Allan Slutsky

Allan Slutsky

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Name = Allan Slutsky


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Alias = Dr. Licks
Born = 1953
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Allan Slutsky, also known as Dr. Licks, (born in 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a Grammy Award winning American arranger, guitarist, music producer, and historian.

Biography

Slutsky studied music at Temple University. He went on to pursue guitar studies at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and graduated in 1978.

Slutsky went to Philadelphia and began transcribing music under the name "Dr. Licks."

Slutsky wrote the book "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" profiling the life of The Funk Brothers bass guitarist James Jamerson in 1987. The book went on to win the Rolling Stone/BMI Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award in 1989. [cite news |author=Raoul Hernandez |title=Tracks of My Tears |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/print?oid=oid%3A108292 |work=Austin Chronicle |date=2002-11-15 |accessdate=2008-01-06]

Slutsky produced the documentary "Standing in the Shadows of Motown", releasd in 2002. The film expanded the scope to cover The Funk Brothers group of musicians as a whole. The film won two Grammy Awards in 2003. [Imdb name|1157820|Allan Slutsky. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.] [cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314725/awards|title=Awards for Standing in the Shadows of Mowtown (2002)|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=2007-12-13]

Books

*(1982) "Doctor Licks: Rock's Hottest Guitar Solos Transcribed Note for Note"
*(1989) "Standing in the Shadows of Motown: The Life and Music of Legendary Bassist James Jamerson"
*(1997) "The Funkmasters-the Great James Brown Rhythm Sections"
*(2002) "Beyond Basics: Funk Guitar Rhythm Chops"

References

*cite web|url=http://www.berklee.edu/bt/143/slutsky_profile.html|title=Alumni Profile - Allan Slutsky '78|author=Matthew S. Robinson|publisher=Berklee College of Music|accessdate=2007-12-13
*cite news|author=Angela G. King|title=A Side Of Motown Comes Out Of The Shadows|work=The Montclair Times |url=http://www.montclairtimes.com/page.php?page=4508 |date=2003-01-22 |accessdate=2007-12-13
*cite news|title=At last, Motown's song of praise|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/01/25/1042911592830.html|work=The Age |date=2003-01-26|accessdate=2007-12-14

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