Sandy Rothman (born January 30, 1946, Miami, Florida[1]) is an American, San Francisco Bay Area bluegrass multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He plays mandolin, dobro and banjo, and he also sings. Rothman was a friend and colleague of Grateful Dead bandleader Jerry Garcia, and a member of the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band.[2] He played bluegrass with Garcia and David Nelson as the Black Mountain Boys in 1964,[3] and has played with Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys,[4] Earl Taylor, Red Allen, Jimmie Skinner, Larry Sparks, the Kentucky Colonels, Country Joe McDonald,[5] Kathy Kallick[6] and Clarence White, among other musicians. He has been described as "one of the chief biscuits when and where bluegrass music is discussed, scribed, or performed in northern California."[7]

Sandy Rothman
Sandy Rothman in 2008
Background information
Born	(1946-01-30) January 30, 1946 (age 76) Miami, Florida
Origin	San Francisco, California
Genres	Bluegrass
Occupation(s)	Musician, record producer
Instrument(s)	Mandolin, dobro, banjo
Years active	Early 1960s – present

Discography

• Almost Acoustic – Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band – Arista Records (1988) (producer and performer)
• The Old Road to Home – Sandy Rothman – Tonebar Records (1993) (producer and performer)[8]
• Bluegrass Guitar Duets – Sandy Rothman and Steve Pottier – Sierra Records (1994)[9]
• Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, October 31, 1987 – Jerry Garcia Band and Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band – Jerry Made Records (2004)
• Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, The Best of the Rest, October 15–30, 1987 – Jerry Garcia Band and Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band – Jerry Made Records (2004)
• Songs of the Grateful Dead: A Tribute to Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter – Jesse McReynolds and Friends, feat. David Nelson and Stu Allen – Woodstock Records (2010) (producer and performer)[10][11][12]
• Ragged but Right – Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band – Jerry Made Records (2010) (recorded in 1987) (producer and performer)
• On Broadway: Act One – October 28th, 1987 – Jerry Garcia Band and Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band – ATO Records (2015)
• Electric on the Eel – included on the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band bonus disc Acoustic on the Eel (2019)[13][14][15]

References

External links

• Rothman at Woodstock Records website
• "Jerry's Banjo Years", article on Jerry Garcia by Rothman