Welcome to the official web site of Grandpa Banana. Founding member of The Youngbloods, and the original 'Hippie From Olema'

"Even Grandpas Get The Blues" has been named one of the Ten Best Marin CD's of 2012 by Paul Libertore in The Marin Independent Journal.

Even Grandpas Get The Blues, Banana's Latest CD is available for sale (CD Baby,iTunes,Amazon,etc. and right here and gigs) now! It features guest artists: Barry Melton, Ry Cooder, Michael Barclay, Roger Volz, David Grisman, Chad Manning, Thomas Ford, Bobby Vega and Steve Kimock. Get your copy here.

Audio clip from the new Grandpa Banana CD "Even Grandpas Get The Blues"
Barry Melton on lead guitar

Just Trying to Break Even,Banana's 2011 CD is available for sale (website and gigs) now! It's chock full of 'crowd pleasers' like "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" and "The Millionaire" plus a bunch of other great tunes. Get your copy here.