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Hobo Blues by G. Love

Artist Biography For G. Love

Garrett Dutton III Born October 3 1972 Better Known As G. Love Is The Front Man For The Band G. Love & Special Sauce. Dutton Born In Philadelphia Began Playing Guitar At Age 8. He Wrote His First Song By The Time He Was In The 9th Grade And Began Playing Harmonica In A Wire Rack. Dutton Credits Bob Dylan And John Hammond Jr. As Well As Then-Contemporary "old School" Hip-Hop Sounds Of Run-DMC The Beastie Boys And Philadelphia's Own Schooly D As Influences. Dutton Still In High School At Germantown Friends School Began Playing Solo On The Streets Of Philadelphia. After A Year Of College He Relocated To Boston Working As A Fundraiser For Peace Action And Playing Wherever And Whenever He Could. One Of His Few Indoor Gigs At This Time Was A Boston Bar Called The Tam O'Shanter Where He Met Drummer Jeffrey "The Houseman" Clemens In January 1993. Dutton And Clemens Began Working As A Duo They Were Joined A Few Months Later By Bassist Jim "Jimi Jazz" Prescott And Became The House Band On Mondays At The Plough And Stars In Cambridge Massachusetts. The Name G. Love Doesn't Really Have That Much Of A Story To It. The 'G' Stands For Good As Said In Many Radio Interviews. He Said In An Interview That The 'Love' Was Just There Because It Sounded Right. G. Love Featured Jack Johnson On His 1999 LP Philadelphonic Playing An Early Version Of Jack Johnson's "Rodeo Clowns" When Jack Was An Unknown Artist. Jack Later Featured The Song On His 2003 LP On And On. Known Nowadays For His Excellent Live Shows He Is Often Seen Touring With Jack Johnson Who Signed G. Love To His Record Label Brushfire Records. He Has Made Appearances On The Records Of Artists Such As Slightly Stoopid And Donavon Frankenreiter.

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