Keep a look out for this burgeoning talent. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. Besides guitar, he plays tenor banjo and a homemade diddley bow. covers old classics, but a fair share of his repertoire are original songs. Other people that have helped me along the way are Cascade Blues Association president, Greg Johnson, Lucy Hammond, Michael Quimby, Bill Rhoades, Louis Montano, Suburban Slim, and Charlie Mitchell.” He is a big name over here in Portland, and has helped me out in so many ways. Another mentor of mine that I forgot to mention is Norman Sylvester. The people who have helped me along the way are my musical elders Baby Gramps and Ural Thomas. This, along with the connection to my Black heritage, is why blues has always been this close to my heart and why I’m inspired to play it. It was sort of a medicine for going through that loss. Blues music was very nostalgic for me, reminding me of my father, his family, and the South. I eventually lost contact with his family, and I started playing blues music when I was around 12. “My father passed away when I was about ten. At age 15, he migrated with his family to Portland, by way of Utah. Hodge was born in Woodbridge, Virginia on March 9, 1989. Hodge features mostly originals on this album, where plays blues and rags on guitar, tenor banjo, and even a homemade banjo. Here he is on Letterman with the Akron Family, Jason Krekel from the Mad Tea Party, and Bob Dylan's bassist. He reports he has just finished a self-produced solo acoustic album, to be titled Hurry Home, scheduled for release this fall. 123K views 15 years ago Baby Gramps built the log cabin that he was born in. Bus Stop Classic: Bristol Lodekka LD6G Upstairs, Downstairs. And here’s Baby Gramps performing, on the David Letterman show. He’s a night owl, and this is one of the ways he spends his nights. He has played the Waterfront Blues Fest and the Cathedral Park Jazz Fest in Portland. By the way, Rail Rig Museum is just one of a number of miniature worlds that Baby Gramps has built. Originally published Decemat 7:53 pm Baby Gramps plays on a bill with Indecisive Rhythm and Space Cretins at Seattle's Funhouse on Dec. Most blues fans might not know him unless you live in Portland, or unless you follow the International Blues Challenge, where he made it to the semi-finals. His mom played 1960s folk guitar music when he was a youngster, and he delved into his grandfather’s blues record collection to learn the sound. Hodge cites Son House, Barbeque Bob, John Jackson, Gus Cannon, Blind Blake, and Blind Boy Fuller as influences. Hodge has managed to survive the lockdown by taking a job in an Oregon marijuana dispensary. He had recently left his day job and become a full-time professional acoustic blues musician just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, putting all live music on ice. is passionate about the blues and dedicated to preserving traditional, deep roots blues. He is not yet on everyone’s radar, but he’s one of the roots and blues youngbloods who is drawing a new generation into the genre. There is an interesting young musician in Portland, Oregon, who is a promising up-and-coming acoustic blues practitioner in the old school tradition. 2 more live in Austin, Texas and 2 in Orlando, Florida.Living Blues - Living Blues #269 Tevis Hodge Jr.: Heritage and Heart Gramps and his lovely wife Cathy live in Scottsdale, Arizona where 2 of his grandchildren live. Gramps is currently the co-founder of the new site which pulls together news and resources for the baby boomer community. He has written over 100 articles about small businesses, education, the homeless and several other nonprofit topics dear to all of us. Arianna Huffington read his book and asked him to contribute to the Huffington Post. Gramps Jeffrey is the pen name for Marc Joseph whose first book “The Secrets of Retailing…How to Beat Wal-Mart” was written to help entrepreneurs and small businesses compete against the big guys. It is based on the true experiences he has had with his 6 grandchildren that were born 2 each to his 3 Millennial daughters. Gramps Jeffrey’s children’s book, “I Don’t Want to Turn 3”, explores what goes through a toddler’s mind that parents are so desperate to understand. Marc Joseph is an author and the co-founder of. All Home Care Matters was honored to welcome, “Gramps Jeffrey”, also known as Marc Joseph as a guest to the show.
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