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Michael David Hinton (May 4, 1956 – August 1, 2013) was an American guitarist, residing in the
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. During his career, he played with numerous bands, including
Norton Buffalo Phillip Jackson (September 28, 1951 – October 30, 2009), best known as Norton Buffalo, was an American singer-songwriter, country and blues harmonica player, record producer, bandleader and recording artist who was a versatile proponent of ...
and the Knockouts, High Noon,
Merl Saunders Merl Saunders (February 14, 1934 – October 24, 2008) was an American multi-genre musician who played piano and keyboards, favoring the Hammond B-3 console organ. Biography Born in San Mateo, California, United States, Saunders attended Polyt ...
& the Rainforest Band, to name a few. He appeared on several
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s with the Rainforest Band and other Merl Saunders projects, including ''It's In The Air'', ''Fiesta Amazonica'', ''Still Having Fun'', ''Merl Saunders With His Funky Friends - Live'', and ''Still Groovin' ''.


Career

Hinton played with Country Joe and Friends, and recorded with
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on ''A Tribute To Jerry Garcia: Deadhead Festival in Tokyo, Japan, 1997''. He was also on the Roky Erickson albums, '' Don't Slander Me'' and ''You're Gonna Miss Me: The Best Of Roky Erickson''. Among his other credits are his involvement in the Mickey Hart and Merl Saunders band, High Noon, and
Freddie Roulette Frederick Martin Roulette (May 3, 1939 – December 24, 2022) was an American electric blues lap steel guitarist and singer. He was best known as an exponent of the lap steel guitar. He was a member of the band Daphne Blue and collaborated with ...
and Friends. He co-wrote the music for the films ''Stacy's Knights'' (1982) and '' Eddie Macon's Run'' (1983), and played on the score for the 1980s remake of the
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'' with Jerry Garcia,
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, David Grisman and others. Hinton also co-wrote several songs with the late
Norton Buffalo Phillip Jackson (September 28, 1951 – October 30, 2009), best known as Norton Buffalo, was an American singer-songwriter, country and blues harmonica player, record producer, bandleader and recording artist who was a versatile proponent of ...
, world-renowned harmonica player, as well as playing lead guitar in Norton's band for approximately seven years, beginning in late 1980. Hinton played several Merl Saunders tributes since the keyboardist's death in October 2008. A re-launch of the Rainforest Band as a tribute to Saunders took place at the 29th Starwood Festival on July 25, 2009, the site of their last performance, featuring Saunder's son and bassist
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, Hinton,
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and other members of the Rainforest Band and other Saunders' projects.


Performed or recorded with

* Grateful Dead: Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh,
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, Mickey Hart,
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: John Cippolina, David Frieberg * Jefferson Airplane/ Jefferson Starship:
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, Don Baldwin,
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* Santana: Jose "Chepito" Areas,
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* Country Joe and the Fish / Country Joe McDonald and Friends: Joe McDonald,
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* Rainforest Band: Merl Saunders,
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, Vince Littleton, Michael Warren, Tony Saunders * Johnnie Johnson and Unreal *
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Band * High Noon: Mickey Hart, Jim McPherson (Copperhead), Bobby Vega ( Etta James) * Norton Buffalo and the Knockouts * Schellville Southside Blues Band *
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: Geoffrey Palmer, Jim Preston * Barry Melton Band * Peter Albin (
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( Phish) * Maya Angelou *
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( The Band) * John Dawson ( New Riders of the Purple Sage) * Austin de Lone * Lance Dickerson ( Commander Cody) * Greg Douglass (
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) * Roky Erickson (
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) * Rusty Gauthier ( New Riders of the Purple Sage) * David Grisman * Billy Hart ( Herbie Hancock) *
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* Matt Kelly ( Kingfish) *
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* Lowell "Banana" Levinger (
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* Carl Lockett ( Jimmy Smith) *
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(Electric Flag/ Jimi Hendrix) * Steve Miller *
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* Sammy Piazza ( Hot Tuna) *
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( Blues Traveler) * Jimmy Pugh ( Robert Cray Band) * Chuck Rainey ( Steely Dan) *
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) * Brett Rasmussen (Merl Saunders) *
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(Saunders-Garcia Band) * Narada Michael Walden * "Bishop" Norman Williams * Kate Wolf


