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An award-winning fingerstyle virtuoso whose signature style has redefined acoustic guitar and made him a legend among blues musicians.

Contents ● About ● Discography ● Recommended If You Like ● Photos ● Videos ● Contact

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ABOUT TERRY ROBB SHORT BIO TERRY ROBB is hailed by music critics as one of the top acoustic blues guitarists of our time, garnering the praise of worldwide audiences in his prolific music career spanning four decades. A legend among blues musicians, the award-winning virtuoso incorporates music from the Mississippi Delta, , country, swing, and , lending an unmistakable one-man-band sound to his signature fingerpicking style and dynamic live performances.

BIOGRAPHY TERRY ROBB has been praised by , Vintage Guitar, Down Beat, Acoustic Guitar, Living Blues, Guitar Player, Blues Blast, Guitar World, Blues Matters, Blues Revue, Oprah's O Magazine and countless more esteemed journals, placing him among the top acoustic blues guitarists of our time. Incorporating elements from the Mississippi Delta, ragtime, country, swing and jazz, Robb is a dynamic live performer with an unmistakable one- man-band sound. His signature fingerpicking style has earned him international acclaim from distinguished music critics, esteemed peers and fans of all ages. “Unquestionably, Robb ranks right up there with the heavy hitters, a player of dazzling skill and technique,” said Frank Matheis of Living Blues Magazine. “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,” mused Ian Zack of Acoustic Guitar Magazine. “One of the best players, on acoustic and electric, embracing a range of blues styles and then some,” noted Dan Forte of Vintage Guitar Magazine.

In his prolific music career spanning four decades, Terry Robb has toured nationally with Steve Miller and , and appeared as a guest of “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” The Oregon Symphony and NBA Trail Blazers. Regarded as a “bonafide blues guitar star,” he has shared the stage with B.B. King, Albert Lee, Joe Cocker, Bo Diddley, David Crosby, , Johnny Winter, George Thorogood and many more all-stars. With more than 15 releases under his name, Robb’s award-winning discography features collaborations with steel string guitar icon , , , Ike Willis, and Glenn Moore.

Since his blues chart-topping release Stop This World in 1996, Robb has toured the Pacific and Atlantic coasts as a solo artist, from the Yukon to Arizona and New England to the Carolinas. Tours of Western Europe have brought him to Italy, Switzerland, , and Norway. He has headlined festivals, performing arts centers, and concert halls, regularly drawing audiences of 100 or more, selling out many smaller venues.

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“Finger gawkers flood to his shows,” wrote Frank Matheis of Living Blues. “Never seen in our latitudes is a stratospheric guitarist like Robb, a true six-stringed sorcerer, with absolutely stunning fingerpicking,” remarked Riccardo Bragga, artistic director of the Vallamaggia Blues Festival in Switzerland. And on learning of Terry’s addition as faculty member of the 2017 Britt Music & Arts Festival Guitar Weekend, fellow blues musician and educator Michael “Hawkeye” Herman noted “Terry is an A-1 teacher, player/performer, a great guy, and an all- around superb addition to the event.”

Terry Robb has also gained the praise and following of fans from all parts of the globe. Robb’s guitar virtuosity has garnered him more than 1.3 million views on YouTube, and over 15,000 followers across all social and subscriber platforms.

The multitude of awards Terry Robb has received speaks to his seminal talent as a blues guitarist. Robb has been inducted into both the Oregon Music Hall of Fame and Cascade Blues Association (CBA) Hall of Fame. He single-handedly defined the CBA Muddy Award for Best Acoustic Guitar, winning the prize for 19 consecutive years since its inception in 1992. In 2011, the CBA renamed the award in his honor: the “Terry Robb” Muddy Award for Acoustic Guitar. This eponymous award recognizes Robb’s landmark contributions to acoustic blues guitar, and is bestowed annually on a guitarist. In 2017, by a vote of his peers, the CBA presented him with the Muddy Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Terry Robb achieved greatness at an early age, performing with Ramblin’ Rex of / fame, ’s Henry Vestine, and John Fahey. At age 24, Robb produced and played accompaniment on Fahey’s Let Go, which garnered a four-star review by Rolling Stone. The album’s success spawned numerous collaborations in which Robb served as Fahey’s producer, arranger and guitar accompanist, including a song selected for the soundtrack of “The Horse Whisperer.” As an acclaimed producer and session guitarist, Robb has contributed to countless award-winning projects. He produced and played accompaniment on ’s album Can’t Find No Heaven, nominated for Grammy and Blues Music Awards.

Steeped in Americana ethnomusicology, Robb has been featured in numerous films, books, and articles profiling American roots and blues, and the luminaries with whom he has worked. These include the 2018 Hollywood biopic “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” about cartoonist John Callahan, the documentary film “Portland Mojo: How Stumptown Got the Blues,” and the biography Dance of Death: The Life of John Fahey, American Guitarist.

