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The band formed in January 1993 when Garrett Dutton was performing at Boston bar, The Tam O’Shanter, which was where he met drummer, Jeffrey Clemens. They began working together as a duo, and were joined a few months later by bassist Jim Prescott. In 1994 they released their self-titled debut album on Okeh Records. Due to their song “Cold beverage” being played on MTV, the album almost went Gold.
On September 19th 1995, they released their follow-up album “Coast to Coast Motel”, which didn’t sell as much as the first album but it received much better critical acclaim. The band like so many other experienced a little bit of turmoil with each other, causing the band to go on an indefinite hiatus, but returned on October 28th 1997, with “Yeah, It’s That Easy”. It was this album that featured the single, “Stepping Stones”, which made it to number 30 on the U.S. Modern Rock chart. The album showcased a prominent soul influence.
Following the release of this album, the band embarked on a world tour but returned to Philadelphia in 1999 for the release of their fourth studio album “Philadelphonic” which was followed again by “Electric Mile” in 2001, which introduced hip-hop, funk, psychedelica, blues and soul. They performed as the house band for Comedy Central’s show Turn Ben Stein On, which ran from 1999-2001. In the summer of 2005, the band featured in an advertisement for the launch of Coca-Cola Zero, which featured the group’s own unique version of the noted Coca-Cola advertising song “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing”.
Initially influenced by the likes of Bob Dylan and John Hammond Jr., Garrett Dutton began writing his own songs in ninth grade using a guitar and harmonica. During his time at the private school Germantown Friends School, the singer would play on the streets of Philadelphia, before moving to Boston, Massachusetts to work as a charity fundraiser. Whilst in Boston, Dutton met drummer Jeffrey “The Houseman” Clemens and bassist Jim “Jimi Jazz” Prescott, who together comprise G. Love & Special Sauce. The band subsequently garnered generous local support by earning residency at The Plough and Stars in Cambridge, MA.
The band’s debut release, the full-length “Back in the Day” arrived in 1993, followed by their self-titled studio album in 1994. The full-length “G. Love & Special Sauce” was led by the single “Cold Beverage”, which generated national attention for its MTV promoted music video, and led to supporting shows on the H.O.R.D.E tour. In 1995 marked by its more mature and considered approach, the band release their third studio album, “Coast to Coast Motel”. Despite being a far superior album to its predecessor the album failed to sell well, and following disputes on tour regarding their finances, the band almost broke up.
Following a hiatus in which Dutton worked with the likes of All Fellas Band, Philly Cartel, and King’s Court, G. Love & Special Sauce returned in October 1997 to issued the full-length “Yeah, It’s That Easy”. Following an extensive world tour with Special Sauce, Dutton released his debut solo album “Oh Yeah” in 1998.
Confirming themselves as fun-loving, soul-oriented musicians, G. Love & Special Sauce continued to release music regularly starting with “Philadelphonic” in 1999, the eclectic and genre-defying “Electric Mile” in 2001, and the compilation, “Best Of”, in 2002. A significant hiatus followed the compilation release, during which time G. Love released a pair of solo albums on Jack Johnson’s Brushfire Records entitled, “The Hustle” in 2004 and “Lemonade” in 2006. In 2008, back with Special Sauce, G. Love released the full-length “Superhero Brother”, followed by “Long Way Down” in 2009, and “Sugar” in 2014.
G Love & Special Sauce is a very funkadelic mix of blues, rock and hip hop. G Love has a lot of soul in his music. The kind of music that never lets your booty quit shakin. The band plays as a 3 piece or 4 piece band. G plays lead guitar and sings, Houseman is on the drums and has just the right amount through every fill. Jim Prescott plays a stand up bass and will definitely give you great bass lines and a solo while he spins that big bass around. G has huge and great charisma that invites you into his eclectic sound. He will usually give you a great cover or two by the end of the show like The Beatles "Why Don't We Do It In The Road". They are great for big festivals and even better in dark clubs. You can tell they are in it for the music as opposed to fame or fortune. G Love and Special Sauce come highly recommended for a good time always!
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G.Love. Legend says that the 'G' stands for Garrett, and the 'Love' is there because, in his own words: "It just sounded right." G. Love, the frontman of the fantastic funky band Special Sauce, plays funky blues like no other artist out there in todays music world. A unique talent, rather under-appreciated it seems amongst many. This is because you need to see him live people! You wont be able to stop moving your feet or humming the tunes after the gig, it's that groovy! Songs such as; 'Nothing Quite Like Home' and 'Good Life' will stick in your mind for days. When you are watching him live, the atmosphere, the music and G himself make you feel like part of the music. It's an amazing feeling. You feel so in the moment with G, like you are part of something really personal, something that alot of musicians cannot do. He is one cool cat ladies. I meeeeean he plays guitar and harmonica simutaneously. Correct me if I'm wrong but that is a special talent. G. Love is a special talent.
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