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64-511: Albert Grossman , who was the manager of Bob Dylan and Peter, Paul and Mary , first arrived in Bearsville in 1964 with his future wife, Sally , and Dylan via Dylan's station wagon, and went to work creating a retreat for the community of artists with whom he worked. The Bearsville recording studios would be just one component of the complex that would eventually include Bearsville Records , Turtle Creek Barn and Apartments, Location Recorders,

128-544: A contract that made Grossman his manager. Grossman also extended hospitality to Dylan at his home in Woodstock in upstate New York . Dylan liked the area so much he purchased a house there in 1965. The cover of Dylan's album Bringing It All Back Home , which includes Dylan and Grossman's wife Sally wearing a red trouser suit, was photographed at the Grossman Woodstock home. Having returned to Woodstock at

192-660: A degree in economics. After finishing college Grossman worked for the Chicago Housing Authority , leaving in the late 1950s to go into the club business. Seeing folk star Bob Gibson perform at the Off Beat Room in 1956 prompted Grossman's idea of a "listening room" to showcase Gibson and other talent, as the American folk-music revival movement grew. The result was the Gate of Horn in the basement of

256-681: A fictional character named Bud Grossman, who owns the Gate of Horn folk club in Chicago, the same name as Albert Grossman's Chicago club. In the film, fictional folk singer Llewyn Davis (played by Oscar Isaac ) auditions for Bud Grossman, who replies: "I don't see a lot of money here." This comment refers to the experience of Dave Van Ronk , who recounted a similar audition for Grossman, who then asked: "Do you know who works here? Big Bill Broonzy works here. Josh White works here. Now tell me why I should hire you?" After this comment, Grossman offers Davis

320-476: A good price for Dylan's appearance on BBC One television. The director of Dont Look Back , D. A. Pennebaker , said of Grossman's management tactics, "I think Albert was one of the few people that saw Dylan's worth very early on, and played it absolutely without equivocation or any kind of compromise." There are two interesting comments on Grossman in Martin Scorsese 's film No Direction Home . One

384-523: A large 2,400 square foot tracking room with a 35-foot high ceiling. Originally intended as a project studio for Robbie Robertson and Garth Hudson of The Band , Turtle Creek Barn and Apartments offered recording facilities combined with a private living space. Todd Rundgren began working at Bearsville Studios as a staff engineer and producer , and recorded his first three studio albums at Bearsville. Beginning in 1975, Meat Loaf and composer Jim Steinman recorded Bat Out of Hell at Bearsville, with

448-538: A microphone and wearing a women's sequinned jacket he had purchased from a thrift store. Buckley was listening to a playback of "Dream Brother" when the photo was taken. The Columbia executives did not like the photo, feeling it sent the wrong message. Some felt Buckley looked like the new wave singer Adam Ant , while the Sony head, Don Ienner , said made Buckley look like a lounge singer . Columbia suggested several alternative photos, but Buckley chose Cyr's, saying he liked

512-422: A part in a band he is about to put together, consisting of two guys and a girl, which one journalist notes is "a reference to Peter, Paul, and Mary, the trio that Albert Grossman put together in 1961—ultimately choosing Noel Paul Stookey as the third member of the group, rather than Van Ronk, whom he also considered." Davis turns down the offer. Grossman died of a heart attack on January 25, 1986, while flying on

576-450: A record contract with Columbia Records . His debut EP, Live at Sin-é , was released in 1993. In the weeks before recording began for his debut album, Buckley assembled a band and delayed work until he felt he had found the right musicians. He met the bassist Mick Grondahl at a concert at Columbia University , and recruited him following a jam session at Buckley's apartment. Buckley's girlfriend, Rebecca Moore , introduced him to

640-455: A remodel of Studio A was completed, including the addition of a Neve 8088 recording console custom-built for and previously in use at The Who 's Ramport Studios . In 1986, Grossman's wife Sally assumed directorship of Bearsville following his death. From 1986 to 1989, Bearsville hosted recording sessions for The Pretenders , Marshall Crenshaw , Suzanne Vega , Joe Jackson , and others, and Tesla recorded their first two studio albums at