Terry Robb was born in British Columbia, raised in the and resides in Portland, Oregon.

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SELECTED REVIEWS “From the first listen, Robb's guitar playing can blow you away...he's a favorite player in the Northwest, and a former buddy of John Fahey. Then it all makes sense.” - John Heidt, Vintage Guitar Magazine

“Finger gawkers flood to his shows…unquestionably, Robb ranks right up there with the heavy hitters, a player of dazzling skill and technique. He could go to any guitar festival and show them a few chords.” - Frank Matheis, Living Blues

“Eight Acoustic Blues Masters… an inspiring assembly of guitar masters really laying it down on acoustic guitar…Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Tommy Emmanuel...and Terry Robb. – Acoustic Nation, Guitar World

"Much of the blues press places Robb at the top of the heap of acoustic and electric pickers globally....a force to be reckoned with." - Tee Watts, Blues Blast

“One of the best players, on acoustic and electric, embracing a range of blues styles and then some.” - Dan Forte, Vintage Guitar Magazine

"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

“What distinguishes this LP [Let Go by John Fahey] is Robb’s superb production…Robb is an extraordinarily sympathetic accompanist to John Fahey.” - Kurt Loder, Rolling Stone

“Whether sliding or fingerpicking, his technique is clean and articulate; no matter how busy the material gets...it never sounds crowded or overblown." - Genevieve Williams, Blues Revue

“This man’s articulate playing is perfect, and I really do mean perfect, this music is addictive." - Pete Innes, Blues Matters

"Terry Robb without question is one of the finest guitarists playing the blues…he is the master of both fingerpicking and bottleneck styles with expert original and innovative readings of Delta blues, rags, spirituals, and whatever else he puts his mind to musically." - Greg Johnson, President, Cascade Blues Association

“A bonafide blues guitar star.” – Mark Bialczak, The Post-Standard

"A virtuoso on the acoustic blues guitar." - Don Hamilton, The Oregonian

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SELECTED PERFORMANCE HISTORY • Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, Oregon • Back Room, Berkeley, California • Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco, California • Boise City Blues Festival, Boise, Idaho • Boonville Folk-Blues Festival, Mendocino, California • Britt Music & Arts Festival, Jacksonville, Oregon • Bronze, Blues & Brews Festival, Joseph, Oregon • Bumpershoot, Seattle, Washington • Carolina Downhome Blues Festival, Camden, South Carolina • Centrum Steel and Slide Guitar Festival, Port Angeles, Washington • Concordia University Blues Festival, Portland, Oregon • Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, California • Hermann’s Jazz Club, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada • Hi-Fi Music Hall, Eugene, Oregon • Hult Center, Eugene, Oregon • Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California • Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts, Port Angeles, Washington • Jones Beach Amphitheater, Long Island, New York • “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” New York, New York • Lillehammer Blues Festival, Lillehammer, Norway • New Haven Folk Society, New Haven, Connecticut • New York State Blues Festival, Syracuse, New York • North By Northwest, Portland, Oregon • , Corvallis, Oregon • Pickathon, Portland, Oregon • Portland Jazz Festival, Portland, Oregon • Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey • Railhead Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada • Rockwood Music Hall, New York, New York • The Blue Café, Long Beach, California • The Mint, Sun Valley, Idaho • The Rhythm Room, Phoenix, Arizona • The Triple Door, Seattle, Washington • The Zephyr Club, Salt Lake City, Utah • Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts, Trumansburg, New York • International Guitar Festival, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada • Vallemaggia Blues Festival, Ticino, Switzerland • Walla Walla Guitar Festival, Walla Walla, Washington • Waterfront Blues Festival, Portland, Oregon • “West Coast Live with Sedge Thompson,” San Francisco, California • Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival, Twisp, Washington • Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada

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AWARDS & HIGHLIGHTS: 2018 Vancouver International Guitar Festival: “Don’t Worry He Won’t Get Far on Master Class and Demo Musician Foot”: Soundtrack and Film Score

Blue Frog Studios: Sold Out Concert Butchart Gardens Concert Series, and Live-Stream Recording Brentwood Bay, BC

Faculty, Britt Festival Guitar Weekend, Jefferson Public Radio Live Session Jacksonville, OR

