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 [[Image:SteveMann-1967.jpg|right|thumbS|teve Mann]]
-'''Steve Mann''' (May 2, 1943 - September 9, 2009) was an American folk singer, guitarist and songwriter. Early in his career, he performed with [[Janis Joplin]], until moving back to [[San Francisco]], where he collaborated with singer-singwriter [[Ivan Ulz]]. In the mid 1960s, Mann  performed in [[Los Angeles]]. Mental troubles forced Mann to retire from the music industry by 1967. It was reported that he died died from a drug overdose, but this was a mistake in the liner notes on a [https://www.discogs.com/artist/542666-Stefan-Grossman Stefan Grossman] album.
+'''Steve Mann''' (May 2, 1943 - September 9, 2009) was an American folk/blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. Early in his career, he performed with [[Janis Joplin]], until moving back to [[San Francisco]], where he collaborated with singer-singwriter [[Ivan Ulz]]. In the mid 1960s, Mann  performed in [[Los Angeles]]. Mental troubles forced Mann to retire from the music industry by 1967. It was reported that he died died from a drug overdose, but this was a mistake in the liner notes on a [https://www.discogs.com/artist/542666-Stefan-Grossman Stefan Grossman] album.
 In 2003, Mann started performing again, releasing a new CD, ''Steve Mann: Alive and Pickin' ''. He passed away in 2009.
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 [[Category:Freak Out! (The List)|Mann, Steve]]
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-[[Image:SteveMann-1967.jpg]]
+[[Image:SteveMann-1967.jpg|right|thumbS|teve Mann]]
-[[Steve Mann]] is name-checked on the cover of "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966) under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them".
+'''Steve Mann''' (May 2, 1943 - September 9, 2009) was an American folk singer, guitarist and songwriter. Early in his career, he performed with [[Janis Joplin]], until moving back to [[San Francisco]], where he collaborated with singer-singwriter [[Ivan Ulz]]. In the mid 1960s, Mann  performed in [[Los Angeles]]. Mental troubles forced Mann to retire from the music industry by 1967. It was reported that he died died from a drug overdose, but this was a mistake in the liner notes on a [https://www.discogs.com/artist/542666-Stefan-Grossman Stefan Grossman] album.
-In "[[The Incredible History Of The Mothers]]", by FZ (Hit Parader No. 48, June 1969, pages 27, 38-29), there's a (not too friendly) passage referring to  Mann: "''Also, somewhere along the line, we hired [[Steve Mann]], who is also one of the top blues guitarists on the West Coast. He wanted to play in the group but he couldn't make the changes and we got rid of him.''"
+In 2003, Mann started performing again, releasing a new CD, ''Steve Mann: Alive and Pickin' ''. He passed away in 2009.
-Although struggling with serious mental problems, he was one of the finest acoustic fingerpickers on the L.A. club scene in the mid-60s playing old blues and ballads. The false rumor of Mann's death by OD in the 60's began with a mistake in the liner notes on a [https://www.discogs.com/artist/542666-Stefan-Grossman Stefan Grossman] album; Grossman still celebrates his memory.
+''Musician's News'', December 1976, Page 22, Stephen M. H. Braitman, "Steve Mann Live At The Ash Grove": "''Steve Mann is a living legend among blues enthusiasts in Southern California. He quit playing around 1967 but those who heard him never forgot. ... Steve Mann's nearly transcendental qualities are quite evident in this superb set... You have only to listen to the work once to know that human tragedy, a portrait of experience, is much of Mann's theme. Equally tragic is the small circle, who still appreciate this musician's work. It should grow.''"
-When guitarist Derek Dickson's site existed, it mentioned Mann as one of his influences: "''I met [[Steve Mann]] during this period [the sixties]; he was by far the best folk and blues player that I had heard at that time, he influenced many other guitarists of that period that went on to start a lot of famous bands. He was hanging around the [[Jefferson Airplane]] and [[Grateful Dead|The Grateful Dead]] and influenced both of those bands. Steve was also credited with improving Frank Zappa's humor. [https://www.discogs.com/artist/637162-Dick-Rosmini Dick Rosmini] was Steve Mann's guitar teacher and he was very involved in the scene in the late 50's and 60's and was very influential behind the scenes.''"