704-547: A worldwide poll of 40,000 people organized by British Hit Singles & Albums and NME in 2006, Grace was voted the 23rd-greatest album. On 2 April 2014, it was announced that Buckley's version of "Hallelujah" would be inducted into the American Library of Congress ' National Recording Registry . That year, Guitar World placed Grace at number 26 in its list of "50 iconic albums that defined 1994". The Led Zeppelin guitarist, Jimmy Page , said Grace

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768-423: Is Dylan's: "He was kind of like a Colonel Tom Parker figure... all immaculately dressed, every time you see him. You could smell him coming." The other is John Cohen 's: "I don't think Albert manipulated Bob, because Bob was weirder than Albert." In the 2007 Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There , Grossman was represented as the fictitious character Norman, played by Mark Camacho . In the film, Norman makes many of

832-488: Is like Sleeping Beauty , waiting to be kissed awake by the prince of folk music ." In 1961, Grossman put together Mary Travers , Noel Stookey , and Peter Yarrow as the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary . They achieved success the following year when their eponymous first album entered the Billboard Top Ten. The group had been avidly pursued by Atlantic Records , who were on the verge of signing them when

896-439: Is quoted as saying, "Every time you talk to me you're ten percent smarter than before. So I just add ten percent on to what all the dummies charge for nothing." In negotiations, one of Grossman's favorite techniques was silence. Musician manager Charlie Rothschild said of Grossman, "He would simply stare at you and say nothing. He wouldn't volunteer any information, and that would drive people crazy. They would keep talking to fill

960-497: The Dead Man's Pop box set. R.E.M. recorded significant portions of three successive albums at Bearsville, beginning with Green (1988). The music historian Barney Hoskyns , in his 2016 book about Woodstock, Small Town Talk , wrote that the band's presence "was certainly a highwater mark in the studio's life." In 1989 a barn was converted to create The Bearsville Theater, with space for rehearsals and live performances. In

1024-669: The Concorde , aged 59. He was en route to London and was planning to make a trip to Cannes, France , to attend a music convention. He is buried behind his own Bearsville Theater near Woodstock, New York. Grace (Jeff Buckley album) Grace is the only studio album by the American singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley , released on August 15, 1994 in Europe and on August 23, 1994 in the United States by Columbia Records . It

1088-544: The UK singles chart , behind a version by Alexandra Burke , who performed it on series 5 of the British version of The X Factor . Grace initially received mixed reviews. According to Pitchfork , its jazz and classical influences disappointed critics expecting "the next great alt-rock savior". In Rolling Stone , Stephanie Zacharek wrote that Buckley "sounds like a man who doesn’t yet know what he wants to be", and that

1152-535: The jazz standard " Lilac Wine ", the hymn " Corpus Christi Carol " and the 1984 Leonard Cohen song " Hallelujah ". Grace did not meet Columbia's sales expectations, reaching number 149 on the US Billboard 200 , and initially received mixed reviews. Buckley died in 1997 while working on his second album, My Sweetheart the Drunk . After his death, the popularity and critical standing of Grace grew. It

1216-490: The "meticulous arrangements sound too orchestrated, too ornate". She felt his cover of "Hallelujah" was not "battered or desperate enough", but praised "Lilac Wine", writing: "His voice seems weighted down with tears that just won’t come out the normal way." In The Village Voice , Robert Christgau wrote that Buckley was "beholden to Zeppelin and Nina Simone and Chris Whitley and the Cocteau Twins ... Let us pray

1280-425: The 1984 Leonard Cohen song " Hallelujah ". Buckley based his version of "Hallelujah" on the cover by John Cale , and was not familiar with Cohen's original. He recorded more than 20 takes; the final version was edited together from several recordings. Lucas contributed guitar to "Grace" and "Mojo Pin", which he had co-written. Near the end of the sessions, Buckley revealed another song, "Forget Her", and he and

1344-467: The 500 greatest songs of all time . Readers of the music magazine Q voted Grace the 75th-greatest album of all time in 1998 and the 13th-greatest in 2005. In 2006, Mojo named Grace the No. 1 "Modern Rock Classic of All Time", and it was voted Australia's second-favorite album on the television special My Favourite Album . In 2011, VH1 named Grace the 73rd-greatest rock and roll album. In

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1408-615: The Bearsville Theatre, and multiple restaurants. The two-hour drive from New York City , a "retreat" for some artists, combined with residences owned by Albert Grossman, amplified this value. Bearsville's first recording studio, Studio B, was completed in 1969. Studio B was initially designed by Robert Hansen and later re-designed and modified by John Storyk of the Walters-Storyk Design Group and acoustician George Augspurger. The larger Studio A featured

