Oteil Burbridge
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| Oteil Burbridge | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 24, 1964 |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
| Instrument(s) | Bass |
| Years active | 1989 - present |
| Associated acts | Aquarium Rescue Unit The Allman Brothers Band Derek Trucks Band Vida Blue Oteil and the Peacemakers Yossi Piamenta Heavenly Jams Band |
| Website | www.oteilburbridge.com |
Oteil Burbridge (born 24 August 1964 in Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.) is a bass guitarist and long time member of the The Allman Brothers Band. He was also a founding member of the band the Aquarium Rescue Unit, and has worked with Bruce Hampton, Trey Anastasio, God Street Wine, and others.
Oteil's trademarks include performing barefoot, wearing tie-dyed shirts, and performing the acoustic guitar classic "Little Martha" from Eat a Peach on his six-stringed bass guitar. Oteil is most notably recognized for his ability to incorporate scat-singing into his improvised bass solos.
Burbridge joined the Allman Brothers in 1997 and has appeared on the CDs Peakin' at the Beacon (2000), Hittin' the Note (2003), One Way Out (2004) as well as the DVD Live at the Beacon Theatre (2003, certified Platinum 2004).
In 2000, Oteil formed a solo band called Oteil and the Peacemakers based out of Birmingham, Alabama and featuring musicians Matt Slocum, Mark Kimbrell, and Chris Fryar. They released their first album, Love of a Lifetime, that same year. That was followed up in 2003 by the CD/DVD set entitled "The Family Secret". In 2005 Oteil and the Peacemakers took an entirely more spiritual direction for their third album entitled Believer.
Burbridge also had a bit part, as a teenager, as a street thug in the 1979 movie Being There; although it's a short scene, it is arguably one of the film's most famous moments.
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[edit] Discography
- Col. Bruce Hampton & the Aquarium Rescue Unit (1989) – Col. Bruce Hampton & the Aquarium Rescue Unit
- Mirrors of Embarrassment (1992) – Col. Bruce Hampton & the Aquarium Rescue Unit
- Eepeee (1994) – Aquarium Rescue Unit
- In a Perfect World (1994) – Aquarium Rescue Unit
- Gossip (1996) – T Lavitz
- Surrender to the Air (1996) – Surrender to the Air
- The Calling (1997) – Aquarium Rescue Unit
- Searching for Simplicity (1997) – Greg Allman
- What Did He Say? (1997) – Victor Wooten
- Bass Extremes: Cookbook (1998) – Steve Bailey, Victor Wooten
- Bass Day '98 (1999) – various artists
- Peakin' at the Beacon (2000) – The Allman Brothers Band
- Love of a Lifetime (2000) – Oteil and the Peacemakers
- Vida Blue (2002) - Vida Blue
- Family Secret (2003) – Oteil and the Peacemakers
- Hittin' the Note (2003) – The Allman Brothers Band
- The Illustrated Band (2003) - Vida Blue
- Live in NYC 6/16/04 (2004) – Heavenly Jams Band[1]
- One Way Out (2004) – The Allman Brothers Band
- Believer (2005) – Oteil and the Peacemakers
- Go There (2007) – Scott Sawyer
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Oteil Burbridge on the All Music Guide
- Palmer, Robert. Col. Bruce Hampton & the Aquarium Rescue Unit album review, Rolling Stone, March 19, 1992
- "ARU Founder Joins Allmans Before Summer Tour Kickoff", Rolling Stone, June 14, 1997
- Graff, Gary. "Allman Bros -- The New Dead?", Rolling Stone, August 11, 1998
- Metzger, John. Allman Brothers Band concert review, The Music Box, August 1999
- Sanneh, Kelefa. Vida Blue concert review, New York Times, January 14, 2004
- Pareles, Jon. "A Night To Honor Bands That Jam" (Fourth Annual Jammy Awards), New York Times, March 18, 2004
- Gatta, John Patrick. "Oteil Burbridge, True Believer", JamBands.com, May 18, 2006
- Fricke, David. "The Allman Brothers: Live At The Beacon" concert review, Rolling Stone, April 9, 2007
- Ray, Randy. "Oteil Burbridge: Blessed Are the Peacemakers", JamBands.com, August 24, 2007
- Allman Brothers Band biography from The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll
- Oteil Burbridge on IMDB.com
- Oteil Burbridge FAQs on OteilBrubridge.com
- A Bass Lesson with Oteil Burbridge on Artists Music House
