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Search - List of Books by John Kruth
John Kruth is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist best known for his highly energetic “Banshee Mandolin” style of playing. He is also proficient on guitar, banjo, harmonica and various flutes. Kruth is also a music journalist and author.
Kruth’s first biography, Bright Moments — The Life and Legacy of Rahsaan Roland Kirk was first published in the U.S. and England in 2000 by Welcome Rain Books. Bright Moments was translated into Japanese and published by Kawade Shobo in 2005. His most recent biography, To Live’s To Fly - the Ballad of Townes Van Zandt, was published by Da Capo Books in March 2007.
John has eight albums to his credit. His latest CD, Eva Destruction, was released in December, 2007 by Crustacean Records. In November 1997 Kruth performed at Carnegie Hall as a soloist for composer John Coriglian on the Moroccan folk oboe called the ghaita, commonly played by the Master Musicians of Jajouka. He has also performed with playwright Sam Shepard, poet Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, performance artist Laurie Anderson, producer Hal Willner, folksinger John Prine, as well as Violent Femmes, the Meat Puppets, King Missile, Peter Stampfel, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Jim Belushi, Steve Buscemi, Eric von Schmidt, Stan Ridgeway, Bob Neuwirth, poet Bob Holman, Die Kreuzen, Cyberchump and members of Camper Van Beethoven.
In 2006 John traveled to India where he studied mandolin and performed with Carnatic mandolin virtuoso U. Rajesh.
Kruth is a Professor of Music at Manhattan College and the College of Mount St. Vincent. In the past his writing has appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Progressive, Frets, and Signal to Noise. He is currently a regular contributor to Rave (India), Sing Out!, Wax Poetics and Fretboard Journal. He spent much of his early career in Milwaukee, but now lives in New York City.
Kruth’s first biography, Bright Moments — The Life and Legacy of Rahsaan Roland Kirk was first published in the U.S. and England in 2000 by Welcome Rain Books. Bright Moments was translated into Japanese and published by Kawade Shobo in 2005. His most recent biography, To Live’s To Fly - the Ballad of Townes Van Zandt, was published by Da Capo Books in March 2007.
John has eight albums to his credit. His latest CD, Eva Destruction, was released in December, 2007 by Crustacean Records. In November 1997 Kruth performed at Carnegie Hall as a soloist for composer John Coriglian on the Moroccan folk oboe called the ghaita, commonly played by the Master Musicians of Jajouka. He has also performed with playwright Sam Shepard, poet Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, performance artist Laurie Anderson, producer Hal Willner, folksinger John Prine, as well as Violent Femmes, the Meat Puppets, King Missile, Peter Stampfel, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Jim Belushi, Steve Buscemi, Eric von Schmidt, Stan Ridgeway, Bob Neuwirth, poet Bob Holman, Die Kreuzen, Cyberchump and members of Camper Van Beethoven.
In 2006 John traveled to India where he studied mandolin and performed with Carnatic mandolin virtuoso U. Rajesh.
Kruth is a Professor of Music at Manhattan College and the College of Mount St. Vincent. In the past his writing has appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Progressive, Frets, and Signal to Noise. He is currently a regular contributor to Rave (India), Sing Out!, Wax Poetics and Fretboard Journal. He spent much of his early career in Milwaukee, but now lives in New York City.
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