Nicholas George Gravenites, known as Nick "The Greek" Gravenites and Gravy, is a blues, rock and folk singer–songwriter and is best known for his work with Janis Joplin and several other greats of the 1960s and 1970s. Nick currently resides in Sebastopol, California. According to author and pop music critic Joel Selvin, Nick Gravenites is "the original San Francisco connection for the Chicago crowd.
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- Nicholas George Gravenites, known as Nick "The Greek" Gravenites and Gravy, is a blues, rock and folk singer–songwriter and is best known for his work with Janis Joplin and several other greats of the 1960s and 1970s. Nick currently resides in Sebastopol, California. According to author and pop music critic Joel Selvin, Nick Gravenites is "the original San Francisco connection for the Chicago crowd. " Gravenites is credited as a "musical handyman" helping such San Francisco bands as Quicksilver Messenger Service and Janis Joplin's first solo group. Nick wrote the song "Buried Alive In The Blues", but Janis died the night before her scheduled time in the studio and the song appeared as an instrumental on her album. He was also a songwriter for the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, which consisted of Elvin Bishop, Paul Butterfield, and Michael Bloomfield, then formed The Electric Flag with Butterfield guitarist Mike Bloomfield. Nick is also responsible for writing the score for The Trip, produced the music for the movie Steelyard Blues. He produced the world hit " One Toke Over the Line" for Brewer & Shipley and the Album Right Place-Wrong Time for Otis Rush for which he was nominated for a Grammy Award. Nick still performs live in northern California; his regular shows include a bar in Occidental and several venues in downtown San Francisco. Nick also worked extensively with John Cipollina after producing the first Quicksilver Messenger Service album. Nick and John formed the Nick Gravenites–John Cipollina Band which toured a lot in Europe. Nick was inducted to the Blues Hall of Fame in 2003 for his song "Born In Chicago". He is most recently toured with the Chicago Blues Reunion, and a new Electric Flag Band. His last name is pronounced "grav-en-ite-iss"
- Nick Gravenites ist ein amerikanischer Sänger, Songschreiber und Produzent. Er wurde als Mitglied von Bands wie Electric Flag und Big Brother And The Holding Company bekannt.
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- Nick Gravenites ist ein amerikanischer Sänger, Songschreiber und Produzent. Er wurde als Mitglied von Bands wie Electric Flag und Big Brother And The Holding Company bekannt.
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