There is a story here. A story so intriguing that it enticed award-winning filmmaker Chris Sautter to make a film about Roger Salloom. So Glad I Made It, Roger's Saga, won 6 awards, was on the 2006 Grammy ballot, and received rave reviews across the U.S. It caused Chris to call Roger "America's Best Unknown Songwriter". Listen to his songs and watch his videos and see if you don't agree.
Roger Salloom was in the center of the 1960s San Francisco pyschedelic scene, playing the Fillmore with Santana, Van Morrison, BB King and Procul Harum. In the 1970s he moved to Nashville to pursue songwriting, then disappeared for 20 years to raise a family as a single parent and draw a syndicated cartoon.
Imagine Jack Kerouac, John Belushi, Lord Buckley, Lenny Bruce, The Diggers, and throw in Leadbelly, Jimmy Reed, Lonnie Johnson, Geoff Muldaur, Dan Penn...all rolled into one person, and you have a glimpse of this poet, singer-songwriter. Salloom has performed with The Band, Steve Forbert, Doc Watson, John Prine, to name a few.
A cross between blues, roots, Americana, country, and soul, Salloom always speaks from his heart. He has a self-deprecating, humorous, everyman quality, mixed with a powerful sensitivity and depth of character.
Buy La Te Da - Roger's new CD at his store! You can also buy at cdBaby and iTunes!
To purchase this brand new cd directly,
email Florence Records: leold@comcast.net.
The record sells for $12.95 USD plus $2. For S&H.