Artist description My name is Guthrie, and I am a singer/songwriter from El Paso Texas. I grew up on bluegrass, folk, and pop radio. My father was best friends with Woody Guthrie's first son Bill from the time they were in the first grade together until Bill was killed by a train when he was 22. They played songs together and absorbed all the really cool folk and traditional music burgeoning around them in the late fifties and early sixties. Three years after Bill's death I was born and given the name Bill Guthrie McDonald. I still have Bill's old beat up Mexican guitar that was given to me by Woody's first wife Mary some 20 or more years ago. When I was a kid my dad used to coordinate and present Woody Guthrie tributes in El Paso at the Chamizal Memorial. It was here that I met people who were very real, down to earth, and extremely passionate about music. They breathed it and you could tell. Pete Seger, Will Geer, Petter, paul and Mary and various traditional musicians were introduced to me through my father's involvement and dedication to the artist known as Woody Guthrie.

Music Style Acoustic pop/rock

Musical Influences Great songwriters male and female

Similar Artists Everyone and no one

Artist History I play in the street in San Francisco mostly. It's where you get to share your music with the most people at any given time. As for the band, it is a loose conglomerate of jazz and rock musicians that revolves.

Group Members Guthrie: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar. Eric Kurtzrock: Drums. A native of Pttsburgh, Eric has studied jazz percussion with Art Blake, Kenwoo Dennard, and composition with Andre Previn. He spent ten years in New Yok, and played with members of the Lounge Lizards, pianist Bob Rodriquez, and countless jazz players as well as Robert Palmer and David Byrne. His drum beats have also been sampled by Def Jam Recordings. Mark Thomas: Fretted and Electric Upright Bass. Born in Chicago, Mark has played bass for numerous rock bands all over eastern U.S., and has toured with bands of all styles. We played together in the San Francisco band Machine Shop. Since then, he has played with the Krinkles, and currently also plays with Glasstown. Gabriel Sandino: Electric Guitar. Gabriel is from San Francisco and was also in Machine Shop, as well as the Krinkles. He is active in the San Francisco Latin music scene playing guitar and percussion. Terry Disley: Keyboards. Terry is from London and has a long list of collaborations with extremely talented and well known artists. He has played with Paul McCartney, Van Morrison, Bryan Ferry, Dave Stewart, The Specials, Terry Hall, Sinead O'Connor, among others.

Instruments Acoustic guitar, vocals, electric guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards.

Albums Guthrie (Gunrunner Demo '99)

Location San Francisco, CA - USA

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