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David Grisman
Person · male · United States · Hackensack · born 1945 · recording since 1976
American mandolinist, composer, and record label owner
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Also known as Dave Grisman · Dawg · 大衛·格里斯曼
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1940s
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: The David Grisman Rounder Album
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
English biography609 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1363202092
Biography
David Jay Grisman (born March 23, 1945) is an American mandolinist. His music combines bluegrass, folk, and jazz in a genre he calls "dawg music". He founded the record label Acoustic Disc, which releases his recordings and those of other acoustic musicians. He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in Owensboro, Kentucky in 2023.
Biography
Grisman grew up in a Conservative Jewish household in Passaic, New Jersey. His father was a professional trombonist who gave him piano lessons when he was seven years old. As a teenager, he played piano, mandolin, and saxophone.
In the early 1960s, he attended New York University in Manhattan. He belonged to the Even Dozen Jug Band with Maria Muldaur and John Sebastian. Grisman played in the Kentuckians, a bluegrass band led by Red Allen, then in the psychedelic rock band Earth Opera with Peter Rowan. He moved to San Francisco, met Jerry Garcia, and appeared on the Grateful Dead album American Beauty.
Grisman played in Old & In the Way, Garcia's bluegrass band, with Rowan and Vassar Clements. When Grisman was 17 years old, he was invited on stage by Doc Watson to join him on mandolin for a rendition of “In the Pines”. Garcia named him "Dawg" after a dog which was nearby while they were stopped while driving in Stinson Beach, California near Mount Tamalpais. "Dawg Music" is what Grisman says is his mixture of bluegrass and Django Reinhardt/Stéphane Grappelli-influenced jazz as highlighted on his album Hot Dawg
Hot DawgSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracksA1Dawg's Bull4:15A2Devlin5:08A3Minor Swing3:37A4Dawgology7:14B1Neon Tetra6:31B2Janice3:57B3Dawg-Ola3:56B416 / 165:27 (recorded in October 1978 and released in 1979). Grisman's combination of Reinhardt-era jazz, bluegrass, folk, Old World Mediterranean string band music, as well as modern jazz fusion which developed into "Dawg" music.
In the 1970s, Grisman started the David Grisman Quintet with Darol Anger, Joe Carroll, Todd Phillips, and Tony Rice. They released their eponymous first album in 1977 for Kaleidoscope Records and their second, Hot Dawg, in 1979 for Horizon Records, the jazz division of A&M Records. When the quintet recorded for Warner Bros. Records, the membership changed to include Mike Marshall, Mark O'Connor, and Rob Wasserman, with occasional guest appearances by jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli.
In the 1980s, Grisman formed an record label Acoustic Disc, which issued his recordings and those of other acoustic musicians. The folk and bluegrass part of his personality emerged when he recorded with O'Connor, Rice, and Andy Statman.
Family
Grisman and Tracy Bigelow are married and she is his third wife. He has three grown children: Samson, Gillian, and Monroe. Samson, a bassist and recording session musician living in Portland, Oregon, often performs with his father. Gillian, a filmmaker living in Novato, California, directed Grateful Dawg and the music documentary, Village Music: Last of the Great Record Stores.
Monroe Grisman, named for bluegrass music pioneer Bill Monroe, lives in Fairfax, California and plays in the Tom Petty tribute band Petty Theft.
In media
David Grisman's song "Dawggy Mountain Breakdown", a variation of "Foggy Mountain Breakdown", was the opening theme song for Car Talk on NPR. He sued YouTube in May 2007 in federal court, saying that YouTube should be required to prevent individuals from illegally uploading recordings of his music. Grisman's attorneys requested voluntary dismissal of the suit.
The documentary Grateful Dawg (October 14, 2001) is about the friendship between Jerry Garcia and Grisman. He wrote much of the bluegrass music for Big Bad Mama (1974) directed by Roger Corman. It was performed by the Great American Music Band; they were recorded and mixed by Bill Wolf.
