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Michael Falzarano

Michael Falzarano

American guitarist, singer, and songwriter


Michael Falzarano is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has been a professional musician since the 1970s, most notably in Hot Tuna, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, and the Memphis Pilgrims, a Memphis-style rock and roll/blues band that he founded in 1986.[1][2]

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Falzarano released an album entitled We Are All One[3] in 2008 on Woodstock Records and The King James Sessions[4] in 2005 on Blues Planet Records. A re-released version of the song "Last Train Out," which he wrote in memory of the Allman Brothers Band and Gov't Mule bass player Allen Woody, appears on the record. Blues Planet re-released Mecca,[5] an album that Falzarano and the Memphis Pilgrims originally released in 1996 on Relix Records with guests Jorma Kaukonen, Pete Sears, and Harvey Sorgen of Hot Tuna and Danny Louis of Gov't Mule.

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 Grateful Dead, and the Marshall Tucker Band.[6][7]

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  1. Skidmore, Mick (December 23, 2008). "Michael Falzarano, Stepping Out of the Shadows". jambands.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  2. Metzger, John. "Goin' Down the Road with Michael Falzarano", The Music Box, March 9, 2009
  3. "The King James Sessions". michaelfalzarano.com.
  4. "Mecca". michaelfalzarano.com.
  5. "The Englishtown Project". Live Music News & Review. July 2, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  6. Criblez, David J. (February 7, 2019). "The Englishtown Project Celebrates Historic 1977 New Jersey Concert". Newsday. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  7. "Mecca – The Memphis Pilgrims". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  8. "The King James Sessions – Michael Falzarano". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

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