1472-523: The Holding Company in 1967, he told them he would not tolerate any intravenous drug use, and all five agreed to abide by the rule. When he discovered in the spring of 1969 that Joplin was injecting drugs anyway, he did not confront her. Instead, in June 1969 he took out a life insurance policy guaranteeing him $ 200,000 in the event she died in an accident. His yearly premium was $ 3,500. The insurer

1536-728: The Pozo Seco Singers ; the Band ; the Electric Flag ; Jesse Winchester ; and Janis Joplin . In 1969, Grossman established the Bearsville Recording Studio near Woodstock, and in 1970 he founded Bearsville Records , which evolved from his brief partnership with the Ampex company to establish a record label of the same name. Although that venture was short-lived - Todd Rundgren 's debut solo album Runt

1600-621: The Rice Hotel, where Jim (later Roger ) McGuinn began his career as a 12-string guitarist. Grossman moved into managing some of the acts who appeared at his club and in 1959 he joined forces with George Wein , who had founded the Newport Jazz Festival , to start up the Newport Folk Festival . At the first Newport Folk Festival, Grossman told The New York Times critic Robert Shelton : "The American public

1664-631: The US Billboard 200 , reaching number 149. By the time of Buckley's death in 1997, it had sold 175,000 copies. It was more successful in Australia, where it reached number 9 on the ARIA charts. Grace became more popular after Buckley's death in 1997. By 2011, it had achieved worldwide sales of two million. In February 2016, it was certified platinum in the US for sales of one million. In December 2008, Buckley's cover of "Hallelujah" reached number two on

1728-719: The airport before moving to New York City. Buckley toured internationally for 18 months to promote Grace . According to the Mojo critic Jim Irvin , the performances "veered between delicate acoustic sets and full-scale sonic onslaughts", with Buckley "becoming increasingly interested in the harder end of the sound and the power of a band". " Grace ", " Last Goodbye ", " So Real " and " Eternal Life " were released as singles. Grace did not meet Columbia's sales expectations and did not achieve wide popularity in Buckley's lifetime. It received little radio airplay. It spent seven weeks on

1792-607: The album going on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time . Other artists recording at Bearsville in the 1970s included The Isley Brothers , NRBQ , Patti Smith Group , and Foghat . Additionally, The Rolling Stones rehearsed at Bearsville from May 27 until June 8, 1978 for their US Tour 1978 , with the recordings of these rehearsals later released as the Complete Woodstock Tapes 4-disc set. In 1980, Grossman built Rundgren's Utopia Video Studio, which would later house radio station WDST . In 1985,

1856-481: The band quickly recorded "So Real" and Buckley used it to replace "Forget Her". Tighe recalled: "He got really excited and was like, ‘Oh, my record is saved because I have this song 'So Real' now ... He felt that it tipped the balance of that record to the favorable side of the spectrum, aesthetically." The decision concerned the executives, but Buckley insisted. The cover photograph was taken by Buckley's friend Merri Cyr. It depicts Buckley with his eyes closed, holding

1920-464: The band quickly recorded it. Columbia executives were excited by the song, feeling it had commercial potential, but Buckley and the band were unsure. In late 1994, Buckley enlisted another guitarist, Moore's childhood friend Michael Tighe. During one rehearsal, Tighe played a descending chord progression that Buckley developed into " So Real ". In early 1995, while recording B-sides for the Grace singles,

1984-403: The creation of the feature-length documentary Janis , locating and using black and white film footage in which the singer says she is satisfied with Grossman as her manager. Over the course of his career, Grossman's client list included Todd Rundgren , Odetta ; Peter, Paul and Mary ; John Lee Hooker ; Ian and Sylvia ; Phil Ochs (early in his career); Gordon Lightfoot ; Richie Havens ;

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2048-437: The deal inexplicably fell through. The group signed with Warner Bros. Records instead and Atlantic's executives later discovered that it was because music publisher Artie Mogull had introduced Grossman to Warner executive Herman Starr, from whom Grossman was able to extract an unprecedented deal that gave the trio complete creative control over the recording and packaging of their music. On August 20, 1962, Bob Dylan signed