Acoustic Disc
Acoustic Disc is an independent record label which Grisman started in 1990. The label is based in San Rafael, California and specializes in bluegrass, folk, jazz, and Dawg music.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 17 | 76.4th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 46 | 93.7th |
| Studio albums | 39 | 98.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 40 | 98.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 48 | 89th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (46 release groups · 39 studio albums)
Albums · 39
The David Grisman Rounder Album
1976 · studio album
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1Hello2Sawin' on the Strings3Waiting on Vassar4I Ain't Broke (But I'm Badly Bent)5Opus 386Hold to God's Unchanging Hands7Boston Boy8Cheyenne9'til the End of the World Rolls 'Round10You'll Find Her Name Written There11On and On12Bob's Brewin'13So Long1979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 40:05
A1Dawg's Bull4:15A2Devlin5:08A3Minor Swing3:37A4Dawgology7:14B1Neon Tetra6:31B2Janice3:57B3Dawg-Ola3:56B416 / 165:271980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 42:15
1Dawgma3:382Bow Wow4:363Barkley's Bug4:194Sea of Cortez5:235Naima2:476Mugavero5:187Dawgmatism5:018Thailand11:131981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 39:33
1Cedar Hill3:502Dawg Funk4:143Japan3:374Fanny Hill3:155Anouman5:076Caliente7:337Albuquerque Turkey2:598Mondo Mando8:581983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:04:51
1Overture7:292Appassionata3:463Japanese Sunrise8:294Two White Boys Watching James Brown at The Apollo2:265Blackie and Sunburst4:316Crosby, Stills and Nash2:057Journey to the Center of Twang5:018Ode to Jim McReynolds2:299March of the Mandolas, Part 17:3110March of the Mandolas, Part 29:2811Song of the Dawg2:3612Ballade of Ouzo5:3213'Til We Meet Again3:281983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 38:57
1Dawg Jazz3:412Steppin' With Stephane6:093Fumblebee5:584In a Sentimental Mood3:45514 Miles to Barstow3:016Swamp Dawg5:267Dawggy Mountain Breakdown3:248Wayfaring Stranger1:319Happy Birthday Bill Monroe3:2910Dawg Grass (OP.12)2:331985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 36:22
1Acousticity3:592Dancin’4:223Brazilian Breeze4:294Blue Sky Bop4:505Dawgalypso3:556Tango for Django3:077Ricochet2:218New Monia6:279Pamela2:52David Grisman's Acoustic Christmas
1986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 36:06
1What Child Is This1:012Santa Claus Is Coming to Town3:373Respighi: Ancient Aires and Dances2:334The Christmas Song4:075God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen6:516We Wish You a Merry Christmas (dedicated to Scrooge McDuck)0:417White Christmas4:178The Flower Carol (Good King Wenceslas)1:279Winter Wonderland3:4510Silent Night3:4311Auld Lang Syne4:041988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:12:29
Disc 11True Life Blues2:292Down in the Willow Garden4:313My Long Journey Home2:264Little Willie2:565Highway of Sorrow3:276Sophronie3:017My Aching Heart2:198Close By2:339Feast Here Tonight2:3310Leavin' Home4:0811Little Cabin Home on the Hill3:2312I'm Comin' Back, But I Don't Know When3:26Disc 21Salty Dawg Blues2:262If I Lose2:173Sad and Lonesome Day3:064My Little Georgia Rose3:055Foggy Mountain Top2:386I'm My Own Grandpa3:117Pretty Polly5:108Home Is Where the Heart Is1:579Nine Pound Hammer2:1710Memories of Mother and Dad3:2411Teardrops in My Eyes2:5812House of Gold2:481990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 55:37
