Michael Falzarano is an American

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ist, singer, and songwriter. He has been a professional musician since the 1970s, most notably in

Hot Tuna Hot Tuna is an American blues rock band formed in 1969 by former Jefferson Airplane members Jorma Kaukonen (guitarist/vocals) and Jack Casady (bassist). Although it has always been a fluid aggregation, with musicians coming and going over the ...

, the

New Riders of the Purple Sage New Riders of the Purple Sage is an American country rock band. The group emerged from the psychedelic rock scene in San Francisco in 1969 and its original lineup included several members of the Grateful Dead. The band is sometimes referred ...

, and the Memphis Pilgrims, a Memphis-style

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band that he founded in 1986. Falzarano released an album entitled ''

We Are All One ''We Are All One'' is an album by Michael Falzarano. It was released by Woodstock Records on October 28, 2008. Michael Falzarano is a rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the New Riders of the Purple Sage and, ...

'' in 2008 on Woodstock Records and ''The King James Sessions'' in 2005 on Blues Planet Records. A re-released version of the song "Last Train Out," which he wrote in memory of

the Allman Brothers Band The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman (founder, slide guitar and lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards, songwriting), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guita ...

and

Gov't Mule Gov't Mule (pronounced "Government Mule") is an American Southern rock jam band, formed in 1994 as a side project of the Allman Brothers Band by guitarist Warren Haynes and bassist Allen Woody. Fans often refer to Gov't Mule simply as ''Mule''. ...

bass player

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, appears on the record. Blues Planet re-released ''Mecca'', an album that Falzarano and the Memphis Pilgrims originally released in 1996 on Relix Records with guests

Jorma Kaukonen Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. (; ; born December 23, 1940) is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. Kaukonen performed with Jefferson Airplane and still performs regularly on tour with Hot Tuna, which started as a side project with bassist J ...

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, and Harvey Sorgen of Hot Tuna and Danny Louis of

. When not performing with his own band, Falzarano can be seen with Hot Tuna, the Jorma Kaukonen Trio, and the New Riders of the Purple Sage. Falzarano also produces other artists, and teaches guitar workshops at Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch. In 2013, Falzarano's original composition "When There's Two There's Trouble" was featured in Alexandre Moors' critically acclaimed film ''

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'' with Isaiah Washington, Tim Blake Nelson, and Joey Lauren Adams. Falzarano also appears in the movie. Michael Falzarano's band the Englishtown Project plays covers of songs by the New Riders of the Purple Sage, the

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, and

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Discography

* '' Pair a Dice Found'' –

(1990) * ''

Live at Sweetwater ''Live at Sweetwater'' is a live Hot Tuna album recorded in 1992 at Mill Valley, CA Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, Marin County, California, United States, located about north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge a ...

'' – Hot Tuna (1992) * ''

Live at Sweetwater Two ''Live at Sweetwater Two'' is a live Hot Tuna album recorded at the same time as the album, Live at Sweetwater, but contains no tracks from the previous release. The live performances feature Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, blues-singer Maria Mu ...

'' – Hot Tuna (1993) * ''

The Land of Heroes ''The Land of Heroes'' is a Jorma Kaukonen studio album recorded and released in 1995. It was his first new solo album since the mid-1980s. The album incorporated the work of several other musicians, including Michael Falzarano, who had joined Ho ...

'' –

(1995) * ''Mecca'' – The Memphis Pilgrims (1996) * ''

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'' – Jorma Kaukonen (1996) * '' Live in Japan'' – Hot Tuna (1997) * '' Too Many Years'' – Jorma Kaukonen (1998) * ''

Rusted Root Rusted Root is an American worldbeat rock band formed in 1990 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by singer-guitarist Michael Glabicki (born January 21, 1971), bassist Patrick Norman and percussionist Liz Berlin. The band got its start as the house ba ...

'' –

(1998) * '' Jorma Kaukonen Trio Live'' – Jorma Kaukonen (1999) * '' And Furthurmore...'' – Hot Tuna (1999) * ''The King James Sessions'' – Michael Falzarano (2006) * '' Wanted: Live at Turkey Trot'' –

(2007) * ''

'' – Michael Falzarano (2008) * '' Where I Come From'' – New Riders of the Purple Sage (2009) * '' 17 Pine Avenue'' – New Riders of the Purple Sage (2012) * '' I Got Blues for Ya'' – Michael Falzarano (2014) * ''

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'' –

Ronnie Penque Ronnie Penque (born March 23, 1962) is a bassist, singer and songwriter who has been working in the music industry for over 30 years. He has been the bassist for the country rock band New Riders of the Purple Sage since 2005. The New Riders eme ...

(2019) * '' A Kaleidoscope Christmas'' – Michael Falzarano and Extended Family (2020)

Notes

References

* *
Michael Falzarano discography
at michaelfalzarano.com * Bendersky, Ari
"Hot Tuna in the Raw"
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Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...

'', April 24, 1998. * Bernstein, Scott
Michael Falzarano interview
''Glide Magazine'' * Collette, Doug
''We Are All One'' album review
''

All About Jazz ''All About Jazz'' is a website established by Michael Ricci in 1995. A volunteer staff publishes news, album reviews, articles, videos, and listings of concerts and other events having to do with jazz. Ricci maintains a related site, ''Jazz Near ...

'' * Conway, Jud
''We Are All One'' album review
''KindWeb'', December 1, 2008

External links

Michael Falzarano's official website
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