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AWARDS & HIGHLIGHTS: PAST YEARS ● Vintage Guitar Magazine Hit List Review and Exclusive Video: Cool On The Bloom (2017) ● Blues Blast Music Awards Best Acoustic Album nominee: Cool On The Bloom (2017) ● CBA Muddy Award: Lifetime Achievement (2017) ● Faculty, Britt Festival Guitar Weekend (2017) ● Featured in “Eight Acoustic Blues Masters” article by Guitar World magazine (2015) ● Faculty, Accent On Music Guitar Seminar (2015) ● Featured in book Dance of Death: The Life of John Fahey, American Guitarist (2014) ● Featured in film “In Search of : The Saga of John Fahey” (2012) ● CBA Namesake Muddy Award: "Terry Robb” Best Acoustic Guitar (2011) ● Featured in documentary film “Portland Mojo: How Stumptown Got the Blues” (2010) ● CBA Muddy Award: Best Acoustic Guitar (19 consecutive years 1992-2010) ● Oregon Music Hall of Fame inductee (2009) ● Featured in Oprah’s Top 20 Christmas Playlist in O Magazine (2009) ● Featured in film “Touch Me Someplace I Can Feel” about John Callahan (2007) ● Faculty, Centrum Steel and Slide Guitar Festival and Workshop (2007) ● Roots Player Spotlight in March issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine (2006) ● CBA Muddy Award: Best New Album, Resting Place recorded in Memphis at Sam Phillips Studios, reaches #9 on Living Blues charts (Yellow Dog Records) (2005) ● House producer, Burnside Records (1993-2005) ● Produced Alice Stuart’s Can’t Find No Heaven nominated for Grammy and BMA (2002) ● Heart Made of Steel performance and interview on TV program “Oregon Art Beat” (2001) ● CBA Muddy Award: Best Traditional Act - Terry Robb Trio (2000) ● Oregon Symphony guest soloist (2000, 1998) ● Produced John Fahey’s performance of “Desperate Man Blues” in Academy Award- nominated film “The Horse Whisperer” (1998) ● Resident session guitarist, Oregon Catholic Press (1984-1998) ● Stop This World reaches #1 on Living Blues charts (Burnside Records) (1997) ● National tour with (1997) ● Guest of NBC's “Late Night with Conan O'Brien” (1997) ● CBA Muddy Award: Best Traditional Act - Terry Robb Trio (1997) ● Faculty, Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival (1997) ● Produced John Fahey’s live performance at Freight & Salvage and instructional DVDs for ’s Guitar Workshop (1996) ● National tour with Buddy Guy (1995) ● CBA Hall of Fame Inductee (1994) ● Guest soloist of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers (1991) ● Featured on Emmy-Award winning “Claymation Christmas” T.V. program (1987) ● Produced John Fahey’s Let Go rated "Very Good" by Rolling Stone (1984)

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RECOMMENDED IF YOU LIKE ● John Fahey ● ● Ry Cooder ● Eric Clapton ● Lightnin’ Hopkins ● Davey Graham

VIDEOS

Madison Ave Shuffle / Soc Hop Cool On The Bloom https://youtu.be/2rBrtZOrSLk https://youtu.be/AEF2pIK0_wo

Judge Boushay Blues Christmas in Istanbul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNnSdwm9_8o https://youtu.be/mgYJXbEjB-A

Grama Jean Ham Hound Crave https://youtu.be/rNLehxFBO7A https://youtu.be/y7PpKWmVNx0

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SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY Streaming → Cool on the Bloom, NiaSounds, 2016 Featured in Vintage Guitar Magazine “Hit List Reviews”

Blues Blast Music Award nominee: Best Acoustic Album

“Unbridled transcendent fretboard mastery…From the opening tune "Soc Hop" on, it becomes clear that a guitarist's guitarist is taking you for a fancy ride.” – Living Blues Magazine

“Right out of the gate Robb is a force to be reckoned with.” – Blues Blast Magazine When I Play My Blues Guitar, Burnside Records, 2014 Reissue of the popular solo acoustic blues and ragtime guitar album released by Burnside Records in 2002, distinguishing Terry Robb as one of the top acoustic blues guitarists.

"His playing on Tommy Johnson's 'Bye and Bye', or on Furry Lewis' 'Judge Boushay Blues' is stellar..." - Living Blues Magazine

Hymn, Oregon Catholic Press, 2013 Terry’s second collaboration with OCP brings his first hymnal album, a 12-song collection of solo acoustic guitar instrumentals offering artistic renditions of traditional and contemporary hymns and spirituals. Terry's signature finger- picking style, often referred to as American primitivism, brings a unique sound to every song on the album. Adapting this inventive style to newly arranged medleys, Terry offers distinctive interpretations of time-tested classics.

Muddyvishnu, Psychedelta Records, 2012 A high-energy electric and acoustic album mixing blues to jazz rock, Muddyvishnu is best described as meets Mahavishnu. The album includes mostly all original instrumentals and features Terry's electric band, with special guest Bobby Torres (Joe Cocker, Tom Jones).

