Gordon Stone Death | Obituary – Gordon Stone sadly passed away early Friday morning, according to his wife, Jennifer Harwood Stone. He was 70.
Stone was a world-renowned banjo and pedal steel guitar player, perhaps best known for his early collaborations with Vermont jam legends Phish — he played on the band’s 1992 album A Picture of Nectar and its 1993 Rift. Stone also frequently collaborated with Phish bassist Mike Gordon, to whom he once gave banjo lessons.
Stone was a co-founder of the pioneering progressive bluegrass band Pine Island, which was based in Burlington in the 1970s. In the ’80s he was a member of the local new wave rock band the Decent, as well as the acclaimed Vermont bluegrass band Breakaway.
In the 1990s he formed the genre-hopping Gordon Stone Trio, whose ever-shifting lineup over the years featured some of the area’s finest bluegrass and jazz players. That band’s fusion of bluegrass, jazz, funk, and world music was a hallmark of Stone’s expansive work as a composer, evident throughout his five solo releases dating back to his 1981 debut Scratchin’ the Surface.
We express our sympathy and deepest condolences to Gordon Stone’s family today and in the days, weeks, months, and years that are to come as they cope with her passing. May his soul rest in peace.
Also, Read Dr Ian McRae Death | Cause of Death – Dr Ian McRae Obituary