David Grisman

Grisman wants to be your dawg (Dec 1999)

Bluegrass has always had its share of stars, but until the advent of folks like Bela Fleck and Alison Krauss, it didn't have many innovators. For more than a quarter of a century, though, one name has dominated any discussion of the cutting edge of bluegrass and its various permutations: David Grisman. Grisman's passionate pursuit of the fringe elements of bluegrass music has made strange and wonderful bedfellows since the debut of the David Grisman Quintet in the mid-1970's.  ...