Dennis Gruenling

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Lovin' Man 03:26 Tools
Up The Line 04:57 Tools
My Little Machine 04:46 Tools
I Got To Go 04:27 Tools
Temperature 02:53 Tools
Too Young To Know 03:39 Tools
Bluesin' 05:06 Tools
Hot Shot 04:26 Tools
That's It 03:15 Tools
If You Were Mine 04:51 Tools
You're Sweet 03:38 Tools
Corbella 03:11 Tools
As Long As I Have You 03:26 Tools
Teenage Beat 05:47 Tools
One Of These Mornings 05:25 Tools
Stockyard Blues 05:27 Tools
Ready Or Not 03:15 Tools
Rockin' All Day 05:25 Tools
True Love 03:31 Tools
Knockin' My Knees 03:15 Tools
Simmer Down 03:15 Tools
Missing Person 03:15 Tools
Ready To Burn 03:24 Tools
If You Wanna Rock (You Gotta Have That Roll) 03:15 Tools
Little Sugar 03:15 Tools
Dirty Deal 06:04 Tools
You Got It 03:14 Tools
Count Chromatic 03:15 Tools
Open The Door 03:24 Tools
Rockin' With The Rev 03:24 Tools
I Gotta Have Her 04:54 Tools
Won't You Come Back 03:24 Tools
Left for Dead 04:08 Tools
Goin' to Chicago 04:00 Tools
On Fire 02:32 Tools
Give Me Back My Heart 03:24 Tools
Got to Get to My Baby 04:16 Tools
Roller Coaster 03:43 Tools
Up All Night 05:21 Tools
Think Twice 04:18 Tools
I Want a Woman 04:53 Tools
It's You I'm Thinking Of 03:15 Tools
Actin' Crazy 03:15 Tools
The Rev 03:15 Tools
Hoo Done Doo Dat 04:18 Tools
She's So Pretty 03:15 Tools
Bloodshot Eyes 03:15 Tools
2:22 A.M. 03:24 Tools
One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer 03:24 Tools
Hotso 03:24 Tools
Roll Your Moneymaker 03:24 Tools
You Can Do No Wrong 03:24 Tools
Rockin' All Day (Reelin' & Rockin') 03:24 Tools
Saturday Night Fish Fry 03:24 Tools
It Went Down Easy 03:24 Tools
Your Cash Ain't Nothin' but Trash 03:24 Tools
Blowin' My Top 03:24 Tools
Good Luck 03:24 Tools
Jump Time 03:24 Tools
Ropin' It 03:24 Tools
Rooftop Swing 03:24 Tools
Tribulations 03:24 Tools
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After receiving his first harmonica as a gift from a family friend, he had heard his first blues record and his life was never the same! Dennis already was a life-long music fan (having grown up on country & western and big band/oldies), and already was acquiring a decent record collection (thanks to his obsession with music & his own radio show in high school!), but the harmonica took him in a whole new direction. Before long, Dennis was tracking down all the harmonica and blues records he could find, and tried to learn as much as he could. Having been in New Orleans during 1992-3, Dennis came back home to the Garden State of NJ and quickly gained a reputation as a young rising star on the local blues scene working in a couple different local blues bands. In addition to studying the classic harmonica & Chicago Blues records (Little Walter, Big Walter, James Cotton, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, etc…), Dennis also “cut his teeth” on some classic blues/R&B/swing saxophone records from the likes of Illinois Jacquet, Willis Jackson, Red Prysock, and Gene Ammons. In 1998 he started to form his own local “all-star” band, using members pulled from other regional bands (including the great saxophonist Joel Frahm). Ever since his self-titled debut with that band (Dennis Gruenling & Jump Time!) hit the streets in 1999, Dennis has pulled in countless fans and numerous accolades from critics & musicians around the world for his swinging, highly original harmonica sound and style. Taking equal parts from the harmonica and swing/saxophone traditions and styles, Dennis has pushed the boundaries further for the sound of blues harmonica, while in the meantime pioneering a whole new sound and direction for the harmonica. Through the years, Gruenling has shared the stage with many top names in the blues & roots world, such as Pinetop Perkins, Snooky Pryor, Homesick James, Nappy Brown, John Mayall, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, Little Sammy Davis, A.C. Reed, Mick Taylor, and Jimmy Dawkins, as well as contemporary blues masters such as Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers, Rick Estrin/Little Charlie & The Nightcats, Kim Wilson, Rusty Zinn, Steve Guyger, Greg Piccolo, and Mark Hummel. Teaching blues harmonica has also been an interest and passion for Dennis, and he is in demand as a private instructor and as part of numerous harmonica workshops and conventions that appear across the country (and around the globe). Some of the workshops he’s been part of include Jon Gindick’s Harmonica Jam Camps, David Barrett’s Harmonica Masterclass, Guitarrentage-Schorndorf (Germany), Euro BluesWeek (UK), SPAH Harmonica Festival, Buckeye Harmonica Festival, Turtle Bay Music School (NYC), and Joe Filisko’s class at the Old Town School of Folk Music (Chicago). Dennis has been published in Real Blues Magazine, in the American Harmonica Newsletter, and also hosts his own blues & roots radio show on WFDU (Teaneck, NY Metro) every Thursday afternoon entitled “Blues & the Beat” (which can be heard on the web at wfdu.fm) In addition to teaching, recording & performing on his own, he regularly participates in other projects such as: David Malachowski & the Woodstock All-Stars, the Dave Gross Band, Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones, and the Slippery Chickens/Rockin’ Daddies. With any remaining time, he may be customizing or re-building some vintage bullet microphones, or trying to catch some Twilight Zone or Honeymooners reruns. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.