Stefan Grossman (born April 16, 1945) is an American acoustic fingerstyle guitarist and singer, music producer and educator, and co-founder of Kicking Mule records. He is known for his instructional videos and Vestapol line of videos and DVDs.
Early life and influences
Born in Brooklyn, New York, to Herbert and Ruth Grossman. Grossman described his upbringing, in Queens, New York, as "lower middle-class", and his parents as "very leftist", valuing education and the arts. He began playing guitar at the age of nine, when his father bought him a Harmony f-hole acoustic guitar. Later he moved on to an archtop Gibson guitar which he played between the ages of nine and eleven, taking lessons and learning to read music. For a few years, he gave up playing but resumed again at the age of 15.
Grossman's interest in the Folk revival was sparked by attending the Washington Square Park "Hoots", and he started listening to old recordings of artists such as Elizabeth Cotten, Big Bill Broonzy, Lead Belly, Josh White, Lightnin' Hopkins, Rev. Gary Davis, Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Boy Fuller, Son House, Charlie Patton, Skip James, Blind Blake, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Woody Guthrie.
Podcasts:
Stefan Grossman
ALBUMS
- Played A Little Fiddle released: 2006
- Keeper of the Vine: The Best of John Renbourn & Stefan Grossman released: 1999
- Shake That Thing released: 1998
- Black Melodies on a Clear Afternoon released: 1991
- Love, Devils and the Blues released: 1988
- The Three Kingdoms released: 1987
- Crosscurrents released: 1969
- Philadelphia Folk Festival, 1988 released:
- Guitar Duets released:
- Bottleneck Serenade released:
- Celtic Airs, Jigs, Hornpipes, & Reels released:
- Live... In Concert released:
Keeper of the Vine: The Best of John Renbourn & Stefan Grossman
Released 1999- Why a Duck
- The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers
- Looper's Corner
- All Things Parallel Must Converge
- Swedish Jig
- Idaho Potato
- Under the Volcano: Resurrection of Blind Joe Death / Four for the Roses / Montagu's Pact
- 'Round About Midnight
- The Three Kingdoms
- Rites of Passage
- Keeper of the Vine
- Catwalk
- Goodbye Porkpie Hat
- Midnight on the Water
- Spirit Levels
Black Melodies on a Clear Afternoon
Released 1991- Struttin' Rag
- Blake's Breakdown
- Blues Ain't Dry
- St. Louis Tickle
- Working on the New Railroad
- Atlanta Rag
- Nobody's Business
- Haag City Dance
- Mabel's Dream
- Spoonful
- East Colorado Blues
- Little Boy, Little Boy, Who Made Your Britches
- Smokey Mokes
- The Entertainer
- Glory of Love
- Slippin' Til My Gal Comes in Partner
- Harlem Rag
- John Henry
- It Won't Be Long
- Sister Kate's Syncopated Dance
- Silver Swan
- Charley James
- Buck Dancer's Choice
- Down South Blues
- See That Girl Sitting on the Fence
- See See Rider
- Powder Rag
- Sugarbabe
- Franklin Blues
- A Salty Dog Rag
- King Porter Stomp
- Bill Bailey
- Delta Crossroads
- Faretheewell Titanic
Love, Devils and the Blues
Released 1988- Love, Devils and the Blues
- A Heart Much Obliged
- The Windblown Star
- Trainfare Blues
- Return to Little Rock
- Bottleneck Delight
- The Vamp of Oblivion
- Descending Into the Jaws of Change
- Grandad Clough and Kirkhamgate Jim
- Castus Boogie
- Memories of Perls
- Stompin' on the Tappahannock
- Jo and Her Daughters
- Charged and Ready
- Late Night Apollo Blues
- Ode to Mississippi John Hurt
- Love, Devils and the Blues, Part 2
Celtic Airs, Jigs, Hornpipes, & Reels
- Callahans's Hornpipe
- Pretty Girl Milking a Cow
- Swedish Jig
- Seargeant Early's Dream/The Red Haired Boy
- St. Andrew's/The Fiddler's Contest
- The Rights of Man 1
- The Rights of Man 2
- The Landlady
- Blind Mary 1
- Blind Mary 2
- O'Hara's Cup
- Charles O'Connor
- O'Carolan's Concerto
- Sheebeg n Sheemore
- Princess Royal
- O'Carolan's Farewell to Music
- Thomas Lexlip the Proud
- O'Carolan's Concerto
- Planxty Eleanor Plunkett
- Planxty George Brabazon
Live... In Concert
- Looper's Corner
- The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers
- Twelve Sticks
- Cocaine Blues
- Tightrope
- Medley: Sheebeg An Sheemore / Drunken Wagoner
- Medley: Cincinnati Flow Rag / New York City Rag / Hot Dogs
- Medley: Judy / Angie
- Medley: Lament for Owen Roe O'Neill / Mist Covered Mountains of Home
- Great Dreams From Heaven
- Sweet Potato
- Goodbye Porkpie Hat
- Midnight on the Water
- Spirit Levels
- Mississippi Blues No. 2
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by Destiny's Child
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by De La Soul
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by Crush 40
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by C.n. Blue
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by Nycole Valentina
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by Windwatcher
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by Jennifer Nettles
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by Sum 41
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by Ginny Owens
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by Lonestar
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by Troy Rodriguez
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by Stan Walker
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by Lil' Wayne
With Me
by: Destiny's ChildF/ Jermaine Dupri
(Jermaine Dupri)
Everything you like is with me
So if you know like I know
This is where you need to be
(Destiny's Child)
Chorus:
Do you ever wonder when he
Don't come home who he goes to see
And why in the middle of the night he leaves you alone
Leaves you alone, he's with me
Do you ever wonder when he
Don't come home who he goes to see
And why in the middle of the night he leaves you alone
Cause everything he likes is with me
Verse One
See If I was in your shoes
I would have had to let him know
From the first sign of him tryin' to play
If he want me to stay
He's gotta let all that go
But no, you wanna stick around
and not believe in what you see
And while youre waitin'
Thinkin' everything's gonna be ok'
I've got 'm, I've got 'm right here with me
Repeat Chorus
Verse Two
I wanna call you so bad
And tell you where we started
And what we do
How long its been going on
And why he ain't gonna never come home
Cause I know what you didn't do
To make him stay
You see a bad performing
Unfulfilling woman
drives a man away
Repeat Chorus
Verse Three
Now as far as I know
He's in good hands
So you can stop callin' all around
Sayin' have you seen my man
Ain't no need to fuss and fight
Tryin' to make it right
Certain things ain't meant to be
And that's why,that's why he's right here with me
(Jermaine Dupri)
Everything you like is with me
So if you know
Like I know
This is where you need to be x4
Repeat chorus till the End