Scott Tuma is a musician from

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who is best known for his live performances and also for having played guitar in the pioneering

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. Since his departure from Souled American in the late 1990s Tuma has released numerous solo albums, performed and recorded with Chicago's Boxhead Ensemble, and collaborated with members of the band Zelienople in a project dubbed Good Stuff House. Tuma's unique guitar work is one of the primary features responsible for Souled American's highly distinct sound, though the band has continued playing without him seeming relatively unfazed by Tuma's departure. His solo work is more in line with

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than folk or country, though elements of those and other styles are still present. "Hard Again" and "The River 1 2 3 4" are expansive, gorgeous albums that feature Tuma playing most of the instruments himself - primarily guitar, harmonium, and organ (though he also plays bass, harmonica, and banjo) - though "Hard Again" also includes guest spots from members of

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, and Boxhead Ensemble.

Discography

* 2001 ''Hard Again'' (

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) * 2003 ''The River 1 2 3 4'' ( Truckstop Records) * 2008 ''Not For Nobody'' ( Digitalis Recordings) * 2009 ''Taradiddle With Mike Weis'' LP ( Digitalis Recordings) *

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''Peeper/Love Songs Loud and Lonely'' - Split with Brothers Pus ( Bathetic) *

''Dandelion'' ( Digitalis Recordings) * 2014 "Hard Again / The River 1 2 3 4 (2xLP) ( Scissor Tail Editions) * 2014 'Cracker Where am I?' Cassette' ( Bathetic -Dynasty at Ghost Town' *

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''Frozen'' ( Moll Tonträger) * 1996 ''Notes Campfire''( Moll Tonträger) With Good Stuff House *

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"Good Stuff House" CD-R ( Time-Lag Records) * 2008 "Endless Bummer" ( Root Strata) Other guest appearances *

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References

Tiny Mix Tapes review of ''No Greener Grass''

* AllMusic entry for ''Hard Again''* AllMusic entry for ''The River 1 2 3 4'' American alternative rock musicians American country guitarists American male guitarists American rock guitarists Boxhead Ensemble members Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-rock-guitarist-stub