David Bromberg

For the baseball player, see David Bromberg (baseball).

David Bromberg
Bromberg in 1984
Background information
Birth name	David Bromberg
Born	19 September 1945 (1945-09-19) (age 66) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
Genres	Bluegrass, Folk, Country, Blues, Jazz, Rock and Roll
Occupations	Musician, Songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, fiddle, dobro, mandolin, pedal steel guitar
Years active	1960s–present
Labels	Columbia Fantasy Rounder Wounded Bird Appleseed and others
Website	davidbromberg.org

David Bromberg (born September 19, 1945, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter.^[1][2] Bromberg has an eclectic style, playing bluegrass, blues, folk, jazz, country and western, and rock and roll equally well. He is known for his quirky, humorous lyrics, and the ability to play rhythm and lead guitar at the same time. In 2008, he was nominated for a Grammy Award.^[3]

Musical career

David Bromberg and Associates Fine Violins

Raised in Tarrytown, New York,^[4] Bromberg attended Columbia University in the 1960s and studied guitar with Reverend Gary Davis during that period. He has played with many famous musicians, including Jerry Jeff Walker, Willie Nelson, Jorma Kaukonen, Jerry Garcia, Rusty Evans (The Deep) and Bob Dylan, and co-wrote the song "The Holdup", with former Beatle George Harrison, who played on Bromberg's self-titled 1971 album.

Bromberg began releasing albums of his own in the early 1970s on Columbia Records.^[5] His seven-minute rendition of "Mr. Bojangles" from 1972's Demon in Disguise, interspersed with tales about traveling with song author Jerry Jeff Walker, earned Bromberg progressive rock radio airplay. The riff from the song "Sharon," on the same album, was sampled by the Beastie Boys for the song "Johnny Ryall" on their seminal album Paul's Boutique. In 1973, he played mandolin, dobro, and electric guitar on Jonathan Edwards' album Have a Good Time for Me.

Bromberg currently lives in Wilmington, Delaware, where he and his wife, artist Nancy Josephson, own an extensive violin sales and repair shop, with a partial subsidy from the City of Wilmington, Delaware.^[6] He occasionally performs at Wilmington's Grand Opera House, where he and his wife are major donors, as well as at the new World Cafe Live at the refurbished Queen Theatre.^{[citation needed]} Bromberg is proficient on fiddle, many styles of acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel guitar and dobro.

Bromberg released his first new studio album since 1990 with Try Me One More Time on 27 February 2007, on Appleseed Recordings. The disc includes Dylan's "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" and Elizabeth Cotten's "Shake Sugaree." The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Traditional Folk Album at the 50th annual Grammy Awards in 2008.^[3]

Discography

David Bromberg has released a number of solo albums,^[5] and has contributed musically to many albums by other artists.^[7]

• David Bromberg (1971)
• Demon in Disguise (1972)
• Wanted Dead or Alive (1974)
• Midnight on the Water (1975)
• How Late'll Ya Play 'Til? (1976)
• Reckless Abandon (1977)
• Out of the Blues: The Best of David Bromberg (1977)
• Bandit in a Bathing Suit (1978)
• My Own House (1978)
• You Should See the Rest of the Band (1980)
• Long Way from Here (1987)
• Sideman Serenade (1989)
• The Player: A Retrospective (1998)
• David Bromberg Quartet Live: New York City 1982 (2003)
• David Bromberg Quartet at MerleFest 2006 (2006)
• Try Me One More Time (2007)
• Use Me (2011)

References

1. ^ Deming, Mark. David Bromberg biography at Allmusic
2. ^ David Bromberg biography at Billboard.com
3. ^ ^{a b} "2008 Grammy Nominations Announced", Great American Country
4. ^ David Bromberg and Jorma Kaukonen at Tarrytown Music Hall, January 22, 2010 at zvents.com
5. ^ ^{a b} David Bromberg discography at wirz.de
6. ^ Baker, James M. (retrieved 5 January 2008) Mayor Baker Says Renown Musician And Collector David Bromberg And His Wife, Sculptor Nancy Josephson, Will Call Wilmington 'Home'
7. ^ David Bromberg credits at Allmusic

External links

• Official website

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