1Pupville3:142Chili Dawg5:403Mad Max3:324O-Banion's Wake4:435Dawg Daze5:016'Lil Samba6:317Learned Pigs & Fire-Proof Women3:478Gypsy Nights6:049Hot Club Swing4:3110Sativa12:341992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 47:26
1Back Up and Push (Theme)0:522She's No Angel2:243I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail3:294The Fields Have Turned Brown4:455To Love and Live Together2:376I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome3:367Pigeon Roost2:168Down Where the River Bends3:599Love Please Come Home2:2310Letter From My Darlin3:2811Is This My Destiny?3:0612Ashes of Love2:2013Is It Too Late Now?3:4114Little Maggie3:0215Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?4:5016Back Up and Push (Theme)0:381993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 54:19
1Ashokan Farewell5:202Blackberry Turnpike5:033Barbara Allen3:434Dark Is a Dungeon5:535Eighth of January3:036Midnight on the Water4:177Wayfaring Stranger5:378Maiden's Prayer3:459The House Carpenter3:5410Boston Boy2:4111Down in the Willow Garden4:1112Ommie Wise4:3213Ashokan Farewell (reprise)2:201993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 46:41
1Swing With Dr. Jake5:212Anouman5:333Baby Boy Blues3:534Ain't No Sunshine3:395Django's Castle5:576Minor Swing3:277In A Mellow Tone4:128Airola3:509So Long, Ebony3:5710Jackie's Serenade6:521994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 55:36
1Turn of the Century2:592The Prisoner's Waltz4:203Sam-Bino2:394Grandfather's Clock3:165Good Old Mountain Dew2:226I Am a Pilgrim3:357Mill Valley Waltz3:288Vintage Gintage Blues3:169I Don't Want Your Mandolins Mister2:2010Dawg After Dark4:4011Wildwood Flower2:5012Morning Sun4:1413Banks of the Ohio2:2414Swing '423:0515Watson Blues3:3116O Solo Mio2:1417Song for Two Pamelas4:231995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 49:07
1Shalom Aleichem1:452Chassidic Medley: Adir Hu / Moshe Emes4:143Shomer Yisrael6:064Toska3:445Bashie's Bounce2:576Dovid Melech Yisrael2:077Shabbos Waltz4:238For the Sake of My Brothers and Friends5:569Der Rebbe3:5910Adon Olam3:2511Kazatski3:1512Shalom Aleichem7:161995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:04:30
1Swanee4:232Teasin' the Frets1:553It Had to Be You3:184Please3:155Mood Indigo3:096Anything Goes2:077Blue Moon4:268Lulu's Back in Town3:009Tears3:1310Jeepers Creepers2:5911Over the Rainbow4:1912Musette for a Magpie3:1813Mairzy Doats2:2014Besame Mucho4:4315Unforgettable3:0816Here's That Rainy Day3:2817My Romance4:0418Out of Nowhere3:4619Crystal Silence3:391998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 47:30
1Just Among Friends3:392St. Thomas4:133Nashville Nod5:014My Romance5:305Don't Get Around Much Anymore3:586All Blues6:037Misty4:298The Girl From Ipanema6:119Mood Indigo8:261999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 54:36
1My Walking Shoes2:502Hound Dawg2:403Maggie's Farm2:494Memphis2:455Flint Hill Special2:326The Old Home Place3:037Uncle Pen3:028Airmail Special on the Fly2:149Rocky Top3:3110Room at the Top of the Stairs2:1411(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay2:3812Jerusalem Ridge3:4013Windy Mountain3:0814Maybellene2:4115Blue Ridge Cabin Home3:1616Rocky Road Blues3:4217When I'm Sixty-Four7:511999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:01:50
1Mando-Bass Boogie Sonata3:022Clinch Mountain Windmills5:463Mandoharp Fantasy3:384Buttons and Bows5:285Caprice for Cm4:586Trinidadian Rag4:537Anouman7:098John Johanna2:559Swingin' Sorrento4:2310New Deli Duo9:3911Mule Skinner Blues1:4412Old Souls8:15I’m Beginning to See the Light