+[[Guitar Player Magazine]], March 1977, Volume 11, Number 3, "Steve Mann 'Live' At The Ash Grove": "''Of all the white blues artists to come out of the blues revival in the mid-Sixties Steve Mann would have to rank very near the top. Rather than take the 'academic' approach, prevalent with so many of the college/student 'blues interpreters', Mann seems to have genuinely absorbed the feeling of the idiom, more than merely the correct strums and bends. Stefan Grossman called him 'one of the most exciting and dynamic guitar players I have ever met', and the cuts contained herein serve only to substantiate that claim...''"
 [[Dr. John]] (Malcolm 'Mac' Rebennack) in his 1994 biography "Under a Hoodoo Moon" reminisces about Steve Mann as follows: "''Another kicks character in the celestial realm during these days was Steve 'Lemon' Mann, the guitarist I'd first met in the [[Sonny & Cher]] days. He knew all kind of ancient folk licks, which he recycled in his session work and in his own music. He introduced me to [[Van Dyke Parks]], [https://www.discogs.com/artist/15158-Taj-Mahal Taj Mahal], [https://www.discogs.com/artist/900319-Ruthann-Friedman Ruth Ann Friedman], and a lot of other people I really dig. Lemon was so spaced in some sessions that the whole guitar section would be facing one way and Lemon the other. You could just not believe the guy was actually going to pull it off and play. He was one of the first people I met who did [[LSD]], [[Wikipedia:Heroin|heroin]], and [[Wikipedia:Amphetamine|speed]] at the same time, but no matter what he was on Lemon could play the guitar to death. I'd used him on a number of sides with [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]; he had been over the edge then, and got himself stuck in psych wards for long chunks of time. They'd only let him out to do sessions...''"
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 [[Jefferson Airplane|Jefferson Starship]]'s [i.e. [https://www.discogs.com/artist/381929-Hot-Tuna Hot Tuna]'s] cut "Mann's Fate" is a tribute/rip off of Mann's guitar style. [https://www.discogs.com/artist/361998-Jorma-Kaukonen Jorma Kaukonen] and [https://www.discogs.com/artist/362002-Jack-Casady Jack Casady] visited Mann in Camarillo State Mental hospital and taped riffs they later copied in the studio (released on their first album "Hot Tuna" from 1970).
-''Musician's News'', December 1976, Page 22, Stephen M. H. Braitman, "Steve Mann Live At The Ash Grove": "''Steve Mann is a living legend among blues enthusiasts in Southern California. He quit playing around 1967 but those who heard him never forgot. ... Steve Mann's nearly transcendental qualities are quite evident in this superb set... You have only to listen to the work once to know that human tragedy, a portrait of experience, is much of Mann's theme. Equally tragic is the small circle, who still appreciate this musician's work. It should grow.''"
+==Frank Zappa==
-[[Guitar Player Magazine]], March 1977, Volume 11, Number 3, "Steve Mann 'Live' At The Ash Grove": "''Of all the white blues artists to come out of the blues revival in the mid-Sixties Steve Mann would have to rank very near the top. Rather than take the 'academic' approach, prevalent with so many of the college/student 'blues interpreters', Mann seems to have genuinely absorbed the feeling of the idiom, more than merely the correct strums and bends. Stefan Grossman called him 'one of the most exciting and dynamic guitar players I have ever met', and the cuts contained herein serve only to substantiate that claim...''"
+==External links==
-[[Category:Supporting Cast|Mann, Steve]]
+[[Category:Bandmembers|Mann, Steve]]
 [[Category:Singers|Mann, Steve]]
 [[Category:Guitarists|Mann, Steve]]
 [[Category:Freak Out! (The List)|Mann, Steve]]
 [[Category:Blues singers|Mann, Steve]]

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 Although struggling with serious mental problems, he was one of the finest acoustic fingerpickers on the L.A. club scene in the mid-60s playing old blues and ballads. The false rumor of Mann's death by OD in the 60's began with a mistake in the liner notes on a [https://www.discogs.com/artist/542666-Stefan-Grossman Stefan Grossman] album; Grossman still celebrates his memory.
-Guitarist [[Derek Dickson]]'s site (http://drderek.com/personal.htm) mentions Mann as one of his influences: "''I met [[Steve Mann]] during this period [the sixties]; he was by far the best folk and blues player that I had heard at that time, he influenced many other guitarists of that period that went on to start a lot of famous bands. He was hanging around the [[Jefferson Airplane]] and [[Grateful Dead|The Grateful Dead]] and influenced both of those bands. Steve was also credited with improving Frank Zappa's humor. [https://www.discogs.com/artist/637162-Dick-Rosmini Dick Rosmini] was Steve Mann's guitar teacher and he was very involved in the scene in the late 50's and 60's and was very influential behind the scenes.''"