2112-526: The drummer Matt Johnson , and Buckley invited him to audition at a rehearsal, where they created the structure for "Dream Brother". The band began recording Grace soon after. Johnson said it was "really scary" to go from meeting someone to recording so quickly. Grace was produced by Andy Wallace and recorded in Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, New York . Buckley experimented extensively with arrangements and recording techniques. He found

2176-452: The early 1970s Rundgren worked extensively on record production projects, either for the Bearsville label or for Grossman's other clients. It was Grossman who recommended Rundgren to Robbie Robertson of the Band as the engineer on an album by Jesse Winchester , which in turn led to Rundgren working on the Band's third LP Stage Fright . Rundgren also worked briefly on the early Pearl sessions with Janis Joplin, but these came to nothing and

2240-582: The early 1990s, Bearsville hosted sessions to record albums for Living Colour and The Connells . In late 1993 and early 1994, Jeff Buckley recorded his only studio album, Grace at Bearsville. Blues Traveler recorded their breakthrough 1994 album Four (Blues Traveler album) at the studio. Dave Matthews Band recorded its debut studio album Under the Table and Dreaming (1994) at Bearsville with producer Steve Lillywhite , as well as its follow-up, Crash (Dave Matthews Band album) (1996). The studio

2304-517: The end of his 1966 World Tour, Dylan was on his way home from Grossman's house in Bearsville when he suffered the motorcycle accident that precipitated his eight-year withdrawal from touring. When managing both Bob Dylan and Peter, Paul and Mary, Grossman brought the trio Dylan's song " Blowin' in the Wind " which they promptly recorded (on a single take) and successfully released. When Bob Dylan

2368-412: The force of hype blows him all the way to Uranus." Dimitri Ehlrich of Entertainment Weekly wrote that Grace was "dreamy and stunningly original", describing Buckley's vocals as "an angel and devil wrapped in one". Another Entertainment Weekly writer, David Browne, named it the sixth-best album of the year. He felt that though he encompassed "every cliché of the tortured bohemian artist", Buckley

2432-465: The guitarist Gary Lucas and wrote the songs " Grace " and " Mojo Pin " with him. He performed both songs during his brief time as a member of Lucas's band Gods and Monsters . Buckley moved to New York City in 1991, and performed regularly at Sin-é , a cafe in the East Village, Manhattan . He built a following and attracted attention from major record labels. In October 1992, Buckley signed

2496-403: The insurer tried to prove that the singer's death was a suicide, not an accidental overdose as had been determined by Dr. Thomas Noguchi . Grossman testified that he had never known the extent of Joplin's substance abuse when she was alive, and that he secured the accidental death policy "with air crashes in mind." He won the case and collected $ 112,000. In 1974 he also assisted Howard Alk with

2560-472: The label also recorded acts including Jesse Winchester , Foghat , Gil Evans , Paul Butterfield , Sparks , Felix Cavaliere , Randy Vanwarmer , Lazarus , Jesse Frederick , Roger Powell , NRBQ and the dB's . When Michael Friedman joined the Grossman office he brought Rundgren with him and signed him to a management contract with Grossman. This was soon after leaving his original group Nazz and during

2624-402: The late 1970s and 1980s and was used by a slew of top-line American and international acts. Grossman had a reputation for aggressiveness in both his method of acquiring clients and the handling of their careers. That aggression was based in large measure on Grossman's faith in his own aesthetic judgments. Grossman charged his clients 25 percent commission (industry standards were 15 percent). He

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2688-484: The loss of his most valuable client are not known." What is known is that in 1974, by which time his only living clients were the members of the Band , he kept busy with Joplin's legacy. The San Francisco Associated Indemnity Corporation challenged him on his collection of $ 200,000 from the life insurance policy, which led to a bizarre civil trial in the spring of that year, covered by the New York Post , in which

2752-609: The original Bearsville Studios A and B was sold, with Sally Grossman utilizing components from the former studios to repurpose the Turtle Creek Barn into a new studio named Bearsville at Turtle Creek. By 2004, Sally Grossman had sold all Bearsville complex properties, including the Turtle Creek Barn, the Bearsville Theater, two restaurants, and the Utopia soundstage. In August 2019, the Bearsville Theatre complex

