Roger Bush (born September 16, 1940
) is an American
bassist
A bassist (also known as a bass player or bass guitarist) is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass (upright bass, contrabass, wood bass), bass guitar (electric bass, acoustic bass), keyboard bass (synth bass) or a low br ...
and
guitarist
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.
Early history
Roger Bush was born in Hollywood and raised in
El Monte, California
El Monte is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city lies in the San Gabriel Valley, east of the city of Los Angeles.
El Monte's slogan is "Welcome to Friendly El Monte" and is historically known as "The End of the San ...
. After high school, he started the Green Mountain Boys bluegrass group with his brother Sherman and future Golden State Boys
Don Parmley and Tom Kuehl.
Kentucky Colonels
Roland White
Roland Joseph White (né LeBlanc; April 23, 1938 – April 1, 2022) was an American bluegrass music artist, performing principally on the mandolin. He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2017.
Biography
White wa ...
(brother of
Clarence White
Clarence White (born Clarence Joseph LeBlanc; June 7, 1944 – July 15, 1973) was an American bluegrass and country guitarist and singer. He is best known as a member of the bluegrass ensemble the Kentucky Colonels and the rock band the Byrds ...
) taught Bush how to play upright bass. In 1961, Bush replaced bassist Eric White (brother of Roland and Clarence) in the Country Boys
which in 1962 became the
Kentucky Colonels
The Kentucky Colonels were an American professional basketball team based in Louisville, Kentucky. They competed in the American Basketball Association (ABA) from 1967 to 1976. The name is derived from the historic Kentucky Colonels. The Colo ...
.
In 1962, Bush accompanied Clarence White on guitar on a recording captured on a home tape recorder. This recording was released in 1980 by
Sierra as ''33 Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals''.
When the Kentucky Colonels disbanded in 1966, Bush played a country group called Trio with Clarence White and drummer Bart Haney.
Doug Dillard Expedition
Bush met
Byron Berline
Byron Douglas Berline (July 6, 1944 – July 10, 2021) was an American fiddle player who played many American music styles, including old time, ragtime, bluegrass, Cajun, country, and rock.
Life and career
Berline was born in Caldwell, Kansas ...
in September 1969 and replaced David Jackson in
Doug Dillard
Douglas Flint Dillard (March 6, 1937 – May 16, 2012) was an American musician noted for his banjo proficiency and his pioneering participation in late-'60s country rock.
Biography Early life
Dillard, who grew up on a farm near Salem, Missouri ...
and the Expedition (after the departure of
Gene Clark
Harold Eugene Clark (November 17, 1944 – May 24, 1991) was an American singer-songwriter and founding member of the folk rock band the Byrds. He was the Byrds' principal songwriter between 1964 and early 1966, writing most of the band's best ...
from
Dillard & Clark.
Country Gazette
In 1971, Bush and Berline formed
Country Gazette. They initially assisted the
Flying Burrito Brothers
The Flying Burrito Brothers are an American country rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1968, best known for their influential 1969 debut album, '' The Gilded Palace of Sin''. Although the group is known for its connection to band ...
with a tour and live album, then recorded their first album in 1972.
Bush stayed with Country Gazette until 1977. The original Country Gazette (including Bush) reunited in 1980 and again in 1985.
Discography
As part of the Kentucky Colonels
* 1962: ''The New Sound Of Bluegrass America'' (Briar) reissued by Sierra in 2007
* 1964: ''Appalachian Swing!'' (
World Pacific)
* 1964: ''Long Journey Home'' (
Vanguard
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...
) released 1991
* 1965: ''Scotty Stoneman with the Kentucky Colonels: Live in L.A.'' (
Sierra)
* 1988: ''On Stage'' (
Rounder) from 1964
* 1999: ''Live In Stereo'' (Double Barrel) from 1965
As part of Country Gazette
* 1972: ''A Traitor In Our Midst!'' (
United Artists
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)
* 1973: ''Don't Give Up Your Day Job'' (United Artists)
* 1975: ''Country Gazette Live'' (
Transatlantic
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* ''Transatlantic'' (1931 film) ...
)
* 1976: ''Out To Lunch'' aka ''The Sunny Side of the Mountain'' (
Flying Fish
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/ Transatlantic)
With Billy Ray Lathum and
Clarence White
Clarence White (born Clarence Joseph LeBlanc; June 7, 1944 – July 15, 1973) was an American bluegrass and country guitarist and singer. He is best known as a member of the bluegrass ensemble the Kentucky Colonels and the rock band the Byrds ...
* 2007: ''Rare Performance'' (Shikata) recorded in summer 1964)
With
the Flying Burrito Brothers
The Flying Burrito Brothers are an American country rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1968, best known for their influential 1969 debut album, ''The Gilded Palace of Sin''. Although the group is known for its connection to band f ...