+When guitarist Derek Dickson's site existed, it mentioned Mann as one of his influences: "''I met [[Steve Mann]] during this period [the sixties]; he was by far the best folk and blues player that I had heard at that time, he influenced many other guitarists of that period that went on to start a lot of famous bands. He was hanging around the [[Jefferson Airplane]] and [[Grateful Dead|The Grateful Dead]] and influenced both of those bands. Steve was also credited with improving Frank Zappa's humor. [https://www.discogs.com/artist/637162-Dick-Rosmini Dick Rosmini] was Steve Mann's guitar teacher and he was very involved in the scene in the late 50's and 60's and was very influential behind the scenes.''"
 [[Dr. John]] (Malcolm 'Mac' Rebennack) in his 1994 biography "Under a Hoodoo Moon" reminisces about Steve Mann as follows: "''Another kicks character in the celestial realm during these days was Steve 'Lemon' Mann, the guitarist I'd first met in the [[Sonny & Cher]] days. He knew all kind of ancient folk licks, which he recycled in his session work and in his own music. He introduced me to [[Van Dyke Parks]], [https://www.discogs.com/artist/15158-Taj-Mahal Taj Mahal], [https://www.discogs.com/artist/900319-Ruthann-Friedman Ruth Ann Friedman], and a lot of other people I really dig. Lemon was so spaced in some sessions that the whole guitar section would be facing one way and Lemon the other. You could just not believe the guy was actually going to pull it off and play. He was one of the first people I met who did [[LSD]], [[Wikipedia:Heroin|heroin]], and [[Wikipedia:Amphetamine|speed]] at the same time, but no matter what he was on Lemon could play the guitar to death. I'd used him on a number of sides with [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]; he had been over the edge then, and got himself stuck in psych wards for long chunks of time. They'd only let him out to do sessions...''"
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 [[Jefferson Airplane|Jefferson Starship]]'s [i.e. [https://www.discogs.com/artist/381929-Hot-Tuna Hot Tuna]'s] cut "Mann's Fate" is a tribute/rip off of Mann's guitar style. [https://www.discogs.com/artist/361998-Jorma-Kaukonen Jorma Kaukonen] and [https://www.discogs.com/artist/362002-Jack-Casady Jack Casady] visited Mann in Camarillo State Mental hospital and taped riffs they later copied in the studio (released on their first album "Hot Tuna" from 1970).
-[[Musician's News]], December 1976, Page 22, Stephen M. H. Braitman, "Steve Mann Live At The Ash Grove": "''Steve Mann is a living legend among blues enthusiasts in Southern California. He quit playing around 1967 but those who heard him never forgot. ... Steve Mann's nearly transcendental qualities are quite evident in this superb set... You have only to listen to the work once to know that human tragedy, a portrait of experience, is much of Mann's theme. Equally tragic is the small circle, who still appreciate this musician's work. It should grow.''"
+''Musician's News'', December 1976, Page 22, Stephen M. H. Braitman, "Steve Mann Live At The Ash Grove": "''Steve Mann is a living legend among blues enthusiasts in Southern California. He quit playing around 1967 but those who heard him never forgot. ... Steve Mann's nearly transcendental qualities are quite evident in this superb set... You have only to listen to the work once to know that human tragedy, a portrait of experience, is much of Mann's theme. Equally tragic is the small circle, who still appreciate this musician's work. It should grow.''"
 [[Guitar Player Magazine]], March 1977, Volume 11, Number 3, "Steve Mann 'Live' At The Ash Grove": "''Of all the white blues artists to come out of the blues revival in the mid-Sixties Steve Mann would have to rank very near the top. Rather than take the 'academic' approach, prevalent with so many of the college/student 'blues interpreters', Mann seems to have genuinely absorbed the feeling of the idiom, more than merely the correct strums and bends. Stefan Grossman called him 'one of the most exciting and dynamic guitar players I have ever met', and the cuts contained herein serve only to substantiate that claim...''"

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 In "[[The Incredible History Of The Mothers]]", by FZ (Hit Parader No. 48, June 1969, pages 27, 38-29), there's a (not too friendly) passage referring to  Mann: "''Also, somewhere along the line, we hired [[Steve Mann]], who is also one of the top blues guitarists on the West Coast. He wanted to play in the group but he couldn't make the changes and we got rid of him.''"
-Although struggling with serious mental problems, he was one of the finest acoustic fingerpickers on the L.A. club scene in the mid-60s playing old blues and ballads. The false rumor of Mann's death by OD in the 60's began with a mistake in the liner notes on a [[Stefan Grossman]] album; Grossman still celebrates his memory.