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:06:15
1I’m Beginning to See the Light4:032Autumn Leaves4:243Do You Know What It Means (To Miss New Orleans)5:124East of the Sun4:465Autumn in New York4:436Makin’ Whoopee5:467Lover Man5:308Exactly Like You4:069Willow Weep for Me7:0810A Foggy Day4:2211Cheek to Cheek5:1212Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered11:032000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 48:57
1Nostalgia Prelude2:222Akaka Falls2:043Moonlight Bay2:244Peach Pickin' Time in Georgia1:325St. Louis Blues3:276Whispering3:087Trash Can Stomp2:188Frankie and Johnny1:569Kohala March2:1010Crazy Rhythm3:3411Beat Biscuit Blues2:5512Great Specked Bird2:2613It Happened in Monterey3:0314Limehouse Blues2:2315Style o Blues2:3116Honolulu Nights1:4717Stompin' at the Savoy2:2718Fort Worth Drag1:0519Just Joshin'1:3520New Steal2:2421Las Ninas1:262001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 59:44
1Brazillian Street Dance7:102Dawg Funk5:473Moving Parts4:534Blue Midnite4:575New River5:456Waltz for Gigi4:287DG/DZ Blues8:488On the March10:319Fourteen Miles to Barstow7:252001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 51:53
1Costumi siciliani (Sicilian customs)4:082Oh, mio babbino caro (Oh, My Dear Daddy)2:213Idillio primaverile (Idyll of Springtime2:534Manzanillo2:245L'onda (The Wave)4:056Tarantella Op. 183:057Intermezzo3:058Pickin' the Guitar (Pizzicando la Chitarra)3:439Violinata (Violin Serenade)2:4010Study for Two Mandolins3:3011Valtzer fantastico5:3412The Godfather Waltz (Il valzer del Padrino)2:5513Mazurka VI Op. 1412:5514Serenata "A ballo"3:1415April Kisses (Baci d'aprile)5:212002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:10:27
1Hartford’s Real6:032Swamp Thing4:593Intimo5:534Jamgrass 7416:295Sea Breeze7:506Old Time Medley3:437Weeping Mandolin Waltz5:318Arachnid Stomp1:369Crusher and Hoss3:0110The Old South2:5011Mando Space1:3212Ralph’s Banjo Special3:0613’Cept Old Bill2:4214Rhythm Twins0:3515Dan’l Boone4:0516Hold On, I’m Comin’10:322003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:00:15
1A Life of Sorrow3:202Doin' My Time4:543We Can't Be Darlings Anymore3:044When You and I Were Young Maggie5:155All the Good Times Are Past and Gone3:276Tragic Romance3:367Seven Year Blues3:548You're the Girl of My Dreams2:249Unwanted Love2:5610Man of Constant Sorrow3:5711Tennessee Waltz3:0712Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow4:2113Pretty Saro3:0614Cabin of Love2:4715Farther Along10:072006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 50:08
1Avinu Malkeinu2:152Anim Zemiros3:213Pischu Li3:134Shabbos Ha Yom LaShem4:075Mim'komkha3:556New Shabbos Waltz4:157Ya'aleh4:028Oifen Pripitchik4:249Old Klezmer2:4210Yerushalayim Irkhah4:0911Yerushalayim Shel Zahav5:4612Lekha Dodi4:4813Ani Ma'amin3:112007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 55:02
1Claire de Lune6:142Black Orpheus5:383September Song4:064Sway With Me8:185Dawg’s Waltz6:556Swing Gitan5:347Tears6:528Premier Guitar7:219Autumn Leaves4:042007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 55:15
1I’m Satisfied2:422Strings of Your Heart3:223E.M.D.4:034Deep Purple4:395John Henry5:036Walk Right Back4:487Passing Fantasy4:108Coffee Blues2:549Dawg’s Waltz4:2210Lonely One in This Town3:5811It’s Not Time Now3:2012Harmandola Blues2:3813Coconut Grove5:1914Jug Band Waltz3:57Frank 'N' Dawg: Melody Monsters
2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 48:05