* 1972: ''
The Last of the Red Hot Burritos'' (
A&M)
* 1973: ''Live in Amsterdam'' (Ariola)
* 1974: ''Bluegrass Special'' (Ariola)
With
Clarence White
Clarence White (born Clarence Joseph LeBlanc; June 7, 1944 – July 15, 1973) was an American bluegrass and country guitarist and singer. He is best known as a member of the bluegrass ensemble the Kentucky Colonels and the rock band the Byrds ...
* 1962: ''Clarence White: 33 Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals'' (Sierra) with Bush playing rhythm guitar
Also appears on
* 1968: Rudy Q. Jones - ''A Soldier for Jesus'' (Warrior)
* 1970.
Douglas Dillard - ''The Banjo Album'' (Together)
* 1972:
Stephen Stills
Stephen Arthur Stills (born January 3, 1945) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Crosby, Stills & Nash; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; and Manassas (band ...
and
Manassas
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- ''
Manassas
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'' (
Atlantic
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)
* 1973:
Gene Parsons
Gene Victor Parsons (born September 4, 1944, in Morongo Valley, California) is an American drummer, banjo player, guitarist, singer-songwriter, and engineer, best known for his work with the Byrds from 1968 to 1972. Parsons has also released so ...
- ''
Kindling
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* Kindling, material for firelighting
* ''Kindling'' (album), a 1973 album by Gene Parsons
* ''Kindling'' (1915 film), a film by Cecil B. DeMille
* Kindling (2023 film), a British drama film
* ''Kindling'' (Mick Farren no ...
'' (
Warner Bros.
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)
* 1974:
Arlo Guthrie
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- ''
Arlo Guthrie
Arlo Davy Guthrie (born July 10, 1947) is an American folk music, folk singer-songwriter. He is known for singing protest song, songs of protest against social injustice, and storytelling while performing songs, following the tradition of his fa ...
'' (
Reprise
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)
* 1974:
Leslie Keith - ''Black Mountain Blues'' (Briar)
* 1974: Steve, Leroy & Brother Dave - ''Bluegrass Gospel According To Steve, Leroy & Brother Dave'' (Manna)
* 1975:
Alan Munde
Alan Munde (pronounced "mun-dee") (born November 4, 1946) is an American five-string banjo player and bluegrass musician. He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2024.
Biography
Born in Norman, Oklahoma, Munde lear ...
- ''Alan Munde's Banjo Sandwich'' (Ridge Runner)
* 1975:
Jerry Riopelle
Jerry Riopelle (May 5, 1941 – December 24, 2018) was an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer born in Detroit, and raised in Tampa, Florida, and known primarily for his hard rock performances and for his record production. He ...
- ''Take a Chance'' (
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
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)
* 1976: Dave Ferguson - ''Somewhere Over the Rainbow and Other Fiddle Tunes'' (Ridge Runner)
* 1976: Arlo Guthrie - ''
Hobo's Lullaby
''Hobo's Lullaby'' is a folk song written by American folk artist Goebel Reeves. It is commonly associated with folk singer Woody Guthrie, for whom it was one of his favorite songs and covered it.
Background
''Hobo's Lullaby'' was written by G ...
'' (Reprise)
* 1976: The Grossman Brothers - ''Golden Skies'' (Dixie Licks)
* 1976: Dan Huckabee - ''Why Is This Man Smiling'' (Ridge Runner)
* 1976:
Roland White
Roland Joseph White (né LeBlanc; April 23, 1938 – April 1, 2022) was an American bluegrass music artist, performing principally on the mandolin. He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2017.
Biography
White wa ...
- ''I Wasn't Born To Rock'n Roll'' (Ridge Runner)
* 1977:
Sam Bush
Charles Samuel Bush (born April 13, 1952) is an American mandolinist who is considered an originator of progressive bluegrass music. In 2020, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame as a member of New Grass Revival. ...
And
Alan Munde
Alan Munde (pronounced "mun-dee") (born November 4, 1946) is an American five-string banjo player and bluegrass musician. He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2024.
Biography
Born in Norman, Oklahoma, Munde lear ...
-''Together Again For the First Time''
* 1977:
Rick Nelson - ''Intakes'' (
Epic
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* Epic poetry, a long narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation
* Epic film, a genre of film defined by the spectacular presentation of human drama on a grandiose scale
Epic(s) ...
)
* 1978: Jim Silvers - ''...You Gotta Let All the Girls Know You're a Cowboy'' (
CMH)
* 1979:
Gene Parsons
Gene Victor Parsons (born September 4, 1944, in Morongo Valley, California) is an American drummer, banjo player, guitarist, singer-songwriter, and engineer, best known for his work with the Byrds from 1968 to 1972. Parsons has also released so ...
- ''Melodies'' (
Sierra)
References
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1940 births
Living people
Country musicians from California
American country bass guitarists
American double-bassists
American male double-bassists
American bluegrass musicians
20th-century American musicians
21st-century American musicians
21st-century American double-bassists
20th-century American male musicians
21st-century American male musicians
Kentucky Colonels (band) members