Sandy Rothman

Sandy Rothman (born January 30, 1946, Miami, Florida[1]) is an American, San Francisco Bay Area bluegrass multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He plays mandolin, dobro and banjo, and he also sings. Rothman was a friend and colleague of Grateful Dead bandleader Jerry Garcia, and a member of the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band.[2] He played bluegrass with Garcia and David Nelson as the Black Mountain Boys in 1964,[3] and has played with Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys,[4] Earl Taylor, Red Allen, Jimmie Skinner, Larry Sparks, the Kentucky Colonels, Country Joe McDonald,[5] Kathy Kallick[6] and Clarence White, among other musicians. He has been described as "one of the chief biscuits when and where bluegrass music is discussed, scribed, or performed in northern California."[7]

Sandy Rothman
Sandy Rothman in 2008
Background information
Born	January 30, 1946 Miami, Florida
Origin	San Francisco, California
Genres	Bluegrass
Occupation(s)	Musician, record producer
Instruments	Mandolin, dobro, banjo
Years active	Early 1960s – present

Discography

• Almost Acoustic – Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band – Arista Records (1988) (producer and performer)
• The Old Road to Home – Sandy Rothman – Tonebar Records (1993) (producer and performer)[8]
• Bluegrass Guitar Duets – Sandy Rothman and Steve Pottier – Sierra Records (1994)[9]
• Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, October 31, 1987 – Jerry Garcia Band and Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band – Jerry Made Records (2004)
• Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, The Best of the Rest, October 15–30, 1987 – Jerry Garcia Band and Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band – Jerry Made Records (2004)
• Songs of the Grateful Dead: A Tribute to Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter – Jesse McReynolds and Friends, feat. David Nelson and Stu Allen – Woodstock Records (2010) (producer and performer)[10][11][12]
• Ragged but Right – Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band – Jerry Made Records (2010) (recorded in 1987) (producer and performer)
• On Broadway: Act One – October 28th, 1987 – Jerry Garcia Band and Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band – ATO Records (2015)
• Electric on the Eel – included on the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band bonus disc Acoustic on the Eel (2019)[13][14][15]

References

1. Bluegrass Today, 30 January 2011
2. Chadbourne, Eugene. "Sandy Rothman". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
3. Garcia: An American Life, Blair Jackson (p. 61)
4. Bean Blossom: The Brown County Jamboree and Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Festivals, Thomas A. Adler (p. 81)
5. "Country Joe' Mcdonald Tries Singing A New Tune", Daily News (Bowling Green, Kentucky) June 21, 1991
6. "Sandy Rothman". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
7. "Sandy Rothman's Home Page". Well.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
8. The Old Road to Home at Bluegrass Discography. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
9. Lankford, Ronnie D., Jr. Bluegrass Guitar Duets at AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
10. "Bluegrass Legend Puts Out Album of Grateful Dead Music", Reuters, October 27, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
11. "Songs of the Grateful Dead Featuring Jesse McReynolds & More", Nashville Scene, August 4, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
12. Songs of the Grateful Dead, JimAndJesse.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
13. Bernstein, Scott (February 1, 2019). "Jerry Garcia Band Electric on the Eel Box Set Due in March". JamBase. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
14. "Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band – Acoustic on the Eel". Discogs. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
15. "Acoustic on the Eel". Grateful Dead Family Discography. Retrieved September 12, 2019.

External links

• Rothman at Woodstock Records website
• "Jerry's Banjo Years", article on Jerry Garcia by Rothman