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Rusted Root

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Multi-instrumentalist group Rusted Root integrate the Grateful Dead's jam-heavy rock with percussion influences based on the music of Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. The six-piece formed in Pittsburgh in 1990 with Michael Glabicki (vocals, guitar), Liz Berlin (vocals, percussion), Patrick Norman (bass, vocals), and Jim Donovan (drums, percussion) as the initial lineup, though John Buynak (percussion, winds) and Jim DiSpirito (percussion) joined later that year. In 1992, Rusted Root released its debut independent album Cruel Sun. However, it was the band's 1994 sophomore album, When I Woke, that garnered the band national attention. With support from college radio and a good buzz from the band's entrancing live show, When I Woke became quite successful in alternative circles during 1995-1996, especially with singles such as "Send Me on My Way" and "Ecstasy." In mid-1996, Rusted Root released the Evil Ways EP, a compilation of live tracks with the band's contributions to the movies Twister and Home for the Holidays. The group's second album, Remember, followed in October. Produced by Jerry Harrison, it reached the Top 40 in its first week of release. A self-titled LP followed in 1998. After some time off, Rusted Root returned with Welcome to My Party in 2002 before leaving the world of major labels behind and releasing the 2004 album Rusted Root Live on their own indie imprint, Touchy Pegg. Breaking the seven-year wait for a new studio album, Stereo Rodeo landed in 2009. Following near constant touring for a couple of years, the band went into their studio and emerged with Movement in 2012.~ John Bush

