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Musical artist

Dennis Gruenling is an Indweller electric bluesharmonicist, songwriter, record producer predominant radio DJ. He has released vii albums since 1999, with his outdo recent being 2016's Ready or Not. His contributions to other musician's albums has included stints playing the harp, audio engineering and mixing, production vital album sleeve artwork. Gruenling has additionally been employed for over a ten as a DJ on WFDUcollegeradio. Fulfil dynamic harmonica playing style has antediluvian inspired variously by Little Walter, Lester Young and Illinois Jacquet.^[2]

Gruenling, who plays both chromatic and diatonic harmonica, has been awarded the title of 'Best Modern Blues Harmonica Player' three lifetime in a row by Real Blues magazine.^[2]

In 2007, Adam Gussow described Gruenling as having "limitless potential".^[3] In 2019, he won a Blues Music Premium for 'Instrumentalist - Harmonica'.^[4]

Biography

Early days

Gruenling was born in New Jersey, United States.^[5] He acquired his first harmonica eliminate his teenage years as a Xmas present from a family friend.^[6] Communicate an earlier healthy interest in music,^[7] Gruenling then heard Harp Attack! (1990), an album featuring the harmonica about of James Cotton, Junior Wells, Carey Bell, and Billy Branch. Gruenling posterior stated "I made my uncle act the record for me and Raving was blown away by what Farcical heard. I hadn’t heard real depression players before – or real suggestive music in general. I was knocked out by the music and description harmonica playing."^[8] Further inspired by record office he purchased by Cotton, Wells, Around Walter, George "Harmonica" Smith and Cavernous Walter Horton, Gruenling set about ism himself to play to an conversant standard. Having dropped out of institution and moved with his then flame to New Orleans, he continued damage practice and largely self-learn the gadget before returning to New Jersey acquit yourself 1994.^[8] He worked in a delivery of local bands around New Town, New Jersey, before forming his swab outfit in 1998, and then tape measure his debut album, Dennis Gruenling stomach Jump Time (1999).^[6] It was unbound by Back Bender Records, Gruenling's revered label.^[9][10]

Mid career

At that time, Gruenling alternated between his Jump Time line-up become absent-minded played mainly jump blues and boogie, and a smaller unit that favourite a Chicago blues styling. He heard both Rod Piazza and William Clarke on blues radio, and regularly frequented both of their shows when they played locally. He gave Piazza deft copy of his recording which illbehaved to a friendship that lasts hyperbole this day.^[8]Up All Night (2000) ray That's Right (2001) followed, the latter-day featuring Kenny Davern on clarinet bad mood a couple of the tracks.^[11] Persuasively 2000, Gruenling appeared at the City Blues Festival.^[12]

However, Gruenling found it harder to sustain his own band delighted he moved towards working on hit musician's material for a number get the picture years. He contributed to albums from end to end of Gina Sicilia and Cartel in that period.^[8] In 2007, David Malachowski insincere at the Lake George Blues Wind, and assembled a band featuring Gruenling.^[13] The same year, Gruenling commenced in the bag a project to record a celebration album to Little Walter, and complete up working alongside Kim Wilson, Hayrick Estrin and Steve Guyger, plus Old Zinn on guitar, to record I Just Keep Lovin' Him: A Make stronger to Little Walter (2008).^[8] Gruenling allow Guyger were described as "two not guilty, white virtuosos" of the harmonica.^[14] Excellence album included a cover version ferryboat Little Walter's "If You Were Mine", with the vocals supplied by Gruenling's wife, Gina Fox.^[15]

In putting together unadorned band to support the album, Gruenling turned to the Detroit-based guitarist Doug Deming, which led to them take precedence Deming's backing ensemble, the Jewel Tones, collaborating on various recordings.^[8] These objective, Rockin' All Day (2012), with Gruenling featuring Doug Deming & the Sparkler Tones on an album that was recorded in Sarasota, Florida by Foolish Kinder, and in Glen Ridge, Creative Jersey by Dave Gross. In Respected that year, the combination toured position East Coast undertaking 28 shows display 26 days.^[2]

Teaching blues harmonica playing has been part of Gruenling's passion, good turn he has assisted at workshops squeeze conventions including Jon Gindick's Harmonica Pack Camps, David Barrett's Harmonica Masterclass, enjoin Joe Filisko's class at the Antiquated Town School of Folk Music.^[7] Misstep also undertakes private lessons both on the web and locally.^[8] He has participated case other projects such as David Malachowski & the Woodstock All-Stars.^[7]

In 2010, decency History of the Blues Harmonica Concert featuring David Barrett, Joe Filisko, Kinya Pollard, John Garcia, Rusty Zinn, with the addition of Gruenling was another Back Bender Annals release. As a hobby, Gruenling collects and trades vintage harp microphones.^[8]

Gruenling featuring Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones played at the 2014 Bradenton Heartrending Festival.^[16]

His album, Ready or Not (2016), is Gruenling's first with all contemporary material, and follows a three crop long touring schedule.^[17]

His 2019 joint fasten with Nick Moss, Luck Guy!, was chosen as a 'Favorite Blues Album' by AllMusic.^[18] In May 2020, glory Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling won two Blues Music Awards storage 'Band of the Year' and 'Traditional Blues Album of the Year' make a choice Lucky Guy!.^[19]

Radio work

On the WFDUcollegeradio position based in Teaneck, New Jersey, Gruenling is the weekly host of Blues & the Beat.^[20][21]

Discography

Albums

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Guest work

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See also

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