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A dynamic, unforgettable artist whose signature style has made him a legend among musicians.

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ABOUT TERRY ROBB

Short Bio A dynamic, unforgettable artist whose signature style has made him a legend among blues musicians.

Bio Terry Robb is one of the top acoustic blues guitarists of our time. His signature fingerpicking style has earned him international acclaim from worldwide audiences, music critics and his distinguished peers. Incorporating elements from the Mississippi Delta music tradition, , country, swing and free , Robb has built a unique blues sound that has made him a legend in his over 40 year music career.

The multitude of awards Terry Robb has received speak to his seminal talent as a blues guitarist. Robb has been inducted into both the Oregon Music Hall of Fame and the Cascade Blues Association Hall of Fame. He singlehandedly defined the Muddy Award for Best Acoustic , winning the honor over 19 consecutive years from 1992 until 2011. Upon his retirement from the competition in 2011, the award was changed to the “Terry Robb Best Acoustic Guitar” Muddy Award to honor his landmark contributions to blues music.

Robb was born in British Columbia, raised in the United States and currently resides in Portland, Oregon. He achieved greatness at an early age, performing with Ramblin’ Rex of / fame, ’s Henry Vestine, and steel-string guitarist icon . At age twenty-four Robb’s collaboration with Fahey included producing several of his critically-acclaimed recordings including “Let Go”, an which gave four stars and named one of the top three of the year in 1984.

As an acclaimed producer and session guitarist Robb has contributed to many award-winning projects, including ’s Grammy and W.C. Handy nominated album, “Can’t Find No Heaven”. He went on to collaborate with , , Ike Willis, , Glen Moore, toured with and Steve Miller, and performed with B.B. King, Albert Lee, Joe Cocker, , , Rick Wakeman and more.

Awards and Accomplishments

2014 Featured in Dance of Death: The Life of John Fahey – American Guitarist Special Guest of Oregon Art Beat 15 Year Anniversary Celebration Acoustic Guitar Summit (Terry Robb, Mark Hanson and Doug Smith) celebrates 20th anniversary 2012 Featured in documentary film “In Search of : The Saga of John Fahey” 2011 Cascade Blues Association (CBA) Namesake Muddy Award: “Terry Robb Best Acoustic Guitar” 1992 - 2010 CBA Muddy Award: Best Acoustic Guitar ​ 2010 Featured in documentary film “Portland Mojo: How Stumptown Got the Blues” 2009 Inducted into Oregon Music Hall of Fame

2007 Faculty member, Centrum Festival and Workshop 2006 Featured “Roots” player spotlight interview in March issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine 2005 CBA Muddy Award: Best New Album – “Resting Place” Recorded in Memphis at Sam Phillips Studios, reaches # 9 on Living Blues charts Featured in documentary film “Touch Me Someplace I Can Feel” about John Callahan 2003 Featured on Oregon Art Beat with Acoustic Guitar Summit 2002 Produced Alice Stuart’s “Can’t Find No Heaven” nominated for Grammy and Handy Awards 2001 CBA Muddy Award: Best New Album - “CBA Muddy Hall of Fame” Featured on Oregon Art Beat featuring album “Heart Made of Steel” 2000 Guest performance in the Oregon Symphony “Nerve Endings” concert series CBA Muddy Award: Best Traditional Act - Terry Robb Trio Produced John Fahey’s “Desperate Man Blues” featured in Academy Award-nominated film “The Horse Whisperer” 1998 Inducted into CBA Hall of Fame Guest performance in the Oregon Symphony “Nerve Endings” concert series 1997 CBA Muddy Award: Best Traditional Act - Terry Robb Trio Faculty member, Centrum Festival and Workshop National tour with “Stop This World” album reaches # 1 on Living Blues charts Guest on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” with Curtis Salgado and Steve Miller Produced Sheila Wilcoxson’s “Backwater Blues” leading to her Handy Award nomination 1996 Produced John Fahey live performance at Freight & Salvage and instructional DVDs for ’s Guitar Workshop 1995 National tour with Buddy Guy 1994 Founding member of Acoustic Guitar Summit 1991 CBA Muddy Award: Best Traditional Blues Player 1990 - 1991 Guest performer at Portland Trailblazers games 1987 Featured on Emmy-Award winning “Claymation Christmas”

1984 Produced John Fahey’s “Let Go” named one of top three of the year by Rolling Stone 1978 Joined Frank Zappa / Captain Beefheart cohort Ramblin’ Rex. Studied under classical composer Thomas Svaboda

Quotes

“Terry knows how to convey feelings with his tools and through each song he tells a story using each note as a word...Robb is one of the cleanest guitarists with such melodic runs that even when he runs wild, its roots are thick as the redwoods or murky as Muddy’s waters." - Blues Revue ​

“Whether sliding or fingerpicking, his technique is clean and articulate; no matter how busy the material gets...it never sounds crowded or overblown. You could almost imagine Robb as a classical guitarist; the soft sound of his acoustic guitar contributes to that impression, as does his remarkable precision." - Genevieve Williams, Blues Revue ​

“The comparison of Terry's playing to John McLaughlin, or Jimi Hendrix for that matter, is in no way a stretch. He's been described as a musician's musician, a guitarist's guitarist... such descriptions are wholly justified." - Delta Slider ​

"It's the rare guitarist who can whip off a killer 12-bar blues solo, then turn around and fingerpick Travis-style with speed and subtlety. Yet Portland, Oregon, guitarist and singer Terry Robb does just that." - Ian Zack, Acoustic Guitar ​

RECOMMENDED IF YOU LIKE

● John Fahey ● Curtis Salgado ● Buddy Guy

MUSIC

When I Play My Blues Guitar Hymn Muddyvishnu

Resting Place Heart Made of Steel Hit It ‘n Quit It

Stop This World Acoustic Blues Trio Jelly Behind the Sun

PHOTOS (For high-res versions of these photos and more click here.) ​ ​

VIDEOS

Early Morning Call Slide Above the Light Rail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vouieKvcRAk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SX09Sg1m6w

Judge Boushay Blues Everything is Gonna Be Alright https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNnSdwm9_8o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s95AxHQk4M

I Feel Like Going Home Goin’ Back to Memphis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUMUv_vrxHU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VqfPzQ8TJY

CONTACT

Facebook.com/TerryRobbGuitar

@TerryRobbGuitar

TerryRobb.com

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To book a performance, interview, speaking engagement or press event with Terry Robb please contact us at:

NiaSounds | 918 SW Yamhill Street, Portland, Oregon, USA ​ Email: [email protected] | Phone: (917) 860-2160 ​ ​