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Initially influenced by the likes of Bob Dylan and John Hammond Jr., Garrett Dutton began writing his own songs in ninth grade using a guitar and harmonica. During his time at the private school Germantown Friends School, the singer would play on the streets of Philadelphia, before moving to Boston, Massachusetts to work as a charity fundraiser. Whilst in Boston, Dutton met drummer Jeffrey “The Houseman” Clemens and bassist Jim “Jimi Jazz” Prescott, who together comprise G. Love & Special Sauce. The band subsequently garnered generous local support by earning residency at The Plough and Stars in Cambridge, MA.
The band’s debut release, the full-length “Back in the Day” arrived in 1993, followed by their self-titled studio album in 1994. The full-length “G. Love & Special Sauce” was led by the single “Cold Beverage”, which generated national attention for its MTV promoted music video, and led to supporting shows on the H.O.R.D.E tour. In 1995 marked by its more mature and considered approach, the band release their third studio album, “Coast to Coast Motel”. Despite being a far superior album to its predecessor the album failed to sell well, and following disputes on tour regarding their finances, the band almost broke up.
Following a hiatus in which Dutton worked with the likes of All Fellas Band, Philly Cartel, and King’s Court, G. Love & Special Sauce returned in October 1997 to issued the full-length “Yeah, It’s That Easy”. Following an extensive world tour with Special Sauce, Dutton released his debut solo album “Oh Yeah” in 1998.
Confirming themselves as fun-loving, soul-oriented musicians, G. Love & Special Sauce continued to release music regularly starting with “Philadelphonic” in 1999, the eclectic and genre-defying “Electric Mile” in 2001, and the compilation, “Best Of”, in 2002. A significant hiatus followed the compilation release, during which time G. Love released a pair of solo albums on Jack Johnson’s Brushfire Records entitled, “The Hustle” in 2004 and “Lemonade” in 2006. In 2008, back with Special Sauce, G. Love released the full-length “Superhero Brother”, followed by “Long Way Down” in 2009, and “Sugar” in 2014.
Live-Bewertungen
G.Love. Legend says that the 'G' stands for Garrett, and the 'Love' is there because, in his own words: "It just sounded right." G. Love, the frontman of the fantastic funky band Special Sauce, plays funky blues like no other artist out there in todays music world. A unique talent, rather under-appreciated it seems amongst many. This is because you need to see him live people! You wont be able to stop moving your feet or humming the tunes after the gig, it's that groovy! Songs such as; 'Nothing Quite Like Home' and 'Good Life' will stick in your mind for days. When you are watching him live, the atmosphere, the music and G himself make you feel like part of the music. It's an amazing feeling. You feel so in the moment with G, like you are part of something really personal, something that alot of musicians cannot do. He is one cool cat ladies. I meeeeean he plays guitar and harmonica simutaneously. Correct me if I'm wrong but that is a special talent. G. Love is a special talent.
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