Glenn David Donaldson is an American musician most notable for his band The Reds, Pinks and Purples. The band's fourth release, ''Summer at Land's End'', was

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's album of the day on January 28, 2022.

Early life

Donaldson was raised in

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Career

Donaldson is also associated with the musical collective

Jewelled Antler Jewelled Antler is a musical collective created in 1999 by Loren Chasse and Glenn Donaldson as an extension of their work in the organic drone folk-noise group Thuja. The idea was to release handmade CD-R's of various solo and collaborative proje ...

. He also collaborated with

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, Steven R. Smith, and others in such projects as Thuja, The Skygreen Leopards, The Blithe Sons, and Flying Canyon as well as his solo projects. Donaldson is a prolific collage artist and photographer.

Personal life

Donaldson lives in the Richmond District of

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References

External links

Reds, Pinks and Purples Bandcamp2004 interview

SF Weekly article
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