Norton Buffalo

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Norton Buffalo (born September 28, 1951 in Oakland , California as Phillip Jackson , † October 30, 2009 in Paradise , California) was an American harmonica player who was at home in a wide variety of styles ( rock , R&B , blues , country and jazz ) . He also appeared as a producer, actor and session musician.

Life

Buffalo was born in 1951 to a harmonica player in Oakland, but grew up in Richmond. Even in high school, he played in various bands. At the beginning of the 1970s he was active in various groups from the Bay Area , such as B. Clover, The Moonlighters, and Elvin Bishop .

He celebrated his greatest successes as a member of the Steve Miller Band , to which he belonged for 32 years. As a session musician, he has appeared on nearly two hundred albums, including recordings by The Doobie Brothers , Bonnie Raitt , Johnny Cash and Elvin Bishop. A cover version of his song "Ain't No Bread in the Breadbox" was often played by the Jerry García Band and is also on the live album "Shining Star". He also appeared as a producer (Wheatfield). Buffalo died of lung cancer on October 30, 2009 at the age of 58 .

Discography

Albums

  • Lovin 'in the Valley of the Moon, Capitol Records , 1977
  • Desert Horizon, Capitol Records, 1978
  • R&B (with slide guitarist Roy Rogers) (Blind Pig, 1991)
  • Travellin 'Tracks (with Roy Rogers) (Blind Pig, 1992)
  • It's in the Air - Merl Saunders & the Rainforest Band (Summertone 1993)
  • King of the Highway (Blind Pig Records, 2000)
  • Roots of Our Nature (Blind Pig Records, 2003)
  • The Spirit of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar (Daniel Ho Creations, 2008)

Guest appearances (selection)

The number of his contributions to recordings by other artists is so extensive that only a small selection can be included here. A detailed discography is available on the Norton Buffalo homepage.

  • Bette Midler The Rose Atlantic
  • Bonnie Raitt Sweet Forgiveness Warner Bros.
  • Commander Cody We've Got a Live One Here Warner Bros.
  • Commander Cody Flying Dreams Arista
  • David Grisman DGQ20 Acoustic Disc
  • Doobie Brothers Livin 'on the Faultline Warner Bros.
  • Doobie Brothers Minute by Minute Warner Bros.
  • Elvin Bishop This Skin I'm in Alligator
  • Elvin Bishop Big Fun Alligator
  • Steve Miller Band Book of Dreams Capitol

Awards

Bay Area Music Awards 1977

  • Best Newly Recorded Group
  • Best Folk / Country / Bluegrass Album

Grammy Award 1979

  • Record of the Year: Doobie Brothers What a Fool Believes

Bay Area Blues Society Awards 1989

  • Best Blues Harmonica Player

Sonoma County Art Awards 1989

  • Musician of the Year

Grammy Awards nomination 1992

  • Best Country Instrumental Performance Norton Buffalo and Roy Rogers for Song for Jessica

Movies

  • Heaven's Gate (1979)
  • The Rose (1979)
  • Blood Beach (1980)
  • Eddie Macon's Run (1983) wrote the score with Mike Hinton
  • Stacy's Knights (1983) wrote the score with Mike Hinton

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Archived copy ( Memento of November 10, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Biography in the Allmusic Guide
  3. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from August 10, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Buffalo, Norton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jackson, Phillip (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American blues musician (harmonica)
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Oakland , California , USA
DATE OF DEATH October 30, 2009
Place of death Paradise , California , USA