News & Updates — Sandy Bull

Sandy Bull / Feb 25, 1941 - Apr 11, 2001

Sandy Bull / Feb 25, 1941 - Apr 11, 2001

Sandy Bull was one of my favorites of the '60s/'70s "folk" musicians, although his music was much, much more than your typical "folkie" thing. Playing a variety of stringed instruments (guitar, banjo, oud, pedal steel, etc), his music was informed by various international folk traditions, modal jazz, Indian ragas, classical, blues, gospel, psychedelia and even Chuck Berry! He sometimes had percussionists (such as Billy Higgins or Denis Charles) as well as his own system of live tape overdubs and rhythm-machines. Check out his early Vanguard albums for some early excursions into psychedelic world fusion! Bull's 1963 debut, Fantasias For Guitar...

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