![]() ![]() He also gained support and encouragement from two music industry legends, Tom Dowd and John Hammond Sr. As a staff writer for Chappell Music, Apoe co-wrote and worked alongside Tim Harden (If I was a Carpenter, Reason to Believe), and Ron Davies, (It Ain't Easy, recorded by David Bowie). Apoe is a Seattle born songwriter and musician, but spent a number of years touring with Cajun Fiddler, Doug Kershaw, developing a lifelong passion for American Roots music. The song is the focus, not the style, the song decides the style,it desires to exist in. Apoe’s songwriting crosses genres like fiberoptic cable crosses the world. ERIC APOE, VOCALS AND GUITAR: The experience of Eric Apoe is a walk through a cinematic time capsule, his lyrical masterworks chill the soul and enlighten the mind.More info, song clips, and videos can be found at Eric Apoe and They The Rogues Gallery CD, produced by Johnny Depp and Hal Willner in connection with The Pirates of the Caribbean film, landed Baby Gramps on the David Letterman Show accompanied by Tony Garnier, Bob Dylan’s band leader and bass player. One is a documentary about the history of jugband music, another is an update of the academy award nominated film Streetwise that he performed some music for 30 years ago, and the third is 50 Feet of Film that includes a new original song about the homeless.īaby Gramps toured Australia, England, and Ireland as part of the Rogues Gallery CD Concert Tour with Tim Robbins (actor), Marianne Faithful, Lou Reed, Martin Carthy, Suzanne Vega, Ralph Steadman, and many other internationally known performers. This past year Baby Gramps was asked to be part of three films. He plays a National Steel guitar, and sings his own unique arrangements of rags, jazz, & blues from the 20's & 30's, and many originals with wordplay, humor, and throat singing.Īccording to an article in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, Baby Gramps is acknowledged as one of the top 50 most influential musicians in the last 100 years. Baby Gramps played the first show ever at the legendary Sit and Spin (in the current Spitfire building), and the final show before the Sit and Spin closed down.īaby Gramps is an energetic humorously entertaining performer with an endless repertoire.
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