• Albert Sidney "Sid" Griffin (born September 18, 1955) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist-mandolinist, bandleader, and author who lives in London...
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    named after the Walter Hill film, the Long Riders. The band featured Sid Griffin and Stephen McCarthy on vocals and guitar; Des Brewer on bass (later...
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  • Grammy Awards. The liner notes for The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 are by Sid Griffin, American musician and author of Million Dollar Bash: Bob Dylan, The...
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    Butt, Sid Vicious. Rock'n'Roll Star (1997, Plexus) ISBN 978-0-85965-373-2 David Dalton, El Sid (1998, St. Martin's Griffin) ISBN 978-0-312-15520-9 Sid Vicious...
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    Eddie Mosesian (July 14, 1939 – September 21, 2019), known professionally as Sid Haig, was an American actor. He was known for his appearances in horror films...
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  • according to Sid Griffin, and a staple of the Long Ryders' acoustic shows at the time. In the liner notes for Final Wild Songs, Griffin wrote about the...
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  • a British-American bluegrass band headquartered in London and led by Sid Griffin (mandolin, autoharp, harmonica and vocals) and Neil Robert Herd (guitar...
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  • Talking Heads, Motörhead, the Smithereens and Living Colour). Guitarist Sid Griffin said of working with Ed Stasium, "He crafted a radio-friendly record...
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    Cocker, Bob Dylan, James McMurtry, Melissa Etheridge, Bonnie Raitt, Sid Griffin, Paul Westerberg, Izzy Stradlin, John Hiatt, Frank Black, Nikki Sudden...
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  • been catalogued by Greil Marcus in his book Invisible Republic, and by Sid Griffin in his critical study Million Dollar Bash: Bob Dylan, the Band, and the...
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  • comic book artist Sid Griffin (born 1955), American-born British singer, songwriter, guitarist-mandolinist, bandleader, and author Sid Grossman (1913–1955)...
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    After the dissolution of the Long Ryders, Sowders and fellow Long Ryder Sid Griffin formed the Coal Porters in Los Angeles in 1989. The band continued in...
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    Mangler" Phil Kaufman, Ben Fong-Torres, Victoria Williams, Mark Olson, and Sid Griffin, as well as a variety of many other bands that had played over the two...
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  • drums, mandolin, electric bass, vocals. In his book Million Dollar Bash, Sid Griffin analyzes each track and gives informed guesses about who is playing what...
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  • Dylan. Anna Dylan was born on July 11, 1967. Both Heylin and biographer Sid Griffin suggest that recording had to move from Dylan's home to Big Pink when...
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    Veste ^ B. Featuring: Chris Difford, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Guy Chambers, Sid Griffin, and Jessie Reid The following artists received starred reviews from...
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  • then to guitarist Sid Griffin in London. The initial lyrics had come to Sowders in a dream and were finished with contributions by Griffin and McCarthy. "Flying...
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  • country elements, but not as pronounced as on Native Sons", said guitarist Sid Griffin in 1985. He described a song like "Looking for Lewis and Clark" as "a...
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  • notes to the 1997 reissue that paired it with the Burritos's debut, Sid Griffin writes of Burrito Deluxe, "Out went the R&B torch ballads, in came rock...
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  • on their album Green Mind. In the liner notes for the 1997 reissue, Sid Griffin wrote that while Gilded Palace only sold 50,000 copies, "...like the...
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  • release the EP on their sublabel PVC in late 1983. Long Ryder guitarist Sid Griffin: "I was working there so I got us on the in-house label, and they did...
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  • Tom Stevens left the band before their final tour in 1987. Guitarist Sid Griffin: "For the last thirty years he has been telling me that he had never...
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  • Rights." A strong Biblical theme runs through the song, according to Sid Griffin, who also notes that "life is brief" is a recurrent message in the Old...
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  • design: Ruan O'Lochlainn Photography: Ruan O'Lochlainn Liner notes: Sid Griffin AllMusic review Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's...
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  • forensically worked on and mixed by the duo of Gene Clark aficionado Sid Griffin and producer John Wood; the extra tracks have not been edited or composited...
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  • remembered. Soon after, mutual friends phoned up Long Ryder guitarist Sid Griffin, recommending Stevens for the job. "I didn't even have to formally audition...
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  • – bass Additional musicians: Tom Zvoncheck – piano, Hammond B3 organ Sid Griffin – background vocals Stephen McCarthy – background vocals Paul Mandl –...
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  • (Wreckless Eric) Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! Dave Gregory of XTC Sid Griffin of the Long Ryders and the Coal Porters Neil Halstead of Slowdive Caleb...
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  • Eric, Willie Nile, Matthew Ryan, Stew, Mark Cutler, Sex Clark Five, Sid Griffin & Coal Porters, Haale, the Blizzard of 78 featuring Mikey Dread, Ruby...
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  • inspirations." Credits are adapted from the album liner notes. The Long Ryders Sid Griffin – guitar, harmonica, vocals Stephen McCarthy – guitar, lap steel, vocals...
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