Roger McEvoy Greenawalt is a

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and musician known for carrying a ukulele at all times everywhere he goes. Greenawalt has worked with

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and many others. A story on Greenawalt's discovery of Kweller appeared in the New Yorker on April 7, 1997.

Background

Greenawalt studied at

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in Boston from 1978-1980. In 1980 Greenawalt formed the "Sarcastic Post Punk No Wave Death Disco" band The Dark who, after gaining a loyal East Coast following, drew the interest of

, lead singer and guitarist of

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. Ocasek produced The Dark's second EP, ''Darkworld'', in 1982. A single, "Judy", became a local hit in Boston. Over the last 30 years, Greenawalt has produced a wide variety of music, including records by bands such as

, Ben Kweller,

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, Julian Velard and

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. He is particularly known for mentoring young artists as they become mature professionals. Stylistically he is known for his experimental approach to pop music and careful attention to lead vocals. Allison Pierce: "I credit Greenawalt with opening our minds to new possibilities of what our music could and should be."

Beatles Complete On Ukulele

On December 8, 2004, Greenawalt first performed his Beatles Complete On Ukulele concert by playing all 185 original Beatles songs in one day on ukulele with 60 guest singers at Elizabeth Streb's SLAM Action Lab in Brooklyn, New York. In 2008, he did the same show again at Brooklyn's Spike Hill. Since then, Greenawalt has performed the marathon show three more times at Brooklyn Bowl and three years running at

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in Austin, Texas (2010, 2011). Greenawalt performed an abridged version near San Francisco at The McEvoy Ranch Harvest Festival in November 2010. Performers at these various concerts have included

, The Naked Brothers Band, The Pierces, Adam Green, Ryan Miller of Guster,

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, and Freedy Johnston. Greenawalt has an accompanying web site Beatles Complete On Ukulele where he is rerecording original Beatles songs on ukulele. He releases a new track periodically with an original essay about the song.

Discography

* 1980 - '' Personalized Tapes'' The Dark DarkWorld Industries Custom Tapes made for and about notable music business personalities * 1981 - '' You Are In No Danger'' The Dark DarkWorld Industries 3 song EP featuring "Judy" about Judy Grunwald of The Maps * 1982 - '' Darkworld'', The Dark ( Ambiguous Records, Produced by

) * 1982 - ''

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'', Ric Ocasek (

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) - Guitar * 1983 - '' Don't Feed The Fashion Sharks'', The Dark (

Relativity Records Relativity Records was an American record label founded by Barry Kobrin at the site of his company, Important Record Distributors (IRD) in metro New York. Relativity released music that covers a wide variety of musical genres. When it entered in ...

) * 1984 - '' Love Is Bigger Than Both Of Us'', Frank Jargon And The Photo Opportunity, (

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Composer, Lead Vocals, Guitar * 1987 - '' Times De Are Changing'' Soweto Soleil, ( Jah Jah Music)Recorded at Tuff Gong Studios Kingston, Jamaica, Producer, Bass * 1990 - Willi Jones, (

) Guitar, Composer, Producer * 1991 - The Poppies, (

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...

) - Co-Founder, Producer, Composer, Guitar, Bass Vocals, Programming, Percussion * 1992 -

(

Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SONAM, also known as SCA), is the American arm of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group ...

) - Producer, Engineer, * 1992 - '' The Manson Family, An Opera'', John Moran, featuring

and Terri Roche ( Point Records) - Producer, Engineer, Bass, Programming * 1993 - "Damn I Wish I Were Your Lover", Sophie B. Hawkins (Columbia Records) - Guitar * 1992 - ''

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'' ( Glickenhaus Films) - Composer * 1994 -

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(MCA Records) - Producer, engineer, bass * 1995 - "Damaged Goods,"

(

Rounder Records Rounder Records is an independent record label founded in 1970 in Somerville, Massachusetts by Marian Leighton Levy, Ken Irwin, and Bill Nowlin. Focused on American roots music, Rounder's catalogue of more than 3000 titles includes records by Al ...

) - Producer, engineer, bass * 1997 - ''

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(remix)'', ''

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'' (

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) - Engineer, Guitar * 1997 -

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, led by 15-year-old

(

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) - Producer, Engineer * 2003 - ''

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'', (

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) - Producer, Engineer, Composer * 2004 - ''

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'',

(

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) - Banjo, Ukulele, * 2005 - ''

'', '' Albert Hammond, Jr.'' "Wait" This Bird Has Flown

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, ( ATO Records) - Producer * 2006 - ''What I Like About Jew'' Rob Tannenbaum/Sean Altman - Producer, Engineer * 2006 - ''I Think I'll Move'', Aberfeldy ( Rough Trade) - Producer, Engineer, Mix, Slide guitar * 2006 - ''Call An Ambulance'', Albert Hammond, Jr. (Rough Trade) - Ukulele * 2007 - ''The Movies Without You'', Julian Velard ( EMI UK) - Producer, Engineer, Mix * 2007 - ''

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'',

(Lizard King) - Producer, Engineer, Mix, Composer, Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Mandolin, Percussion, Programming * 2008 - ''These Bricks Are Bleeding'', Rex Moroux - Producer, Engineer, Mix, Composer, Guitar, Bass, Mandolin, Percussion * 2008 - ''Alan Cohen Experience'', Alan Cohen Experience - Producer, Engineer, Mix * 2009 - ''Jessie Murphy In The Woods'',

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- Producer, Engineer, Mix, Guitar, Bass, * 2009–Present ''The Beatles Complete On Ukulele'' - Creator, Producer, Engineer, Mix, Ukulele, Bass, Programming, Percussion * 2009 - ''Eat the Peace'', Alan Cohen Experience - Producer * 2010 - ''Spinning In Time'',

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- Producer, engineer, Bass, * 2010 - ''The Lonely Crowd'',

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- Producer, Engineer, Mix, Bass * 2011 - ''You And I'',

- Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Bass * 2011 - ''Song For Troy Davis'',

- Producer, Engineer, Mix * 2013 - Afro-Jersey featuring Terre Roche. Credits: Producing, Engineering. * 2014 - Anya Marina, self-released, Anya Marina Plays Well With Others. Credits: Producing, Engineering, Mixing, Guitar, Co-Writer * 2015 - Eric Hutchinson, Title to be announced, Warner Bros. Credits: Producing, Engineering

References

External links

A profile of Greenawalt’s role in the discovery of Ben Kweller. From The New Yorker April 7, 1997.
Beatles Complete on Ukulele
- blog {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenawalt, Roger 1960 births Living people American record producers American male composers 21st-century American composers American audio engineers 21st-century American male musicians