Sweetwater Music Hall is excited to honor Austin de Lone, the legendary musician in Mill Valley and beyond, who has played all over the country and around the world for many years, and has been a stalwart supporter of the Sweetwater from the very beginning.
Austin is going to hang up his rock ’n’ roll shoes, but has one more party up his sleeve to which you are invited!
Please come and pay tribute to Austin and his many musical companions as we toast and roast him on January 8.
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All are welcome but donations are encouraged.
100% of the proceeds will go to the Austin de Lone Fund at Sweet Relief.
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Austin de Lone Fund at Sweet Relief
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Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
2650 E Imperial Hwy. Ste 208
Brea, CA 92821-6135
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Sweet Relief Musicians Fund is a 501(c)3 non-profit charity. Federal ID# 95-4443269
De Lone has been a staple at the Sweetwater for decades, whether it was his ability to gather his star-studded companions to rally support for the Sweetwater itself during the ebbs and flows of its changes over time, or his diehard support for Prader-Willi Homes of California, which has regularly recruited a stellar lineup of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass favorites, including Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Chuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes, Bill Kirchen, Austin de Lone, the legendary Lost Planet Airmen – five original members of Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen and much more to support a nonprofit organization dedicated to establishing and supporting residential living for individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome.
Austin de Lone is an American keyboardist who records and tours with his own bands as well as with other artists, such as Bill Kirchen, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, Boz Scaggs, Nick Lowe, Commander Cody, and Loudon Wainwright. He grew up in suburban Philadelphia, taking piano lessons at age 12. His early influences included Ray Charles and George Shearing. After stints as a student at the New England Conservatory of Music, Harvard University, and University of California, Berkeley, he moved to Greenwich Village. While at Harvard, de Lone composed the song “One for One,” which was the first single released by Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys.[1]
In 1969, de Lone formed the band Eggs over Easy with Jack O’Hara and Brien Hopkins. In 1970, Chas Chandler persuaded the band to record in London, but those recordings were not released.
A four-night-a-week residency at a pub called the Tally-Ho in Kentish Town lasted more than a year. Eggs over Easy played a blend of blues, country, and rock that became known as pub rock.[2] Regular attendees of their shows included members of Brinsley Schwarz and BBC disc jockey John Peel. In 1972, they returned to California and released their first album Good ‘N’ Cheap produced by Link Wray.[5]
The Moonlighters
De Lone moved to Marin, California in 1972, where he met Bill Kirchen, who had been performing with Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. In the late 70s, de Lone joined Kirchen’s side-project band, the Moonlighters. Their 1983 album Rush Hour was produced by Nick Lowe. Both de Lone and Kirchen later worked with Lowe and Elvis Costello. De Lone and Kirchen still record and perform together. In 2016, they released their duet album Transatlantica.
The Christmas Jug Band
De Lone is a member of the Christmas Jug Band, a collection of musicians who have been touring locally each holiday season since 1976, and releasing albums since 1987. The band has included musicians such as Dan Hicks, Tim Eschliman, Jim Rothermel, Lance Dickerson, Brien Hopkins, and Norton Buffalo.
De Lone and his wife Lesley live in Mill Valley. Their daughter Caroline de Lone is a singer, songwriter, and recording artist who has appeared with Buddy Miller and Bonnie Raitt.