10 Facts About Sandy Bull

Alexander "Sandy" Bull was an American folk musician and composer.

Sandy Bull's parents were divorced in 1941, shortly after his birth.

Sandy Bull moved to San Francisco in 1963 and shared an apartment with musician, Hamza El Din.

Sandy Bull primarily played a finger-picking style of guitar and banjo and his style has been compared to that of John Fahey and Robbie Basho of the early Takoma label in the 1960s.

Guitarist Guthrie Thomas credits Sandy Bull as being a major influence in his early playing career.

Sandy Bull later moved to Los Angeles, Florida and then Nashville, where he built a recording studio.

Sandy Bull became close to many prominent Nashville musicians and in the 1990s recorded several records on the Timeless Recording Society label.

Sandy Bull played the oud on Sam Phillips' 1991 album, Cruel Inventions.

Sandy Bull struggled with a drug problem between the late 1960s until 1974, which seriously affected his performing.

Sandy Bull was married to Candy and they had three children.