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Reuniting with Dr. Kote
I met this man, Dr. Kote Lotah and his wife A-lul’Koy when I first joined the Allman Brothers Band in 1997. If it wasn’t for him and his amazing wife we wouldn’t have had the last 20 years with Gregg. Or…
New Guitar Straps
You guys may have noticed the crazy cool new guitar straps that I’ve been sporting. I was lucky enough to have the amazing Jenny Shuman (of Beadworks by Jenny) create these and the stealie bag for Jess and me. When…
China Doll
I couldn’t sleep last night. They laid Gregg to rest yesterday and I couldn’t be there because I was playing at Shoreline Amphitheatre with Dead & Company. I know that Warren also couldn’t be there along with a few others.…
One for the Gear Heads
This one is for the gear head bassists… If you’ve ever tried a 1969 Gibson EB-2 bass guitar you know what an incredibly fat sound it has. It’s those humbucker pickups that are the key. It’s the same for the…
The Colonel Has a Master Plan
“It is no measure of mental health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti “Be in the world but not of it.” -Yeshua Ben… Read More
Happy New Year!
2015 went so far past anything I could have ever dreamed of. From the birth of my first child and the experience of seeing the world through his eyes, playing with so many of my favorite musicians and growing my…
Estimated Prophet
First of all thank you to all the kind Grateful Dead fans that came to see us our first three nights. And thank you to Madison Square Garden. Read More
Oteil Bass Solo in “Eyes of the World”. Dead & Company at MSG. 10/31/15
The Dead & Company’s second show on their first tour: Halloween night at Madison Square Garden. Dead & Company is Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, and Jeff Chimenti. … Read More