shannon (bass) and Chris Layton (drums). David Grissom has since toured with the Allman Brothers and the Dixie Chicks. On May 19, 2007, at a free concert titled "The Road To Austin", Bobby Whitlock performed his electric version of the definitive rock music love songs,^[2] Layla and Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad with dueling guitars courtesy of David Grissom and Eric Johnson.^[3] Grissom released his first solo album, Loud Music, in 2007. He has also recorded sessions, played and toured with a number of other American recording artists, including Buddy Guy, Chris Isaak, Sarah Hickman and Bob Dylan.^[4] David Grissom recently recorded with Owen Temple on his latest album, Two Thousand Miles, produced by Lloyd Maines. 2009 saw Grissom release his second solo album "10,000 Feet" featuring 11 new songs plus an acoustic version of "Good Day For The Blues" original recorded with Storyville.

Guitars

Grissom has played PRS (Paul Reed Smith) guitars for most of his professional career. He played a modified PRS McCarty Trem for over a decade. Then, in 2007, his collaboration with Paul Reed Smith resulted in the DGT (David Grissom Trem) signature model from PRS, a guitar that has met with widespread popularity within the PRS community. Its innovations (for a PRS guitar) include special pickups developed by Grissom, Dunlop 6100 fretwire, a nitrocellulose finish, and two volume knobs to allow the blending of both humbucking pickups. Grissom has noted that this feature was inspired by the sounds Jimmy Page created on the early Led Zeppelin albums.^[5]

References

1. ^ "A Piece of Their Souls", Andy Langer, Austin Chronicle, July 27, 1998
2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Song Review^{[dead link]} Retrieved on June 22, 2005.
3. ^ Road To Austin Review. Retrieved on 25 May 2007.
4. ^ "David Grissom: Lonestar Guitar — Part 1 Synopsis
5. ^ Modern Guitars http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/003525.html

External links and sources

• Official site
• Interview with Vintageguitar magazine
• Review of Dave Grissom's CD Loud Music on Guitar Jam Daily
• Interview with David Grissom on Guitar Jam Daily

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