Genres

: jam band

Total plays

1.1 billion
Updated on 2025-07-05

Country

United States

Monthly listeners

3,147,974

Followers

229,512

Top Cities

  1. United Kingdom
    46,722 listeners
  2. Australia
    62,036 listeners
  3. Australia
    49,346 listeners
  4. Australia
    48,425 listeners
  5. Ireland
    Dublin
    36,238 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Send Me On My Way
Send Me On My Way
544,223,941 4:23 1994-01-01
Send Me on My Way
Send Me on My Way
544,223,941 4:23 1996-11-12
Ecstasy
Ecstasy
6,364,020 5:02 1994-01-01
You Can't Always Get What You Want
You Can't Always Get What You Want
4,934,282 6:47 1998-01-01
Martyr
Martyr
2,840,289 4:27 1994-01-01
Back To The Earth
Back To The Earth
2,661,070 5:27 1994-01-01
Suspicious Minds
Suspicious Minds
1,457,422 5:07 2017-09-15
Beautiful People
Beautiful People
1,270,884 4:11 1994-01-01
Drum Trip
Drum Trip
1,270,404 3:45 1994-01-01
Cruel Sun
Cruel Sun
1,079,425 8:01 1994-01-01
Heaven
Heaven
1,039,136 4:01 1996-10-22
Monkey Pants
Monkey Pants
859,273 4:09 2012-10-30
Cat Turned Blue
Cat Turned Blue
807,805 3:43 1994-01-01
Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality
738,004 3:22 1996-01-01
Lost In A Crowd
Lost In A Crowd
714,714 4:02 1994-01-01
Welcome To My Party
Welcome To My Party
596,998 3:51 2002-01-01
Laugh As The Sun
Laugh As The Sun
558,551 5:60 1994-01-01
Rising Sun
Rising Sun
557,572 3:04 1998-01-01
Rain
Rain
493,465 3:43 1994-01-01
Food And Creative Love
Food And Creative Love
473,547 4:13 1994-01-01
Magenta Radio
Magenta Radio
423,803 4:27 1998-01-01
Faith I Do Believe
Faith I Do Believe
408,662 4:32 1996-10-22
Evil Ways
Evil Ways
378,954 4:04 1996-01-01
Sister Contine
Sister Contine
376,693 5:13 1996-10-22
Cover Me Up
Cover Me Up
371,370 4:26 2012-10-30
Blue Diamonds
Blue Diamonds
328,964 4:57 2002-01-01
The Movement
The Movement
299,900 4:14 2012-10-30
Infinite Tamboura
Infinite Tamboura
299,399 1:53 1994-01-01
Ecstacy
Ecstacy
281,099 4:42 1999-09-01
Baby Will Raam
Baby Will Raam
269,456 4:24 1996-10-22
Sun And Magic
Sun And Magic
232,627 5:39 2012-10-30
Fossil Man
Fossil Man
221,244 3:53 2012-10-30
Infinite Space
Infinite Space
203,786 4:13 1996-10-22
Women Got My Money
Women Got My Money
183,421 4:40 2002-01-01
She Roll Me Up
She Roll Me Up
183,269 4:29 1998-01-01
Airplane
Airplane
182,752 3:17 1998-01-01
Live A Long Time
Live A Long Time
174,668 3:42 1998-01-01
Dance in the Middle
Dance in the Middle
161,163 4:51 2017-09-15
In Our Sun
In Our Sun
154,320 5:22 2012-10-30
Agbadza
Agbadza
146,672 4:34 1998-01-01
Up And All Around
Up And All Around
136,452 4:46 2012-10-30
Voodoo
Voodoo
135,260 6:12 1996-10-22
Weary Bones
Weary Bones
134,840 3:38 2017-09-15
Too Much
Too Much
127,941 4:26 2002-01-01
Send Me On My Way
Send Me On My Way
127,774 5:13 1996-01-01
My Love
My Love
125,432 4:22 1998-01-01
Artificial Winter
Artificial Winter
119,025 4:18 2002-01-01
Give Grace
Give Grace
118,095 5:51 2017-09-15
Fortunate Freaks
Fortunate Freaks
105,662 4:33 2012-10-30
Moon
Moon
101,912 4:24 1998-01-01
Weave
Weave
100,877 4:00 2002-01-01
Dangle
Dangle
99,264 4:20 1996-10-22
Kill You Dead
Kill You Dead
97,693 4:29 1998-01-01
Big White Bird
Big White Bird
95,971 4:05 1996-01-01
Bullets In The Fire
Bullets In The Fire
95,919 5:05 1996-10-22
Stereo Rodeo
Stereo Rodeo
88,066 3:57 2017-09-15
Silver-N-Gold
Silver-N-Gold
83,704 4:26 1996-10-22
Who Do You Tell It To
Who Do You Tell It To
83,219 4:12 1996-10-22
Union 7
Union 7
80,375 4:41 2002-01-01
Bad Son
Bad Son
80,366 3:20 2017-09-15
Something's on my mind
Something's on my mind
76,786 5:23 2012-10-30
Scattered
Scattered
73,496 4:29 1996-10-22
Garbage Man
Garbage Man
66,934 4:23 2017-09-15
Up And All Around (Live)
Up And All Around (Live)
62,915 5:34 2012-10-30
River In A Cage
River In A Cage
62,436 4:43 1996-10-22
Animals Love Touch
Animals Love Touch
59,727 3:16 2017-09-15
Why Cry
Why Cry
58,929 2:53 2002-01-01
Flower
Flower
58,040 4:54 1998-01-01
Driving One
Driving One
57,240 2:27 2017-09-15
Sweet Mary
Sweet Mary
55,955 3:45 2002-01-01
Away From
Away From
55,272 4:12 1998-01-01
Circle Of Remembrance
Circle Of Remembrance
52,057 6:18 1996-10-22
Smarty Pants
Smarty Pants
49,326 4:18 2015-06-23
Driving Two
Driving Two
48,801 1:53 2017-09-15
Crucible Glow
Crucible Glow
47,305 4:04 2017-09-15
Hands Are Law
Hands Are Law
41,051 4:21 2002-01-01
Send Me On My Way - Sped Up
Send Me On My Way - Sped Up
32,776 3:36 2023-08-25
People Of My Village
People Of My Village
26,413 5:42 2002-01-01
Cruel Sun
Cruel Sun
26,285 10:40 1996-01-01
Drums Intro - Live 1994
Drums Intro - Live 1994
3,761 1:48 2022-11-28
Cat Turned Blue - Live 1994
Cat Turned Blue - Live 1994
3,339 3:60 2022-11-28
Big White Bird - Live 1994
Big White Bird - Live 1994
3,168 3:39 2022-11-28
Lost In A Crowd - Live 1994
Lost In A Crowd - Live 1994
2,965 4:27 2022-11-28
Martyr - Live 1994
Martyr - Live 1994
2,955 5:15 2022-11-28
Voodoo - Live 1994
Voodoo - Live 1994
2,438 4:60 2022-11-28
Food & Creative Love - Live 1994
Food & Creative Love - Live 1994
2,258 4:43 2022-11-28
Back To Earth - Live 1994
Back To Earth - Live 1994
2,208 6:24 2022-11-28
Tree - Live 1994
Tree - Live 1994
1,952 8:22 2022-11-28
Primal Scream - Live 1994
Primal Scream - Live 1994
1,754 6:28 2022-11-28
Rain - Live 1994
Rain - Live 1994
1,245 4:05 2022-11-28
Beautiful People - Live 1994
Beautiful People - Live 1994
1,085 7:48 2022-11-28
Laugh As The Sun - Live 1994
Laugh As The Sun - Live 1994
1,060 5:46 2022-11-28
Happy New Year! - Live 1994
Happy New Year! - Live 1994
< 1000 4:00 2022-11-28

New releases

Send Me On My Way (Sped Up)
Send Me On My Way (Sped Up)
2023-08-25
[Mercury Records]
Raise The Barn (Live 1994)
Raise The Barn (Live 1994)
2022-11-28
[Night Parade]
Stereo Rodeo
Stereo Rodeo
2017-09-15
[Open On Sunday]
The Movement
The Movement
2012-10-30
[Shanachie]
The Best Of / 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
The Best Of / 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
2005-01-01
[Island Def Jam]
Welcome To Our Party
Welcome To Our Party
2002-01-01
[Island Mercury]
Rusted Root
Rusted Root
1998-01-01
[Island Mercury]
Remember
Remember
1996-10-22
[Island Mercury]
Evil Ways
Evil Ways
1996-01-01
[Island Mercury]
When I Woke
When I Woke
1994-01-01
[Island Mercury]