Television appearances and work

* "Q" for KQED (Merl Saunders and the Rainforest Band live) * KGO Curethon (Merl Saunders and the Rainforest Band live) *
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(HBO) "On A Dead Man's Chest" Directed by
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(The Exorcist) * Rediscovering The Amazon - Filmed on the Amazon River (Documentary for Moondragon Pictures) *
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(CBS) "The Girl That I Married" (with John Cippolina), "Shelter Skelter", "Joy Ride", "The Junction" (with David Grisman), "Dead Run" (with Bob Weir, Brent Mydland) * Studio Cafe (Norton Buffalo and Michael Hinton duo live) * Norton Buffalo and the Knockouts live (KRCB) * Sports America (Abe Lemons and Eddie Sutton — NCAA Basketball Coaches) * "Revenge Of The Insects" (for PBS with Barry Melton and Mickey Hart)


Discography

* ''I Ain't No Angel'' - Lindy Gravelle (1982) * ''Don't Slander Me'' - Roky Erickson (1986) Restless Records * ''You're Gonna Miss Me: The Best Of Roky Erickson'' (1991) Restless Records * ''It's In The Air'' -
Merl Saunders Merl Saunders (February 14, 1934 – October 24, 2008) was an American multi-genre musician who played piano and keyboards, favoring the Hammond B-3 console organ. Biography Born in San Mateo, California, United States, Saunders attended Polyt ...
& the Rainforest Band (1993) Summertone Records * ''Still Having Fun'' - Merl Saunders (1995) Summertone Records * ''Fiesta Amazonica'' - Merl Saunders (& the Rainforest Band) (1998) Summertone Records * ''Merl Saunders With His Funky Friends - Live'' (1998) Summertone Records * ''Still Groovin'' - Merl Saunders (2004) Summertone Records * ''San Francisco After Dark'' - Merl Saunders * ''A Promise Kept'' - Jim McPherson (2009) * ''Keystone Revisited'' -
Tony Saunders Anthony Scott Saunders (born April 29, 1974) is a retired American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1997 to 1999. He was the first player selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1997 MLB expansion ...
, Michael Hinton,
Bill Vitt Bill Vitt (May 6, 1943 - July 16, 2019, aged 76) was an American drummer and keyboardist. He worked extensively as a live performer and as a session musician. In the 1970s he played with Brewer & Shipley, Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders, and the S ...
, Steve Abramson,
Jeff Pevar Jeff Pevar is an American musician who has recorded and toured with numerous renowned artists as well as having a solo career. Pevar recorded a debut record on his label Pet Peev Musicâ„¢, called ''From The Core'', which was released in Decembe ...
(2013) * ''Sonoma Soundtrack'' - Schellville Southside Blues Band * ''Joan Baez (unreleased tracks)'' - produced by Mickey Hart (Featuring members of the Grateful Dead and High Noon) (2001)


Filmography


Scores

* '' Stacy's Knights'' (1982) (with Kevin Costner) co-wrote the music with Norton Buffalo and performed, Crown International Pictures * '' Eddie Macon's Run'' (1983) (with Kirk Douglas, John Schneider) co-wrote with Norton Buffalo and performed soundtrack, Universal Pictures/ MCA


DVDs

* ''Saunders & Friends'' by John Metzger - The Music Box November 1998, Volume 5, #11 * Chet Helms: Tribal Stomp (with Country Joe McDonald and Friends) * 2B1 Multimedia


Laser disc

* ''A Tribute To Jerry Garcia: Deadhead Festival in Tokyo, Japan, 1997'' (1997/8) Japanese Laser Disc NTSC - VAP Video Super Rock series VPLR-70650


References


External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hinton, Mike 1956 births Place of birth missing 2013 deaths Guitarists from California 20th-century American guitarists Rainforest Band members