Buddy Cage
Buddy Cage (born February 18, 1946 in Toronto , Ontario , † February 4, 2020 ) was an American musician and pedal steel guitarist . Cage was best known as a member of the New Riders of the Purple Sage , but was also a sought-after studio musician.
biography
Buddy Cage grew up in Toronto , Canada . At the age of eleven he took lessons on the Hawaiian guitar . He was based on the game of his role models Ralph Moonie (from Buck Owens ' band), Buddy Emmons and Curly Chalker, but was also interested in rock and roll and soul music . Already in his youth Cage appeared in bars and clubs and soon played on albums by Anne Murray and accompanied Ronnie Hawkins . From 1968 Cage lived in the USA , mostly in California .
In 1969 Cage played in the folk rock formation Great Speckled Bird (with Amos Garrett, Ian & Sylvia Tyson), which released an album that same year produced by Todd Rundgren . When the New Riders of the Purple Sage was looking for a new steel guitarist in 1971 after the departure of Jerry García , the choice fell on Cage. He shaped the New Riders albums Powerglide, Gypsy Cowboy and The Adventures of Panaman Red with his psychedelic pedal steel sound. Except for a short break in 1978/79, in which he founded the San Francisco All-Stars with John Cipollina , Cage stayed with the New Riders until 1982.
On the side, Cage was also a sought-after studio musician . Bob Dylan hired him for the session for his album Blood on the Tracks . He also played on albums by the Grateful Dead musicians Jerry García , Bob Weir , Mickey Hart and Robert Hunter and worked with David Bromberg , Sly Stone and others.
In the 1980s, Buddy Cage largely disappeared from the scene. He was struggling with drinking problems and had temporarily moved to Massachusetts . With the help of Alcoholics Anonymous , he defeated his alcoholism in the late 1980s. After that, he was temporarily involved in alcohol and drug counseling organizations.
In the 90s Cage was a member of the country rock band Stirfried, with whom he released three albums. He later toured and released with the Brooklyn Cowboys. Occasional guest appearances in the band of his old New Riders colleague David Nelson led the end of 2005 finally to a revival -Tournee the New Riders of the Purple Sage, in addition to Buddy Cage and David Nelson also members of Stirfried and Michael Falzarano of Hot Tuna involved were.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ In Memoriam: Buddy Cage (1946-2020) accessed on February 6, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cage, buddy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pedal steel guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto , Ontario |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th February 2020 |