G. Love

Garrett Dutton III (born October 3, 1972), better known as G. Love, is the frontman for the band G. Love & Special Sauce.

Biography

Dutton, the son of a wealthy banking lawyer, was born in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, and began playing guitar at age eight. He wrote his first song by the time he was in the ninth grade and began playing harmonica in a wire rack. Dutton credits Bob Dylan and John Hammond Jr., as well as the then-contemporary "old school" hip-hop sounds of Run-DMC, the Beastie Boys, and Philadelphia's own Schoolly D, as influences.

Dutton, who attended high school at the private Germantown Friends School, began playing solo on the streets of Philadelphia. After one year at Skidmore College, also a private school, Dutton dropped out and 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 name G. Love doesn't really have that much of a story to it. The "G" stands for Garrett as said in many radio interviews. He said in an interview that the "Love" was just there because it sounded right.

G. Love featured Jack Johnson on his 1999 album "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 album "On and On".

Known nowadays for his excellent live shows, he is often seen touring with Jack Johnson. As a producer, Johnson signed G. Love to his record label Brushfire Records. He has made appearances on the records of artists such as Slightly Stoopid and Donavon Frankenreiter.

Discography

olo Releases

*"The Hustle" (Brushfire Records - 2004)
*"Lemonade" (2006)
*"Oh Yeah" (Philadelphonic Records - 2007)

With "Special Sauce"

*"Back in the Day" (1993)
*"G. Love and Special Sauce" (Epic - 1994)
*"Coast to Coast Motel" (Epic - 1995)
*"Has Gone Country" (1998)
*"Yeah, It's That Easy" (Epic - 1997)
*"Philadelphonic" (550 Music - 1999)
*"Front Porch Loungin" (2000)
*"Electric Mile" (550 Music - 2001)
*"Best Of" (Sony - 2002)
*"Superhero Brother" (Republic - 2008)

With "King's Court"

*"In the King's Court" (Fishtown Records - 1998; available online or at live shows)also "In the King's Court" Chicken Platters Records CP002 copyright 1996

External links

* [http://www.philadelphonic.com G. Love and Special Sauce Website]
* [http://www.roxwel.com/player/glovehotcookinartistcommentary.html "Hot Cookin'" artist commentary]
* [http://www.myspace.com/grsx The band's Myspace page]
* [http://www.babysgotsauce.com G. Love and Special Sauce Fan Site]
* [http://cornellsun.com/node/24509 G. Love interview with the Cornell Daily Sun]
* [http://www.youtube.com/phillyglove G. Love's YouTube Site]
* [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/more.jsp?tp=albums&pid=36920&aid=1145269#artAlbumMoreContainer Billboard.com Complete Discography of G. Love]