| 词条 | Butch Baldassari |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = Butch Baldassari | honorific_suffix = | image = Weary Hearts Bluegrass Band.jpg | image_upright = | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = Baldassari (left) with the Weary Hearts bluegrass band. | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = Jerome Henry Baldassari | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date |1952|12|11}} | birth_place = Scranton, Pennsylvania | origin = | death_date = {{death date and age|2009|01|10|1952|12|11}} | death_place = Nashville, Tennessee | genre = Bluegrass music, jazz music, Celtic music, classical music | occupation = Musician | instrument = Mandolin | years_active = 1989–2009 | label = SoundArt Recordings | associated_acts = Weary Hearts, the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble, Lonesome Standard Time, the Nashville Mandolin Trio | website = | module = mandola | module2 = guitar | module3 = }} Jerome Henry "Butch" Baldassari (December 11, 1952 – January 10, 2009)[1] was an American mandolinist, recording artist, composer, and music teacher. BiographyEarly lifeBaldassari played guitar in rock bands as a teen with his brother Buster, but converted to mandolin in 1972 at the Philadelphia Folk Festival when he saw Andy Statman with David Bromberg and Barry Mitterhoff with the Bottle Hill Boys.[1][2][3] Weary HeartsWhile completing postgraduate work at the University of Nevada, Baldassari joined the bluegrass band Weary Heart.[1] He was a member of the band from 1986 to 1990.[4] Besides Baldassari, the band included Mike Bub (bass), Ron Block (banjo, guitar), and Chris Jones (guitar).[5] In 1988, they won the Best Bluegrass Band Award by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPBGMA).[3] The Nashville Mandolin EnsembleBaldassari moved to Nashville in 1985, and founded the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble in 1990.[6] Their musical repertoire included bluegrass, classical, Celtic, and jazz, and they revived the 19th century mandolin orchestra concept: 11 musicians incorporating mandocello, mandola, guitar and bass.[1][2] Lonesome Standard TimeFrom 1992 until 1998, Baldassari was a member of the bluegrass band Lonesome Standard Time with Larry Cordle (vocals, guitar), Glen Duncan (violin), Keith Little (banjo, guitar), Robin Smith (bass), and Charlie Cushman (guitar). Their 1992 album Lonesome River Band was nominated for a Grammy, and the song "Lonesome Standard Time" was named Song of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association in 1993.[1] The Grass is GreenerIn 1995, Baldassari performed with violinist Richard Greene in his band The Grass is Greener.[7] Their 1997 album Sales Tax Toddle was nominated for a Grammy.[1] The Nashville Mandolin TrioThe Nashville Mandolin Trio consisted of Baldassari, Gene Ford (guitar) and John Hedgecoth (mandocello), and recorded several albums on the SoundArt label.[2] Leavin' TennesseeBaldassari's final recording project Leavin' Tennessee was a collaboration with guitarist Van Manakas. It was released August 29, 2010 on SoundArt.[8] Other musicians involved with the project included Stuart Duncan and Bobby Hicks (fiddle), Scott Vestal (banjo), and Byron House (bass).[9] SoundArt Recordings labelBaldassari established the SoundArt Recordings record label in the late 1990s. SoundArt specializes in acoustic mandolin music and instruction, ranging from classical to bluegrass.[6][10] Music educationStarting in 1986, Baldassari taught at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music for several years, achieving the rank of adjunct professor of mandolin.[2][6] In addition, Baldassari released a series of mandolin instruction books, CDs, and DVDs via Homespun Music Instruction.[11] Pa's Fiddle ProjectBaldassari and Professor of Musicology Dale Cockrell co-produced the Pa's Fiddle Project, a projected 10 CD series that will record and collect the 127 songs Pa Ingalls played in the "Little House" books by Laura Ingalls Wilder.[12] Baldassari was involved in the production of the first two CDs in the series: Arkansas Traveler and Happy Land: Musical Tributes to Laura Ingalls Wilder.[13] He also performed on The Pa's Fiddle Primer CD which accompanies the PBS TV special Pa's Fiddle: The Music of America.[14] Happy Land: Musical Tributes to Laura Ingalls Wilder is part of the We the People National Endowment for the Humanities collection, which is distributed to 2,000 public, school, and military libraries in the United States and overseas.[15] Blue Moon Over KentuckyOn October 26, 2002, Baldassari and thevOwensboro Symphony Orchestra premiered "Blue Moon Over Kentucky", his orchestrated tribute to the instrumental music of Bill Monroe, and incorporated standards such as "Roanoke" and "Rawhide."[1][16] DeathIn May 2007, Baldassari was diagnosed as having an inoperable brain tumor, and died Saturday January 10, 2009 in Nashville at age 56. He was survived by his mother, wife, and son.[4][6][10] DiscographySolo albums
