Greg Trooper

Greg Trooper

Greg Trooper at Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background information
Born (1956-01-13) January 13, 1956
Origin Neptune, New Jersey, US
Genres Americana, alternative country, folk-rock, folk
Occupation(s) Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments Acoustic guitar, mandolin, harmonica, piano, vocals
Years active 1992–present
Labels D'Ville Record Group
Koch Records
Eminent Records
Sugar Hill Records
52 Shakes Records
Associated acts Steve Earle, Billy Bragg, Vince Gill
Website gregtrooper.com

Greg Trooper (born January 13, 1956) is a singer-songwriter, whose songs have been recorded by many artists, including Steve Earle, Billy Bragg and Vince Gill.

History

Trooper was born in Neptune Township, New Jersey, and raised in nearby Little Silver.[1][2] As a teenager in the early 1970s, Greg Trooper would frequent the folk clubs of Greenwich Village taking in the burgeoning singer/songwriter and blues scene. In 1976, he moved to Austin, Texas and then to Lawrence, Kansas where he entered college at the University of Kansas and continued to hone his guitar, singing, and songwriting skills.

Trooper moved to New York City for the 1980s and part of the 1990s, where he formed The Greg Trooper Band along with Larry Campbell on guitar, Greg Shirley on bass and Walter Thompson on drums. During this time he recorded his first two records: We Won't Dance and the critically acclaimed Everywhere produced by Stewart Lerman. He also met songwriter/publisher Earl Shuman, who secured Trooper's first publishing deal with CBS Songs. Trooper's records caught the attention of Steve Earle, who recorded Trooper's "Little Sister."

In the early 1990s, Trooper met fellow New Jerseyite and E Street Band bassist Garry Tallent who, like Trooper, would move to Nashville. Tallent produced Trooper's 1996 album Noises in the Hallway and released it on his D'Ville Record Group label. Popular Demons followed in 1998, on Koch Records and produced by Buddy Miller. After the release of that album, Trooper signed with Nashville indie Eminent Records, which released Straight Down Rain in 2001.

2002 saw the release of Trooper's first live record Between A House and a Hard Place – Live at Pine Hill Farm with Eric "Roscoe" Ambel at the controls. He moved on to the esteemed Sugar Hill Records label in 2003 with the release of Floating followed by the Dan Penn-produced Make It Through This World in 2005. Back Shop Live, another live recording, was released in 2006.

In 2008, Trooper moved back to New York City and in 2009 put out the previously unreleased 1995 recording The Williamsburg Affair. In 2011 he released Upside-Down Town on 52 Shakes Records.

In August 2013, Trooper released his album Incident on Willow Street, also on 52 Shakes Records. According to Trooper, "In these songs, there seemed to be characters that were trying to break away from a bad situation into a better situation or trying to grow out of a stale and stagnant life into a richer life."[3]

Discography

References

  1. ↑ Carter, Eric R. (October 2, 2010). "Greg Trooper Tunes Up Community Center". Cranford.patch.com. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
  2. ↑ Greg Trooper: It’s Real Like That
  3. ↑ from an interview on episode 205 of the Americana Music Show, published September 1, 2014.

External links

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