Sandy Rothman

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Sandy Rothman
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Sandy Rothman in 2008
Background information
Born (1946-01-30) January 30, 1946 (age 77)
Miami, Florida
Origin San Francisco, California
Genres Bluegrass
Occupation(s)Musician, record producer
Instrument(s) Mandolin, dobro, banjo
Years activeEarly 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]

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