1Till There Was You2:552Hello Young Lovers4:133Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?3:044Stardust4:015April Showers3:446Margie3:527Where or When3:248Flamingo4:099As Time Goes By3:0710We Kiss in a Shadow2:5411For All We Know3:1412Georgia3:5713These Foolish Things3:1214Someday My Prince Will Come2:192008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:01:02
1Jimmy’s Bar3:402Les Deux Guitares3:253China Boy3:184Swing Gitane4:495Swing De Bellevue3:006Buster Swing3:337Swing 484:158Supplique4:499Mabel3:2110Big Brother5:0811Blue Drag4:1512Milko3:4113David4:4114Belleville Rendezvous4:2315Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams4:442011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:19:52
1New Muleskinner Blues1:332Happy Birthday Bill Monroe3:313Uncle Pen3:014I'm Rollin' On2:545Kentucky Waltz3:286On & On3:337Watson Blues3:328My Little Georgia Rose3:099Wayfaring Stranger1:2910In The Pines5:3511Roanoke2:4812Wicked Path Of Sin2:1813Bluegrass Stomp5:2114Letter From My Darlin'3:2415B Natural2:3516Bury Me Beneath The Willow4:2217Lonesome Moonlight Waltz3:3418John Henry3:0119Rawhide3:0120My Last Days On Earth6:0821Ralph Rinzler Interview11:35David Grisman’s Folk Jazz Trio
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 57:44
1East Tennessee Blues2:422Cold Hard Business4:333Vaya Con Dios5:344I Wish We Had Our Times2:515Swang Thang3:316Lorena5:147Noche Romantica5:218Cypress Grove4:599Windy and Warm2:4510Sails3:0311Sally Ann2:2412Mary of the Wild Moor4:2613The Bells of St. Mary’s2:5514Through the Country4:0615Beautiful Dreamer3:202012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 57:48
1The Surrey With the Fringe on Top4:532Avalon4:173Poinciana5:364I'm Confessin'5:425Tracy's Tune6:436I'll See You in My Dreams4:467Serafina4:458My Blue Heaven4:119Swang Thang4:2010Newly Wedding4:3411Diane4:3412Michelle3:272017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 45:03
1Zorro’s Last Ride3:132Cinderella’s Fella3:243CGP & Dawg4:534Farm & Fun Time3:115Newly Wedding4:406Sweet Georgia Brown3:547Standing Rock3:548Dawg’s Waltz3:469Tipsy Gypsy3:1610Tracy’s Tune5:2211Port Townsend Blues3:1112Waltzing Matilda2:192019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:00:47
1Intro0:262Spud Boy5:253Old Timey Art4:054Little Bitty Town4:515Dawg on a String2:486Big Blue4:507No End of Love4:468Blue Dawg6:029Lobster Rolls4:1010Money Moves Up2:3311Funky Plunky5:1412Zaydeh’s Waltz4:3613Super Grits3:0114Razzle Dazzle4:1115It’s a Long Long Way to the Top3:492021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:02
1Capone Theme (Title Credits)1:022Struttin’ the Stuff3Capone’s Minuet4Minor Car Chase Swing5Capone Theme (Mandocello Solo)6Potpourri (Rudy Cipolla)7Ballade of Alphonse8St. Valentine’s Day Massacre9Colosimo’s Death Walk10Enrico Caruso – Verdi: O Tu Che in Seno Agl’Angeli From La Forza Del Destino11Capone Theme (Violin – Mandola Duet)12Big Jim’s Cakewalk13O'Banion's Wake14Al’s Dirge15Speakeasy Waltz16Capone Theme (Finale)17Big Jim’s Cakewalk Alternate18Ballade of Alphonse Alternate19Capone Theme (Finale) Alternate2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 51:17
1Danilo Boone3:142Migalhas de Amor4:403Assanhado4:564Tracy's Tune5:045Chega de Saudade3:556Dawgalypso4:017Carinhoso4:298In Santa Cruz3:329Learned Pigs4:4210Feitico3:5911Gypsy Nights6:1012Perpetual Dawg2:352024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:02:26