2816-573: The peaceful expression on his face listening to music. Cyr said it captured Buckley's "split personality" and the conflict he felt seeking media exposure on a major label while "wanting to act like he was on an indie label". Entertainment Weekly described Grace as a blend of "choirboy cabaret" and Led Zeppelin guitar, with vocals that "spiral into spasms of romantic despair". Uncut said it combined "androgynous vocals, ’70s rock, power chords and heroic drumming". The lyrics for "Grace" were inspired by Buckley's separation from his ex-girlfriend at

2880-485: The process of recording contrary to his improvisational performance style, and said later: "It's not like a live show where you play it and it just disappears into the air like smoke. It's like painting, sound painting. It's in a crystalized form, so it's very nerve-wracking: which brain cell do I put down here forever and ever?” Recording was disrupted when Buckley was upset by a negative review of Live at Sin-é , which likened his voice to Michael Bolton and wrote that he

2944-419: The project was subsequently taken over by Paul A. Rothchild . Joplin's Rundgren-produced recording of the song "One Night Stand" from March 28, 1970 stayed in a vault for more than a decade, then became part of her posthumous Farewell Song album. The Bearsville label continued into the early 1980s, folding in 1984, two years before Grossman's death. Bearsville Studios became Rundgren's recording base through

3008-558: The remarks spoken by Grossman in Dont Look Back , at one point saying to an English hotel manager, "And you, sir, are one of the dumbest assholes and most stupid persons I've ever spoken to in my life". He was also briefly portrayed as the manager of the fictional Bob Dylan ( Hayden Christensen as Billy Quinn) in the 2006 film Factory Girl . In the 2013 film Inside Llewyn Davis by the Coen brothers , F. Murray Abraham portrays

3072-646: The scene in silence, and many people loathed him. In a milieu of New Left reformers and folkie idealists campaigning for a better world, Albert Grossman was a breadhead, seen to move serenely and with deadly purpose like a barracuda circling shoals of fish." In the documentary film chronicling Dylan's 1965 tour of the United Kingdom , Dont Look Back , Grossman can be seen constantly protecting his client, sometimes aggressively confronting people he thinks are disrespectful to Dylan. In one memorable scene, he works with musical entrepreneur Tito Burns to extract

3136-404: The studios. In 1988, The Replacements had a 10-day recording session at Bearsville during which they trashed the recording studio and living quarters and played a game they called "dodge knife" that was like dodgeball but using knives . The recordings, originally intended for the band's album Don't Tell a Soul were not included on the album. They were eventually released in 2019 as part of

3200-489: The void, and say anything. He had a remarkable gift for tipping the balance of power in his favor." In his autobiography, Chronicles: Volume One , Dylan describes first encountering Grossman at the Gaslight cafe: "He looked like Sydney Greenstreet from the film The Maltese Falcon , had an enormous presence, always dressed in a conventional suit and tie, and he sat at his corner table. Usually when he talked, his voice

3264-593: Was "a romantic masterpiece" and a "pivotal, defining work". In February 1997, Buckley moved to Memphis, Tennessee , while working on his second album, My Sweetheart the Drunk . On May 29, Buckley drowned while swimming in the Wolf River , a tributary of the Mississippi . Sales of Grace increased after his death. With the growth of the internet in the 2000s, Grace became popular among millennial and Generation Z listeners. An expanded edition of Grace

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3328-510: Was "aiming for a higher plane, musically and spiritually, than any other singer-songwriter right now, and he succeeds enough to matter". The Guardian critic Caroline Sullivan wrote that Grace was a "stunningly accomplished debut". In the Chicago Tribune , Greg Kot wrote that Buckley's voice had "a soulful intensity that sends chills", matched by the "rolling-and-tumbling dynamic" of the music. The Sydney Morning Herald said it

3392-490: Was The San Francisco Associated Indemnity Corporation. On October 4, 1970, 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 months after the dissolution of his contracts with Dylan, his most famous remaining client, Janis Joplin, died from a heroin overdose. Grossman refused to speak about her death to journalists or colleagues in the music business, leaving his employee Myra Friedman to handle the phone calls that flooded their office. According to Joplin biographer Ellis Amburn, Grossman's "feelings about

3456-790: Was about to perform at the Isle of Wight Festival in August 1969, English critic Michael Gray asked Grossman about the rumor that the Beatles might appear on-stage with Dylan. Grossman replied, sotto voce: "Of course the Beatles would like to join Bob Dylan on stage. I should like to fly to the moon." The contracts between Dylan and Grossman were officially dissolved on July 17, 1970, prompted by Dylan's earlier realization that Grossman had taken 50% of his song publishing rights. When Grossman signed Janis Joplin and her four bandmates from Big Brother and

