Sandy Rothman

Sandy Rothman
Sandy Rothman
	Sandy Rothman on stage, playing a mandolin Sandy Rothman in 2008
Background information
Born	January 30, 1946 (age 80); Miami, Florida
Origin	San Francisco, California
Genres	Bluegrass
Occupations	Musician, record producer
Instruments	Mandolin, dobro, banjo
Years active	Early 1960s – present

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 in 1964 with Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys,^[4]^[5] Earl Taylor, Red Allen, Jimmie Skinner, Larry Sparks, the Kentucky Colonels, Country Joe McDonald,^[6] Kathy Kallick^[7] 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."^[8]

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)^[9]
Bluegrass Guitar Duets – Sandy Rothman and Steve Pottier – Sierra Records (1994)^[10]
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)^[11]^[12]^[13]
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)^[14]^[15]^[16]

^ Bluegrass Today, 30 January 2011
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^ Garcia: An American Life, Blair Jackson (p. 61)
^ Bean Blossom: The Brown County Jamboree and Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Festivals, Thomas A. Adler (p. 81)
^ Bluegrass Boys, Chronological index
^ "Country Joe' Mcdonald Tries Singing A New Tune", Daily News (Bowling Green, Kentucky) June 21, 1991
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^ The Old Road to Home at Bluegrass Discography. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
^ Lankford, Ronnie D., Jr. Bluegrass Guitar Duets at AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
^ "Bluegrass Legend Puts Out Album of Grateful Dead Music", Reuters, October 27, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
^ "Songs of the Grateful Dead Featuring Jesse McReynolds & More", Nashville Scene, August 4, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
^ Songs of the Grateful Dead, JimAndJesse.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
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