Where did Garrett Dutton III get his nick name G Love from?
Garrett Dutton or G. Love as his adoring fans refer him blasted through a passionate set of music some call hip-hop blues for the enthusiastic crowd that packed into the Rhapsody Tent at the Mile High Music Festival on July 18, 2009 in Denver Colorado. Trying to shoot this performer is easier said than done, you see this guy never holds still, gyrating, hip-hoping and swaying rhythmically to the groove laid down by his killer band aka. Special Sauce. G. Love dished up a wide range of tunes from his latest album Superhero Brother and older albums.This self-described “hip-hop blues artist” had the crowd in the palm of his hand on this blistering hot July day, sweat pouring off his brow Mr. Love didn’t seem to be phased by the heat, probably due to his days sweating it out as a youth in the hot and steamy summers in Pennsylvania. When you combine G. Loves powerful voice and his mastery of both the guitar and harmonica what you end up with is a show you may never forget. DSC_4956 Tart, Tan
Garrett Dutton III (born October 3, 1972), better known as G. Love, is the frontman for the band G. Love & Special Sauce. The name G. Love doesn’t really have that much of a story to it. The “G” stands for Garrett as said in many radio interviews. He said in an interview that the “Love” was just there because it sounded right. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.
Dutton, the son of a wealthy banking lawyer, was born in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, and began playing guitar at age eight. He wrote his first song by the time he was in the ninth grade and began playing harmonica in a wire rack. Dutton credits Bob Dylan and John Hammond Jr., as well as the then-contemporary “old school” hip-hop sounds of Run-DMC, the Beastie Boys, and Philadelphia’s own Schoolly D, as influences. The name G. Love doesn’t really have that much of a story to it. The “G” stands for Garrett as said in many radio interviews. He said in an interview that the “Love” was just there because it sounded right. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.