+Although struggling with serious mental problems, he was one of the finest acoustic fingerpickers on the L.A. club scene in the mid-60s playing old blues and ballads. The false rumor of Mann's death by OD in the 60's began with a mistake in the liner notes on a [https://www.discogs.com/artist/542666-Stefan-Grossman Stefan Grossman] album; Grossman still celebrates his memory.
-Guitarist [[Derek Dickson]]'s site (http://drderek.com/personal.htm) mentions Mann as one of his influences: "''I met [[Steve Mann]] during this period [the sixties]; he was by far the best folk and blues player that I had heard at that time, he influenced many other guitarists of that period that went on to start a lot of famous bands. He was hanging around the [[Jefferson Airplane]] and [[Grateful Dead|The Grateful Dead]] and influenced both of those bands. Steve was also credited with improving Frank Zappa's humor. [[Dick Rosmini]] was Steve Mann's guitar teacher and he was very involved in the scene in the late 50's and 60's and was very influential behind the scenes.''"
+Guitarist [[Derek Dickson]]'s site (http://drderek.com/personal.htm) mentions Mann as one of his influences: "''I met [[Steve Mann]] during this period [the sixties]; he was by far the best folk and blues player that I had heard at that time, he influenced many other guitarists of that period that went on to start a lot of famous bands. He was hanging around the [[Jefferson Airplane]] and [[Grateful Dead|The Grateful Dead]] and influenced both of those bands. Steve was also credited with improving Frank Zappa's humor. [https://www.discogs.com/artist/637162-Dick-Rosmini Dick Rosmini] was Steve Mann's guitar teacher and he was very involved in the scene in the late 50's and 60's and was very influential behind the scenes.''"
-[[Dr. John]] (Malcolm 'Mac' Rebennack) in his 1994 biography "Under a Hoodoo Moon" reminisces about Steve Mann as follows: "''Another kicks character in the celestial realm during these days was Steve 'Lemon' Mann, the guitarist I'd first met in the [[Sonny & Cher]] days. He knew all kind of ancient folk licks, which he recycled in his session work and in his own music. He introduced me to [[Van Dyke Parks]], [[Taj Mahal]], [[Ruth Ann Friedman]], and a lot of other people I really dig. Lemon was so spaced in some sessions that the whole guitar section would be facing one way and Lemon the other. You could just not believe the guy was actually going to pull it off and play. He was one of the first people I met who did [[LSD]], [[Heroin|heroin]], and [[Speed|speed]] at the same time, but no matter what he was on Lemon could play the guitar to death. I'd used him on a number of sides with [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]; he had been over the edge then, and got himself stuck in psych wards for long chunks of time. They'd only let him out to do sessions...''"
+[[Dr. John]] (Malcolm 'Mac' Rebennack) in his 1994 biography "Under a Hoodoo Moon" reminisces about Steve Mann as follows: "''Another kicks character in the celestial realm during these days was Steve 'Lemon' Mann, the guitarist I'd first met in the [[Sonny & Cher]] days. He knew all kind of ancient folk licks, which he recycled in his session work and in his own music. He introduced me to [[Van Dyke Parks]], [https://www.discogs.com/artist/15158-Taj-Mahal Taj Mahal], [https://www.discogs.com/artist/900319-Ruthann-Friedman Ruth Ann Friedman], and a lot of other people I really dig. Lemon was so spaced in some sessions that the whole guitar section would be facing one way and Lemon the other. You could just not believe the guy was actually going to pull it off and play. He was one of the first people I met who did [[LSD]], [[Wikipedia:Heroin|heroin]], and [[Wikipedia:Amphetamine|speed]] at the same time, but no matter what he was on Lemon could play the guitar to death. I'd used him on a number of sides with [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]; he had been over the edge then, and got himself stuck in psych wards for long chunks of time. They'd only let him out to do sessions...''"
-Mann played the 12-string guitar on [[Sonny & Cher]]'s "I Got You Babe" (1965). Mann did the arrangement for [[Cher]]'s "All I Really Want To Do" (1965); Sonny Bono (the producer) didn't want Mann's name to appear on the album after he knew he had a hit (Bono took arranger credit on that tune on all but the first pressing of the album, where Mann gets credit).
