David Bromberg was born on September 19,1945 and is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter.
15 Facts About David Bromberg
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An eclectic artist, Bromberg plays bluegrass, blues, folk, jazz, country and western, and rock and roll.
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David Bromberg is known for his quirky, humorous lyrics, and the ability to play rhythm and lead guitar at the same time.
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David Bromberg has played with many famous musicians, including Jerry Jeff Walker, Willie Nelson, Jorma Kaukonen, Jerry Garcia, Rusty Evans and Bob Dylan.
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David Bromberg co-wrote the song "The Holdup" with George Harrison, who played on Bromberg's self-titled 1972 album.
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David Bromberg is known for his fingerpicking style that he learned from Reverend Gary Davis.
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David Bromberg was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia and raised in Tarrytown, New York.
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David Bromberg attended Columbia College of Columbia University in the 1960s, studying guitar with Reverend Gary Davis during that period.
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David Bromberg soon established himself as a solo performer and accompanist on the mid-1960s Greenwich Village folk circuit.
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Proficient on fiddle, many styles of acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel guitar and dobro, David Bromberg gained a reputation through his session work for artists such as Jerry Jeff Walker and Bob Dylan.
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David Bromberg contributed to the latter's 1970 albums Self Portrait and New Morning, and was one of Dylan's preferred musicians.
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David Bromberg's self-titled debut album, released in early 1972, included his composition "Sammy's Song", featuring Dylan on harmonica, and "The Holdup", co-written with George Harrison.
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The collaboration influenced Harrison's development as a slide guitarist, as David Bromberg introduced the former Beatle to the dobro.
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David Bromberg released Try Me One More Time in 2007, his first studio recording since 1990.
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David Bromberg has contributed musically to many albums by other musicians and bands.