3520-610: Was an American entrepreneur and manager in the American folk music and rock and roll scene. He was famous as the manager of many of the most popular and successful performers of folk and folk-rock music, including Bob Dylan ; Janis Joplin ; Peter, Paul and Mary ; the Band ; Odetta ; Gordon Lightfoot ; and Ian & Sylvia . Grossman was born in Chicago on May 21, 1926, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants who worked as tailors . He attended Lane Technical High School and graduated from Roosevelt University , Chicago, with

3584-516: Was committed to commercial success for his clients, and was frequently surrounded by socialist enthusiasts of the American folk-music revival , his manner could generate hostility. This hostility is illustrated by this description of Grossman's presence in the Greenwich Village folk scene by Dylan biographer and critic Michael Gray : "He was a pudgy man with derisive eyes, with a regular table at Gerde's Folk City from which he surveyed

3648-537: Was derivative of "black idioms ... awkwardly reach[ing] for a balance of emotion and technique, eventually relying on sheer voice of will, oversinging, flaking out". Wallace said Buckley was "almost apoplectic" about the criticism and stopped work for two days. As he had not completed enough original songs for an album, Buckley recorded three covers: the jazz standard " Lilac Wine ", the hymn " Corpus Christi Carol " (based on an arrangement by Benjamin Britten ), and

3712-422: Was loud like the booming of war drums. He didn't talk so much as growl." Grossman sometimes appeared treacherously devoted to his clients' satisfaction. While wooing Joan Baez into representation, Grossman is quoted as saying, "Look, what do you like? Just tell me what do you like? I can get it for you. I can get anything you want. Who do you want? Just tell me. I'll get you anybody you want." Because Grossman

3776-582: Was one of its few successful releases - this soon led to the establishment of Grossman's own Bearsville Records label, which was originally distributed through Ampex, and then by Warner Bros. Records . April 1972, Grossman attended a launch party in London hosted by Kinney (WEA), set to distribute the Bearsville label in the UK, with initial album releases by Todd Rundgren, Lazarus and Foghat . In addition to Rundgren's solo recordings and those of his band Utopia ,

3840-405: Was praised by musicians including Jimmy Page , Robert Plant , Bob Dylan and David Bowie . By 2011, it had achieved sales of two million, and in 2016 it was certified platinum in the US. Rolling Stone included Grace in three of its lists of the 500 greatest albums and named Buckley's cover of "Hallelujah" one of the 500 greatest songs . In Los Angeles in the early 1990s, Buckley met

3904-414: Was produced by Buckley and Andy Wallace . After moving to New York City from Los Angeles in 1991, Buckley amassed a following through his performances at Sin-é , a cafe in the East Village and signed a record deal in 1993. He recorded Grace in Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, New York , with musicians including Gary Lucas , Mick Grondahl , Michael Tighe and Matt Johnson . It includes versions of

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3968-472: Was purchased by Lizzie Vann , who re-opened the complex as the Bearsville Center. This set in motion a multi-million-dollar renovation of the complex to repair extensive water damage from roof leaks. 42°2′38″N 74°8′42″W  /  42.04389°N 74.14500°W  / 42.04389; -74.14500 Albert Grossman Albert Bernard Grossman (May 21, 1926 – January 25, 1986)

4032-589: Was released in 2004, with an additional CD of bonus tracks and a DVD making-of documentary. The British critic Colin Larkin included Grace at number 99 in the third edition of his All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000), writing that it "achieved a perfection that was staggering for a debut album". Rolling Stone ranked it number 303 on its 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums , number 304 in its 2012 list and 147 on its 2020 list. In 2003, Rolling Stone named Buckley's cover of "Hallelujah" number 259 on its list of

4096-413: Was the location for the recording of Natalie Merchant 's debut solo album Tigerlily (1995), as well as albums by Rush , Phish , Fear Factory , Faith No More , and Branford Marsalis Quartet . In the early 200s, Bearsville hosted recording sessions for artists including Harvey Danger , Matchbox Twenty , The Derek Trucks Band , Saliva , The Vines and others. In 2002, the building that housed

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