1Why Did You Wander?3:002Fanny Hill (Unexpurgated)7:093Little Maggie2:474Man of Constant Sorrow5:045Handsome Molly3:296Toy Heart3:057I’m Coming Back but I Don’t Know When3:098How Mountain Gals Can Love2:199Cheyenne4:4210You’re the Girl of My Dreams2:2311Nobody’s Love Is Like Mine2:1212Doin’ My Time4:4013The Dreadful Little Girl and the Snake4:3914Little Willie3:0515Little Cabin Home on the Hill3:1916Boston Boy2:2817Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down2:1218House of Gold2:44David Grisman's New Smokey Grass Boys
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 47:04
1Katy Hill3:482Monroe's Hornpipe2:033Big Mon2:144Fisher's Hornpipe2:545Shenandoah Breakdown4:006Blackberry Blossom2:497Durham's Bull3:378Wheel Hoss2:529New Camptown Races3:2010Stoney Creek2:2711Ralph's Banjo Special3:0412Lonesome Fiddle Blues4:1413Eighth of January3:4814Raw Hide3:3915Big Mon 22:15
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| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1980 | Early DawgSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 33:59A1Fanny Hill1:48 A2Sugar Hill Ramble2:10 A3Little Maggie1:54 A4Blue Grass Twist2:58 A5Shenandoah Breakdown1:10 A6Opus 572:34 A7The Prisoner's Song2:06 A8John Henry1:57 B1Rawhide2:39 B2Little Sadie1:15 B3Dark Hollow2:26 B4Dear Old Dixie1:50 B5Opus 381:02 B6I Wonder Where You Are Tonight2:38 B7Caravan3:10 B8Black Mountain Rag2:22 | Compilation | 1980 | |
| 1996 | At the Strawberry Festival, Yosemite CaliforniaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:20:051Intro and Instrumental2:22 2Muleskinner Blues4:23 3Hard Hearted3:03 4Pig in a Pen3:43 5High Lonesome Sound4:56 6The Great Pretender4:12 7Earl's Breakdown3:17 8Knockin on Your Door3:07 9Let the Harvest Go to Seed4:36 10Lonesome Fiddle Blues6:18 11Sitting Alone in the Moonlight5:25 12Will You Be Loving Another Man3:48 13Old and in the Way4:36 14Wicked Path of Sin3:34 15Lost3:50 16Wild Horses5:23 17Rawhide2:42 18Land of the Navajo10:50 | Live | June 1996 | |
| 2010 | Jug Band ExtravaganzaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:09:031This Will Bring You Back4:25 2My Old Man2:38 3Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You3:53 4Wild Ox Moan5:03 5Jug Band Waltz3:18 6Eight More Miles to Louisville3:40 7San Francisco Bay Blues3:14 8Sofie's Back in Town3:37 9Stealin Stealin4:40 10Downtown Blues2:51 11Papa's on the Housetop3:00 12Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me4:36 13Morning Blues3:53 14New Minglewood Blues3:13 15Richland Woman5:25 16The Sheik of Araby2:56 17Sweet Sue4:06 18Jug Band Music4:35 | Live | 21 September 2010 | |
| 2011 | Live At Wigmore Hall- 4/21/96Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 27 tracks · 2:00:09Disc 1 1Mugavero5:24 2It Had To Be You5:02 3Intros1:26 4Swing '425:04 5Nuages5:29 6Tone Poems Instruments1:41 7Out Of Nowhere4:40 8Lulu's Back In Town5:42 9Tenor Guitar Talk1:37 10Tears3:54 11Please3:45 12Besame Mucho7:17 13Dawgmatisma9:56 Disc 21Blue Moon4:05 2Czardas3:50 3Stompin' At The Savoy8:11 4Minor Swing6:11 5Steppin' With Stephane6:20 6Nick Lucas Intro0:49 7Teasin' The Frets2:08 8Fiddle Tune Medley3:31 9Martin On Wigmore1:24 10Why Did I Choose You?4:37 11Mood Indigo4:20 12Closing Remarks1:18 13El Cumbanchero3:47 14Manoir De Mes Reves / Daphne8:41 | Live | 19 July 2011 | |
| 2012 | Hardcore Bluegrass in the Dawg HouseSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 43:501John Henry3:07 2Walkin’ The Dawg2:28 3Highway of Regret2:13 4Save It, Save It2:03 5A Good Woman’s Love2:41 6Thinkg Tonight of My Blueeyes3:06 7The Hit Parade of Love2:51 8The Tennesse Waltz3:07 9Come Back to Me Little Darlin’2:47 10I’m Waiting to Hear You Call Me Darling2:39 11Unwanted Love2:57 12We Can’t Be Darlings Anymore3:03 13Cabin of Love2:49 14Country Boy Rock & Roll2:57 15Twenty Twenty Vision2:49 16I’m Sitting on Top of the World2:13 | Compilation | 17 July 2012 | |