As a member of Weary Heart
As a member of The Nashville Mandolin Ensemble
As a member of Lonesome Standard Time
As a member of The Grass is Greener
As a member of the Nashville Mandolin Trio
As contributing artist
As producer
Also appears on
Tribute albums
Music instruction videos
Music books
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite news|last1=staff writer|first1= |title=Butch Baldassari: Mandolin player whose work encompassed several musical genres|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/butch-baldassari-mandolin-player-whose-work-encompassed-several-musical-genres-1515897.html|accessdate=June 5, 2017|work=The Independent|date=January 26, 2009}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=http://www.mandozine.com/media/CGOW/baldassari.html|title=CoMando Guest of the Week: Butch Baldassari|work=Mandozine|accessdate=June 19, 2017|author= }} 3. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=2469|title=Mandolin player Butch Baldassari dies|work=Country Standard Time|accessdate=June 20, 2017|author= }} 4. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2009/01/12/mandolin-professor-butch-baldassari-dies-70410/amp/|title=Mandolin professor Butch Baldassari dies|work=Vanderbilt University|accessdate=June 20, 2017|author= }} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://bluegrassbios.com/weary-hearts/|title=Weary Hearts|work=BluegrassBios.com|accessdate=June 20, 2017|author= }} 6. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1602543/mandolinist-butch-baldassari-dead-of-brain-cancer-at-56/|title=Mandolinist Butch Baldassari Dead of Brain Cancer at 56|work=CMT|accessdate=June 19, 2017|author=cmt.com staff}} 7. ^{{cite news|last1=Duckman|first1=David|title=Grass Greener on Other Side|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-09-26/news/9509260299_1_nashville-bluegrass-band-contemporary-bluegrass-international-bluegrass-music-association|accessdate=June 20, 2017|work=Chicago Tribune|date=September 26, 1995}} 8. ^{{cite news|last1=Lawless|first1=John|title=A final word from Butch Baldassari|url=https://bluegrasstoday.com/a-final-word-from-butch-baldassari/|accessdate=June 19, 2017|work=Bluegrass Today|date=July 19, 2010}} 9. ^{{cite news|last1=Lawless|first1=John|title=Leavin' Tennesse – Butch Baldassari and Van Manakas|url=https://bluegrasstoday.com/leavin-tennesse-butch-baldassari-and-van-manakas/|accessdate=June 19, 2017|work=Bluegrass Today|date=July 19, 2010}} 10. ^1 {{cite news|last1=staff writer|first1= |title=Butch Baldassari Obituary|url=http://m.legacy.com/obituaries/thetimes-tribune/obituary.aspx?n=butch-baldassari&pid=122832084&referrer=0&preview=false|accessdate=June 20, 2017|work=Scranton Times|date=January 14, 2009}} 11. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.homespun.com/instructors/butch-baldassari/|title=Homespun Instructors: Butch Baldassari|work=Homespun|accessdate=June 20, 2017|author= }} 12. ^{{cite news|last1=Beck|first1=Ken|title=Fiddling father gets his due|url=http://www.murfreesboropost.com/fiddling-father-gets-his-due-cms-31250|accessdate=June 20, 2017|work=The Murfreesboro Post|date=May 24, 2012}} 13. ^{{cite news|last1=Doerschuk|first1=Robert L|title=Various Artists – Happy Land: Musical Tributes To Laura Ingalls Wilder|url=http://nodepression.com/album-review/various-artists-happy-land-musical-tributes-laura-ingalls-wilder|accessdate=June 20, 2017|work=No Depression|date=August 31, 2005}} 14. ^{{cite news|last1=Teplyske|first1=Donald|title="Pa's Fiddle: Charles Ingalls, American Fiddler" by Various Artists|url=http://lonesomeroadreview.com/pas-fiddle-charles-ingalls-american-fiddler-by-various-artists/|accessdate=June 20, 2017|work=The Lonesome Road Review|date= }} 15. ^{{cite news|last1=Patterson|first1=Jim|title=Happy Land honored: CD by Blair professors added to NEHs We the People bookshelf|url=https://news.vanderbilt.edu/archived-news/register/articles/index-id=28672.html|accessdate=June 20, 2017|work=Vanderbilt University Daily Register|date=September 25, 2006}} 16. ^{{cite news|last1=Thompson|first1=Richard|title=I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky #26|url=https://bluegrasstoday.com/im-going-back-to-old-kentucky-26/|accessdate=June 20, 2017|work=Bluegrass Today|date=October 26, 2010}} 17. ^{{cite news|last1=Staff writer|first1= |title=Butch Baldassari Tribute CD Now Available|url=https://www.mandolincafe.com/news/publish/printer_1075.shtml|accessdate=June 20, 2017|work=Mandolin Cafe|date=May 19, 2009}} External links
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