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Website: www.roy-rogers.com Management: Gaynell Rogers [email protected] B ooking: Stephen Gordon at Savoy Music International [email protected]

oy Rogers is considered one of today’s preeminent slide decades of performing and producing under his belt, Rogers has guitarists. With his electrifying mastery of coupled racked up 8 Grammy nominations as performer and producer and with his capacity for superior live performances, Rogers has has produced recordings for industry icons, won consistent critical acclaim for his consummate studio work and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. His other collaborative efforts, either asR well as his deft ability to bring the house down during live shows. as a player or co-producer/songwriter, include work with such artists as , Ramblin’ Jack Growing up in Northern California, Rogers began playing guitar at age Elliott, Ray Manzarek, Carlos 12. Upon discovering the music of -great Robert Johnson early Santana, , Steve in life, Rogers began to develop a predilection toward Delta Blues Miller and , to name and slide guitar. During San Francisco’s legendary music scene of a few. Rogers’ music is also credited the 1960s, Rogers heard music performed by such giants as Muddy on several television shows and movie Waters and Howlin’ Wolf at the Fillmore and Avalon ballrooms. It was soundtracks, most notably Dennis Hopper’s during this time that Rogers began to forge his own singular style of The Hot Spot, with Miles Davis and Taj slide: an eclectic mix of blues, roots and Americana – one that would Mahal. Recognized as one of the world’s become his signature – and is recognized today as being at the top great slide guitarists, Roy Rogers continues of his class. to perform worldwide with his band, the Delta Rhythm Kings. Special Guest In the 1980s, Rogers joined John Lee Hooker’s Coast to CalR r os eyes Coast Band and toured, performed and produced prolifically. With for selected dates

Pbs Sizzle Reel “That is not a slide on Roy Rogers ‘pinky’, it’s a time machine. With it, Rogers transports you to the Razor’s Edge Mississippi Delta’s past and future.” - Guitar Player