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Hot Rize

Formed: 1976

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25 Ratings

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Disbanded: 1992

Genre: Country

Styles: Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass, Contemporary Bluegrass

Group Members: Pete Wernick, Nick Forster, Tim O'Brien, Charles Sawtelle, Mike Scap

Biography: The eclectic Colorado progressive bluegrass band Hot Rize also played traditional bluegrass, jazz, and rock. They came together in 1976 and were named after the secret ingredient of Martha White Self-Rising Flour, the product Flatt & Scruggs had promoted early in their careers. The bandmembers were ...Read full biography

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Untold Stories

Released: 1987

Label: Sugar Hill

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The combo of vocalist/fiddler/mandolinist Tim O' Brien and banjo player Pete Wernick was never stronger than on Hot Rize's 1987 release Untold Stories. Never as "progressive" as some of their peers (New ...Read full review

Hot Rize

Released: 1979

Label: Rounder Records

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Hot Rize's debut album demonstrated that traditional bluegrass bands could bring the music into the modern era without turning totally progressive or losing the music's roots. Over the album's 14 tracks, ...Read full review

More Hot Rize albums: Main Albums (8), DVD/Video (1)

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