Demon in Disguise by David Bromberg

Demon in Disguise, David Bromberg's second album, came out on Columbia in 1972, and it's a rambling, good-natured grab bag from a guitarist who covers the rhythm and lead parts at once and seems to know every back road of American music. Folk, bluegrass and folk rock all get a turn, some cut in the studio and some caught live on stage, and Bromberg's lyrics carry that quirky, funny streak he's known for.

He had friends in high places, too. On "Sharon" and the title track, the band includes five members of the Grateful Dead: Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Keith Godchaux and Donna Jean Godchaux. "Sharon" had a second life years later when the Beastie Boys sampled it for "Johnny Ryall" on Paul's Boutique. Wounded Bird put the album out on CD in 2005.

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