This Albany band consisted of Marty DiGuiseppe (bass), Kevin Furlong (guitar), Jim Gaudet(mandolin), and Roger Weiss (banjo). We played bluegrass and country music from 1976-1978. We had a weekly gig at a now defunct club called “Reactionary Mary’s“. We also had a fiddle player for a while, but I can’t remember her name.
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Category: Roger Weiss
Gloria & Roger – Rathskellar – Dec.1975
Gloria Jean and Roger Weiss playing in the very noisy Rathskellar at SUNY Albany.
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Gloria & Roger – Nov. 23, 1974
Gloria Jean is a fine singer. The fact that she was my girlfriend at the time, had no effect on my hiring her. Just listen to her great singing.
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Jim Tepe – Aug. 1974
Jim Tepe is a singer/guitar player from Merrick, NY. Or at least he was in 1973-1974 when we used to play together. He introduced me to a lot of Jonathan Edwards songs.
Cry, Cry Blue
Flag Decal Old Joe Clark Athens County Ballad of Jed Clampett Shanty Act Naturally Somewhere Over the Rainbow Spanish Pipedream Friend of the Devil Foggy Mt. Breakdown Hard workin John/Please Daddy Rocky Mt. High I’ve Got a Name Sunshine Big Jim Dixie Breakdown Mountain Air Paradise Arkansas Traveler Sugar Baby Cedar Hill Shanty Danny’s Song Emma City of New Orleans
Sunnyland Happytime Washboard Band – 1969-1970
I played with this jugband at SUNY Albany for one year, before they became famous! Other members were Andy Avery, Don Dworkin, Jeff Stein, Tom Lamberton, and Greg Haymes.
Cripple Creek
Hello My Bailey
Home Sweet Home
KC Moans
Pack up Your Sorrows
DJ Talk
Morning Blues
Feel Like I’m Fixin to Die Rag
Bottle of Wine
Good Time Music
Statesboro Blues
Act Naturally
Jug Band Music
Long Black Veil
Mr. Spaceman
Nashville Cats
Satisfied Mind
You Ain’t Goin Nowhere
DJ Talking and impressions by Stein
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