| 2016 | Del & Dawg Live!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 27 tracks · 1:23:34Disc 1 1Feast Here Tonight3:15 2Intros1:28 3Shackles & Chains2:53 4Meeting Up1:17 5East Virginia Blues4:24 6Bluegrass Rhythm2:32 7G-Run Blues2:31 8Del & Big Mon2:44 9Dark Hollow2:58 10Toy Heart3:27 11Remembering Brad3:57 12Bill Keith Medley: Salt Creek / Devil's Dream / Shenandoah Breakdown3:00 13Snow Dove3:46 14The Good Old 1950's0:53 15Country Boy Rock & Roll2:54 Disc 21Gotta Travel On2:57 2The Wild Side Of Life2:57 3Little Glass Of Wine4:11 4I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome2:46 5Del & Dawg3:05 6Man Of Constant Sorrow3:30 7I'm My Own Grandpa3:59 8Brakeman's Blues3:00 9Tennessee Waltz3:45 10So Long1:20 11New River Train3:32 12Farewell Medley: Life's Railway To Heaven / Shalom Aleichem6:33 | Live | 26 February 2016 | |
| — | 1977-05-28: Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, USASearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks1Dawg's Rag 2O'Bannion's Wake 316/16 4Band Intros 5Swing 51 6Norwegian Wood 7Swing 42 8Spain 9Japan 10Ricochet 11Fish Scale 12Dawg's Bull 13Minor Swing | Live | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put David Grisman head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 17 | 76.4th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 46 | 93.7th |
| Studio albums | 39 | 98.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 40 | 98.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 48 | 89th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| The David Grisman Quintet(band) | — | present | eponymous |
| Bluegrass Mandolin Ensemble(band) | — | present | |
| The David Grisman Bluegrass Experience(band) | — | present | eponymous |
| Old & In the Gray(band) | — | present | |
| Old & In the Way(band) | — | present | |
| Here Today(band) | — | present | |
| Great American String Band(band) | — | present | |
| David Grisman & Tony Rice(band) | — | present | |
| The Even Dozen Jug Band(band) | — | present | |
| The David Grisman Sextet(band) | — | present | eponymous,lead vocals |
| The David Grisman Sextet(band) | — | present | eponymous,mandolin |
| New York Ramblers(band) | — | present | |
| Muleskinner(band) | — | present | mandolin,original |
| Earth Opera(band) | — | present | lead vocals |
| Earth Opera(band) | — | present | saxophone |
| Earth Opera(band) | — | present | mandolin |
| Earth Opera(band) | — | present | piano |
| Earth Opera(band) | — | present | mandocello |
Where this record comes from
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:David-Grisman.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/402e4f4f-33aa-4b2b-9fdb-3cb4eb38f729discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/402e4f4f-33aa-4b2b-9fdb-3cb4eb38f729core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1174604genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1174604seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Grismanbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Grisman
Why this artist is in the database
- List of bluegrass musicians
- List of jazz musicians
Tier rule: genre canon: jazz
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Wikidata: Q1174604 · MusicBrainz: 402e4f4f-33aa-4b2b-9fdb-3cb4eb38f729
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