“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

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Resting Place, Yellow Dog Records, 2006 A tour-de-force of acoustic blues guitar recorded at Sam Phillips Studio with engineer Roland Janes and some of Memphis’ finest: drummer Willie Hall (Isaac Hayes, The Bo- Keys), bassist Paul Taylor (North Mississippi Allstars), and keyboardist Charlie Wood (B.B. King).

Best New Album Muddy Award by Cascade Blues Assn

“A strong player who ignores clichés." – Blues Revue Heart Made of Steel, Burnside Records, 2000 A unique ensemble of acoustic guitar and brass, Robb's acoustic blues, ragtime and swing guitar playing combined with tight jazz horn arrangements results in a phenomenal recording. “Perfectly agreeable solo and duet performances…several equally pleasing numbers [with] his “all-star blues orchestra.” – Down Beat

Hit It ‘N Quit It, Lucky Records, 1997 Following their sold-out Pacific Northwest performances, Salgado and Robb released their long-awaited duet album of -style blues traditionals and originals, including studio and live recordings. The quartet included Butch Cousins (Terry Hanck) on drums and John Mazzocco (John Lee Hooker) on bass. A national tour with Steve Miller culminated in a guest appearance on The Conan O’Brien Show. “One of the best blues of the year!” – Southland Blues

Stop This World, Burnside Records, 1996 An all-star line-up of Curtis Salgado ( Band) with guest tracks by Maria Muldaur and Eddy Clearwater and Robb's fingerstyle guitar originals, Delta blues traditionals and the title-track cover of Mose Allison's "Stop This World" launched the album to #1 on the Living Blues charts.

“From the opening notes of the CD, Terry Robb’s mastery of acoustic blues guitar genres is in evidence. This release will hold up to repeated listenings.” – Colorado Blues Society

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SELECTED SESSIONOGRAPY • Curtis Salgado, The Beautiful Lowdown (2016, ) • Revenge Of Blind Joe Death: The John Fahey Tribute Album (2012, Takoma) • The Portland Guitar Society Presents: Silver Jubilee (2012, Portland Guitar) • Acoustic Guitar Summit, O, Christmas Three (2012, Accent on Music) • John Callahan, Purple Winos In The Rain (2006, Bone Clone Records) • John Fahey & Friends: Friends of Fahey Tribute (2006, Slakertone Records) • Duffy Bishop, Ooh Wee! (2003, Trillium Records) • Portland's Genuine Blues (2003, Allegro Blues Records) • Lay Down My Old Guitar: A Tribute to John Jackson (2003, Centrum Recordings) • American Roots Songbook (2002, St. Clair) • Pickathon 2002 (2003, Mountain Lab Productions) • Alice Stuart, Can’t Find No Heaven (2002, Burnside Records) • Portland's Best Blues (2002, Raw Records) • The Cascade Blues Association Presents: The Acoustic Roots and Blues Heritage Festival (2001,Cascade) • Acoustic Guitar Summit, Summit Meeting (2000, Bay View Music) • Cascade Blues Association's Anniversary Hall of Fame Tribute (2000, Cascade) • Acoustic Guitar Summit (1998, Accent on Music) • The Rounder Christmas Album: Must Be Santa! (1995, Rounder Records) • Return Of The Repressed: The John Fahey Anthology (1994, Rhino Records) • John Fahey, Let Go (1984, Varrick Records) • Rose City Blues Festival (1987, Po-Town Records) • John Fahey with Terry Robb, Popular Songs of Christmas & New Year’s (1983, Varrick Records)

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY • John Callahan biopic, “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” (2018, Iconoclast Productions / Amazon Studios) • “In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey” (2012, Tamarack Productions) • John Callahan biopic, “Touch Me Someplace I Can Feel” (2007, Selfmade Films) • “Portland Mojo: How Stumptown Got the Blues” (2010, Loblolly Boy Productions / Second Sleep Specialties) • “The Horse Whisperer” (1998, Touchstone Pictures / Buena Vista Pictures)

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PHOTOS

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CONTACT WEBSITE & WIKIPEDIA Website: www.terryrobb.com Wikipedia: www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Robb

STREAMING & SOCIAL MEDIA: 15K+ followers Pandora Station: https://www.pandora.com/artist/terry-robb/ARrKlbKzrZcbjdw Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/TerryRobbGuitar Instagram: www.instagram.com/terryrobbguitar Twitter: www.twitter.com/terryrobbguitar YouTube: www.youtube.com/terryrobbguitar Bands In Town: www.bandsintown.com/TerryRobb

MANAGEMENT & BOOKING Katie Robb, MSM PO BOX 82946, Portland, Oregon, 97282-0946 Email: [email protected] | Phone: (503) 956-6988

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RECORD LABEL NiaSounds | 918 SW Yamhill Street, Portland, Oregon, 97205 Email: [email protected] | Phone: (503) 245-9886