Mark Growden

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About Mark Growden

In the artist’s words: Describe one of your earliest musical memories in detail. I got two for you: my grandmother's singing, 'And they swam all over the dam,' and when my parents got born again, my dad stopped spinning Sly Stone, Isaac Hayes, Barry White, and Cat Stevens. It was sad, but it made me hungrier for more black music. What are your top 3 all-time favorite albums on Apple Music, and why? Why did you choose these three albums in particular? Jolie Holland, Haunted Mountain Loren Pickford, River Spirits Sampha, Process Nods to Mingus, Miles, Joni, Debussy, Trane, Townes, Stravinsky. But I want to honor these special people. Jolie is my friend and she moves me. Loren passed just recently💔. He was my mentor for 35 years! Sampha's voice and musicality! Find a song of yours on Apple Music that you love and tell us what makes it special. Tell us why you chose this song. “The Gates / Take Me to the Water” I chose this because it's a song of service and there is a lot of pain in the world these days. I hope it serves you. Also, it's recorded live in the studio, I love the people in the ensemble, and that's my daughter singing with me on the chorus.

HOMETOWN
San Luis Obispo
BORN
September 13, 1969
GENRE
Rock

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