Nick Gravenites
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Gravenites at the Russian River Jazz and Blues Festival in Guerneville, California, 2006
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Nick "The Greek" |
| Born |
October 2, 1938 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, blues, rock and roll, folk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Labels | Columbia, Warner Bros., Taxim Records, Line Records, Music Box, 2Burn1 Records |
| Associated acts | Big Brother and the Holding Company, John Cipollina, the Electric Flag, Paul Butterfield Blues Band |
| Website | www |
Nicholas George Gravenites (/ɡrævᵻˈnaɪtᵻs/; born October 2, 1938), sometimes performing under the stage names Nick "The Greek" Gravenites and Gravy, is a blues, rock and folk singer and songwriter, best known for his work with Janis Joplin, Mike Bloomfield and several influential bands and individuals of the generation springing from the 1960s and 1970s.
His parents were from Palaiochori, Arcadia, in Greece. According to author and pop music critic Joel Selvin, 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, the Kosmic Blues Band. He wrote several songs for Joplin, including her Woodstock hit "Work Me, Lord" and the unfinished instrumental track "Buried Alive in the Blues". He also worked extensively with John Cipollina after producing the first album by Quicksilver Messenger Service. He and Cipollina formed the Nick Gravenites–John Cipollina Band, which toured throughout Europe.
Gravenites was the lead singer in the re-formed Big Brother and the Holding Company (without Joplin) from 1969 to 1972.
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