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| birth_place = [[Portland, Oregon |
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| instrument = [[Guitar]], [[Banjo]], [[Singing|Vocals]] |
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'''Derroll Adams''' (November 27, 1925 – February 6, 2000) was an |
'''Derroll Adams''' (November 27, 1925 – February 6, 2000) was an American [[folk music]]ian. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Adams was born Derroll Lewis Thompson in [[Portland, Oregon]]. At 16, he served in the [[United States Army|Army]] and later in the [[United Coast Guard|Coast Guard]]. He was a tall, lanky [[banjo]] player with a deep voice. He was [[busking]] around the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] music scene in the 1950s when he met [[Ramblin' Jack Elliott]] in the [[Topanga Canyon]] area of |
Adams was born Derroll Lewis Thompson in [[Portland, Oregon]]. At 16, he served in the [[United States Army|Army]] and later in the [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]]. He was a tall, lanky [[banjo]] player with a deep voice. He was [[busking]] around the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] music scene in the 1950s when he met [[Ramblin' Jack Elliott]] in the [[Topanga Canyon]] area of Los Angeles. The two traveled around and recorded albums, among them ''Cowboys'' and ''The Rambling Boys''. |
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According to legend, Adams and Elliott would go in the studio with whatever they had, which may have included whiskey and [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]], and they recorded whatever they felt like recording on the spur of the moment. This style of recording was probably more prevalent in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s—the result is that the recording is loose around the edges but preserves some of the spontaneity and vigor of a live performance. It is a performative, rather than a compositional, style (see Paul Williams's ''Bob Dylan: Performing Artist'' series, particularly vol. 1, for a more in-depth discussion of the tension between the performative and the compositional). |
According to legend, Adams and Elliott would go in the studio with whatever they had, which may have included whiskey and [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]], and they recorded whatever they felt like recording on the spur of the moment. This style of recording was probably more prevalent in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s—the result is that the recording is loose around the edges but preserves some of the spontaneity and vigor of a live performance. It is a performative, rather than a compositional, style (see Paul Williams's ''Bob Dylan: Performing Artist'' series, particularly vol. 1, for a more in-depth discussion of the tension between the performative and the compositional). |
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Adams died in [[Antwerp]], Belgium, in 2000. His collaboration with Elliott left behind a body of influence that prevails today. [[Topic Records]] has made most of his and Elliott's recordings available on CD. |
Adams died in [[Antwerp]], Belgium, in 2000. His collaboration with Elliott left behind a body of influence that prevails today. [[Topic Records]] has made most of his and Elliott's recordings available on CD. |
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==Discography== |
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'''Solo projects''' |
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*1967: ''Portland Town'' |
*1967: ''Portland Town'' |
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*1972: ''Feelin' Fine'' |
*1972: ''Feelin' Fine'' |
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*2002: ''Banjoman – a tribute to Derroll Adams'', Blue Groove BG-1420 |
*2002: ''Banjoman – a tribute to Derroll Adams'', Blue Groove BG-1420 |
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'''With Ramblin' Jack Elliott''' |
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*1957: ''[[The Rambling Boys]]'' |
*1957: ''[[The Rambling Boys]]'' |
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*1963: ''Roll On Buddy'' |
*1963: ''Roll On Buddy'' |
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|NAME=Adams, Derroll |
|NAME=Adams, Derroll |
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|ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Thompson, Derroll Lewis (birthname) |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION=American folk musician |
|SHORT DESCRIPTION=American folk musician |
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|DATE OF BIRTH=November 27, 1925 |
|DATE OF BIRTH=November 27, 1925 |
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Revision as of 06:18, 9 September 2012
Derroll Adams | |
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| Birth name | Derroll Lewis Thompson |
| Born | November 27, 1925 Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Died | February 6, 2000 (aged 74) Antwerp, Belgium |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Banjo, Vocals |
Derroll Adams (November 27, 1925 – February 6, 2000) was an American folk musician.
Biography
Adams was born Derroll Lewis Thompson in Portland, Oregon. At 16, he served in the Army and later in the Coast Guard. He was a tall, lanky banjo player with a deep voice. He was busking around the West Coast music scene in the 1950s when he met Ramblin' Jack Elliott in the Topanga Canyon area of Los Angeles. The two traveled around and recorded albums, among them Cowboys and The Rambling Boys.
According to legend, Adams and Elliott would go in the studio with whatever they had, which may have included whiskey and marijuana, and they recorded whatever they felt like recording on the spur of the moment. This style of recording was probably more prevalent in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s—the result is that the recording is loose around the edges but preserves some of the spontaneity and vigor of a live performance. It is a performative, rather than a compositional, style (see Paul Williams's Bob Dylan: Performing Artist series, particularly vol. 1, for a more in-depth discussion of the tension between the performative and the compositional).
His recording career was somewhat uneven, and like Elliott he was better known for whom he influenced—Donovan, among others—than for his own art. With Elliott, he had gone to England to play live and record. Elliott went back, and Adams stayed. He took Donovan, who had been playing around the UK with Gypsy Dave, under his wing as a sort of protégé; as a result, the influence of American traditional music can be distinctly heard in Donovan's earlier work (see D. A. Pennebaker's Dont Look Back).
Adams died in Antwerp, Belgium, in 2000. His collaboration with Elliott left behind a body of influence that prevails today. Topic Records has made most of his and Elliott's recordings available on CD.
Discography
Solo projects
- 1967: Portland Town
- 1972: Feelin' Fine
- 1974: Movin' On
- 1977: Along the Way
- 1978: Folk Friends, double LP recorded in Germany with Davey Arthur, Alex Campbell, Guy & Candie Carawan, Finbar Furey (The Fureys), Wizz Jones, Werner Lämmerhirt and Hannes Wader.
- 1994: Derroll Adams LIVE
- 1997: Songs of the Banjoman
- 2002: Banjoman – a tribute to Derroll Adams, Blue Groove BG-1420
With Ramblin' Jack Elliott
- 1957: The Rambling Boys
- 1963: Roll On Buddy
- 1969: Folkland Songs
- 1969: Riding in Folkland
- 1975: America
Sources
- Williams, Paul: Bob Dylan Performing Artist vols. 1–3 (aka The Early Years, The Middle Years & Mind Out of Time, respectively)
- Pennebaker, D. A.: Dont Look Back
- Donovan: Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964–1976
- Folk Freak Plattenproduktion Folk Friends 1978