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Birth Name: David Jay Grisman
Place of Birth: Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 23, 1945
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
David Grisman is an American mandolinist, bluegrass musician, and record producer. He founded the Acoustic Disc record label. He is also known as “Dawg,” and created a genre he has called “Dawg music,” combining bluegrass, folk, and jazz. In 2023, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame.
His father was a professional trombonist. David was raised in Conservative Judaism.
He is married to Tracy Bigelow. He has three children, including bassist and recording session musician Samson Grisman and filmmaker Gillian Grisman.