Michael Falzarano is an American

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ist, singer, and songwriter. He has been a professional musician since the 1970s, most notably in

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, the

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, and the Memphis Pilgrims, a Memphis-style

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band that he founded in 1986. Falzarano released an album entitled ''

We Are All One ''We Are All One'' is an album by Michael Falzarano. It was released by Woodstock Records on October 28, 2008. Michael Falzarano is a rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the New Riders of the Purple Sage an ...

'' in 2008 on Woodstock Records and ''The King James Sessions'' in 2005 on Blues Planet Records. A re-released version of the song "Last Train Out," which he wrote in memory of

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and

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bass player Allen Woody, appears on the record. Blues Planet re-released ''Mecca'', an album that Falzarano and the Memphis Pilgrims originally released in 1996 on Relix Records with guests

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, and Harvey Sorgen of Hot Tuna and Danny Louis of

. When not performing with his own band, Falzarano can be seen with Hot Tuna, the Jorma Kaukonen Trio, and the New Riders of the Purple Sage. Falzarano also produces other artists, and teaches guitar workshops at Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch. In 2013, Falzarano's original composition "When There's Two There's Trouble" was featured in Alexandre Moors' critically acclaimed film '' Blue Caprice'' with Isaiah Washington, Tim Blake Nelson, and Joey Lauren Adams. Falzarano also appears in the movie. Michael Falzarano's band the Englishtown Project plays covers of songs by the New Riders of the Purple Sage, the

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, and

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Discography

* '' Pair a Dice Found'' –

(1990) * '' Live at Sweetwater'' – Hot Tuna (1992) * '' Live at Sweetwater Two'' – Hot Tuna (1993) * '' The Land of Heroes'' –

(1995) * ''Mecca'' – The Memphis Pilgrims (1996) * ''

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'' – Jorma Kaukonen (1996) * '' Live in Japan'' – Hot Tuna (1997) * '' Too Many Years'' – Jorma Kaukonen (1998) * ''

Rusted Root Rusted Root is an American worldbeat rock band formed in 1990 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by singer-guitarist Michael Glabicki, bassist Patrick Norman and percussionist Liz Berlin. The band got its start as the house band playing a weekly gig in ...

'' –

(1998) * '' Jorma Kaukonen Trio Live'' – Jorma Kaukonen (1999) * '' And Furthurmore...'' – Hot Tuna (1999) * ''The King James Sessions'' – Michael Falzarano (2006) * '' Wanted: Live at Turkey Trot'' –

(2007) * ''

'' – Michael Falzarano (2008) * '' Where I Come From'' – New Riders of the Purple Sage (2009) * '' 17 Pine Avenue'' – New Riders of the Purple Sage (2012) * '' I Got Blues for Ya'' – Michael Falzarano (2014) * ''

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'' –

Ronnie Penque Ronnie Penque (born March 23, 1962) is a bassist, singer and songwriter who has been working in the music industry for over 30 years. He has been the bassist for the country rock band New Riders of the Purple Sage since 2005. The New Riders emer ...

(2019) * '' A Kaleidoscope Christmas'' – Michael Falzarano and Extended Family (2020)

Notes

References

* *
Michael Falzarano discography
at michaelfalzarano.com * Bendersky, Ari
"Hot Tuna in the Raw"
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'', April 24, 1998. * Bernstein, Scott
Michael Falzarano interview
''Glide Magazine'' * Collette, Doug
''We Are All One'' album review
''

All About Jazz ''All About Jazz'' is a website established by Michael Ricci in 1995. A volunteer staff publishes news, album reviews, articles, videos, and listings of concerts and other events having to do with jazz. Ricci maintains a related site, ''Jazz Near ...

'' * Conway, Jud
''We Are All One'' album review
''KindWeb'', December 1, 2008

External links

Michael Falzarano's official website
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