Lane Tietgen

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Lane Tietgen (born Topeka, Kansas [1] ) was an American poet, composer and musician who sang and played guitar and bass. Tietgen lived in the Bay Area in California. [2] He died on 14 July 2020, as reported in the Sonoma News

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A number of Tietgen's songs have been covered by famous musicians, including "Captain Bobby Stout" and "Martha's Madman" by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, "Early Bird Cafe" by John Mellencamp, "It Can't Make Any Difference to Me" by Dave Mason, and "Red and Black Blues" by Ringo Starr. In 2006 Ice Cube used a melody by Tietgen for his song, "Click, Clack – Get Back!," on the album Laugh Now, Cry Later . [3]

Tietgen began his musical career as the guitarist and primary songwriter for The Serfs, who achieved some fame in and around the band's home state of Kansas. In 1970, the blues-jazz-rock band, The Jerry Hahn Brotherhood, recorded seven Tietgen compositions, including "Captain Bobby Stout", "Early Bird Cafe", and "Martha's Madman". The Jerry Hahn Brotherhood featured Hahn, Mike Finnigan, Clyde Graves and George Marsh. [4] [5]

In 2009 The Serfs were inducted into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame. [6] That same year, Tietgen released a solo album, Wheels of Fortune, featuring all original songs. [7]

Tietgen regularly performed live as a folk singer and guitarist in music venues. [8]

Discography

Selection

The Jerry Hahn Brotherhood

Seven of the ten songs were written by Lane Tietgen: [9]

  1. "Martha's Madman"
  2. "Early Bird Cafe"
  3. "One Man Woman"
  4. "Time's Caught Up With You"
  5. "Thursday Thing"
  6. "What I Gave Away"
  7. "Captain Bobby Stout"

Lane Tietgen: Wheels of Fortune

Folk-rock record of Lane Tietgen, published in 2009 [10]

Artists

Songs:

  1. "Wheel of Fortune"
  2. "Deep Waters of the Heart"
  3. "Sweet Alchemy"
  4. "Some Call It Evil"
  5. "My Heart's One Desire"
  6. "Love and Redemption"
  7. "Raindrops On the Page"
  8. "Eight-Ball Blues"
  9. "Mama Bring That Good Thing Over Here"
  10. "MLK Riot 1968"

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References

  1. ↑ "Entry of the band Serfs in the Kansas Music Hall of Fame with an indication of their main song supplier Lane Tietgen". Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Lane Tietgen | Discography | Discogs". Discogs .
  3. ↑ "Ice Cube – Laugh Now, Cry Later (2006, CD) - Discogs". Discogs .
  4. ↑ "The Jerry Hahn Brotherhood - Jerry Hahn | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  5. ↑ "The Jerry Hahn Brotherhood - Jerry Hahn | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  6. ↑ inductees_alpha.html # the_serfs entry of the band Serfs in the Kansas Music Hall of Fame with an indication of their main suppliers song Lane Tietgen
  7. ↑ "Wheel of Fortune - Lane Tietgen | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  8. ↑ e.g.: http://guerneville.towns.pressdemocrat.com/2013/01/25/youre-on-our-list/terry-lane-cropd/
  9. ↑ "The Jerry Hahn Brotherhood - Jerry Hahn | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  10. ↑ "Wheel of Fortune - Lane Tietgen | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  11. ↑ "Wheel of Fortune - Lane Tietgen | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
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