Dennis Crouch (bassist)
Dennis Crouch (born January 19, 1967) is an American double bassist raised in Strawberry, Arkansas, United States.[1]
He came from a musical family and started playing bass when he was eight years old. In 1996 he moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Two years later, he co-founded the Time Jumpers, a western swing band. He left the band in 2012. He has recorded and performed with Gregg Allman, T Bone Burnett, Johnny Cash, Elvis Costello, Harry Connick Jr., Elton John, Diana Krall, Alison Krauss, Imelda May, Willie Nelson, Robert Plant, Steven Tyler,[2][3][4] John Mellencamp, Ralph Stanley, Paula Cole, Loretta Lynn, Vince Gill, The Chieftains, and Steve Earle.
He played on the 2003 album Wildwood Flower,[5] which won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album.[6]
Crouch played bass on the mid-2021 Bob Dylan recordings of "Blowin' in the Wind," "Masters of War," "The Times They Are A-Changin'," "Simple Twist of Fate," "Gotta Serve Somebody," and "Not Dark Yet", produced by T-Bone Burnett and recorded and mixed by Michael Piersante, for a one-time sale as Ionic Originals.[7]
Collaborations
[edit]- His Friends - Candi Staton (2006)
- Life, Death, Love and Freedom - John Mellencamp (2008)
- The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again - John Fogerty (2009)
- The Union - Elton John, Leon Russell (2010)
- Low Country Blues - Gregg Allman (2011)
- Guitar Slinger - Vince Gill (2011)
- Storm & Grace - Lisa Marie Presley (2012)
- Old Yellow Moon - Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell (2013)
- Like a Rose - Ashley Monroe (2013)
- Wallflower - Diana Krall (2015)
- Gravel & Dust - Ilse DeLange (2019)
- Texas - Rodney Crowell (2019)
- Amidst the Chaos - Sara Bareilles (2019)
- Mississippi Suitcase - Peter Parcek (2020)[8]
- "Blowin' in the Wind," "Masters of War," "The Times They Are A-Changin'," "Simple Twist of Fate," "Gotta Serve Somebody," and "Not Dark Yet" - Bob Dylan (2021)
- Daddy's Country Gold - Melissa Carper (2021)
References
[edit]- ^ "The Ultimate Country Music Database : Dennis Crouch". Rolandnote.com. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Dennis Crouch, On Nashville's Fear Factor". Bassplayer.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Dennis Crouch". Ampeg.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Nashville Bassist Dennis Crouch Part One – Bass Frontiers Magazine". Bassfrontiersmag.com. 7 January 2010. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Wildwood Flower - June Carter Cash | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "2003 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ^ "Three Bob Dylan Re-Recordings to Go Up for Private Sale Via Christie's: 'Simple Twist of Fate,' 'Gotta Serve Somebody,' 'Masters of War' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.com. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ Gunther, Marty (11 November 2020). "Peter Parcek – Mississippi Suitcase | Album Review". Bluesblastmagazine.com. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
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