+Mann played the 12-string guitar on [[Sonny & Cher]]'s "I Got You Babe" (1965). Mann did the arrangement for [https://www.discogs.com/artist/17961-Cher Cher]'s [[Bob Dylan|"All I Really Want To Do"]] (1965); Sonny Bono (the producer) didn't want Mann's name to appear on the album after he knew he had a hit (Bono took arranger credit on that tune on all but the first pressing of the album, where Mann gets credit).
-[[Jefferson Airplane|Jefferson Starship]]'s [i.e. [[Hot Tuna]]'s] cut "Mann's Fate" is a tribute/rip off of Mann's guitar style. [[Jorma Kaukonen]] and [[Jack Casady]] visited Mann in Camarillo State Mental hospital and taped riffs they later copied in the studio (released on their first album "Hot Tuna" from 1970).
+[[Jefferson Airplane|Jefferson Starship]]'s [i.e. [https://www.discogs.com/artist/381929-Hot-Tuna Hot Tuna]'s] cut "Mann's Fate" is a tribute/rip off of Mann's guitar style. [https://www.discogs.com/artist/361998-Jorma-Kaukonen Jorma Kaukonen] and [https://www.discogs.com/artist/362002-Jack-Casady Jack Casady] visited Mann in Camarillo State Mental hospital and taped riffs they later copied in the studio (released on their first album "Hot Tuna" from 1970).
 [[Musician's News]], December 1976, Page 22, Stephen M. H. Braitman, "Steve Mann Live At The Ash Grove": "''Steve Mann is a living legend among blues enthusiasts in Southern California. He quit playing around 1967 but those who heard him never forgot. ... Steve Mann's nearly transcendental qualities are quite evident in this superb set... You have only to listen to the work once to know that human tragedy, a portrait of experience, is much of Mann's theme. Equally tragic is the small circle, who still appreciate this musician's work. It should grow.''"
-[[Guitar Player]], March 1977, Volume 11, Number 3, "Steve Mann 'Live' At The Ash Grove": "''Of all the white blues artists to come out of the blues revival in the mid-Sixties Steve Mann would have to rank very near the top. Rather than take the 'academic' approach, prevalent with so many of the college/student 'blues interpreters', Mann seems to have genuinely absorbed the feeling of the idiom, more than merely the correct strums and bends. Stefan Grossman called him 'one of the most exciting and dynamic guitar players I have ever met', and the cuts contained herein serve only to substantiate that claim...''"
+[[Guitar Player Magazine]], March 1977, Volume 11, Number 3, "Steve Mann 'Live' At The Ash Grove": "''Of all the white blues artists to come out of the blues revival in the mid-Sixties Steve Mann would have to rank very near the top. Rather than take the 'academic' approach, prevalent with so many of the college/student 'blues interpreters', Mann seems to have genuinely absorbed the feeling of the idiom, more than merely the correct strums and bends. Stefan Grossman called him 'one of the most exciting and dynamic guitar players I have ever met', and the cuts contained herein serve only to substantiate that claim...''"
 [[Category:Supporting Cast|Mann, Steve]]

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 Mann played the 12-string guitar on [[Sonny & Cher]]'s "I Got You Babe" (1965). Mann did the arrangement for [[Cher]]'s "All I Really Want To Do" (1965); Sonny Bono (the producer) didn't want Mann's name to appear on the album after he knew he had a hit (Bono took arranger credit on that tune on all but the first pressing of the album, where Mann gets credit).
-[[Jefferson Starship]]'s [i.e. [[Hot Tuna]]'s] cut "Mann's Fate" is a tribute/rip off of Mann's guitar style. [[Jorma Kaukonen]] and [[Jack Casady]] visited Mann in Camarillo State Mental hospital and taped riffs they later copied in the studio (released on their first album "Hot Tuna" from 1970).
+[[Jefferson Airplane|Jefferson Starship]]'s [i.e. [[Hot Tuna]]'s] cut "Mann's Fate" is a tribute/rip off of Mann's guitar style. [[Jorma Kaukonen]] and [[Jack Casady]] visited Mann in Camarillo State Mental hospital and taped riffs they later copied in the studio (released on their first album "Hot Tuna" from 1970).
 [[Musician's News]], December 1976, Page 22, Stephen M. H. Braitman, "Steve Mann Live At The Ash Grove": "''Steve Mann is a living legend among blues enthusiasts in Southern California. He quit playing around 1967 but those who heard him never forgot. ... Steve Mann's nearly transcendental qualities are quite evident in this superb set... You have only to listen to the work once to know that human tragedy, a portrait of experience, is much of Mann's theme. Equally tragic is the small circle, who still appreciate this musician's work. It should grow.''"