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Terry Robb Biography TERRY ROBB BIOGRAPHY TERRY ROBB is praised by Rolling Stone, 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. His signature fingerpicking style landed him in the Oregon Music Hall of Fame and earned him international acclaim from music critics, peers and fans. In his latest album Confessin' My Dues, Robb draws on his deep knowledge of Delta blues, ragtime and swing in 13 original songs ranging from blistering instrumental blues and stunning fingerpicking to soulful singing backed by a powerhouse rhythm section. From country blues to Coltrane, ragtime to Hendrix, Americana to American Primitivism, Confessin’ My Dues will captivate listeners with its melodic and rhythmic invention and musical virtuosity. In his Vintage Guitar review of Confessin’ My Dues, noteworthy music critic Dan Forte writes “Robb demonstrates blues’ expansiveness, and his own versatility, not on a travelog of covers but on an album of originals. And it’s difficult to think of anyone who could pull that off as well… In Terry Robb’s hands, it not only all makes sense, it makes perfect blues sense.” With more than 15 releases under his name, Robb’s award-winning, blues chart-topping discography features collaborations with steel-string guitar icon John Fahey, Maria Muldaur, Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater, Ike Willis and Curtis Salgado. He toured nationally with Buddy Guy, Steve Miller and John Fahey, shared the stage with B.B. King, Robert Plant, Robin Trower, Albert Lee, John Hiatt, Joe Cocker, Bo Diddley, David Crosby, George Thorogood, Leo Kottke, Johnny Winter and many more all-stars. He has performed as a solo artist at festivals and concert halls throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, and appeared as a guest of “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” the NBA Trail Blazers and the Oregon Symphony. As a sought-after educator, he has given workshops at festivals, universities and arts organizations across the United States and Canada. An acclaimed record producer and session guitarist, his work is featured in Hollywood films, documentaries, TV programs and biographies, such as “Game of Thrones,” “The Horse Whisperer,” “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot,” and Dance of Death: The Life of John Fahey, American Guitarist. He produced and played accompaniment on Alice Stuart’s album Can’t Find No Heaven, nominated for Grammy and Blues Music Awards, and served as producer, arranger and accompanist on several of John Fahey’s recordings, such as Let Go rated “very good” by Rolling Stone. A member of the Cascade Blues Association Hall of Fame, Robb was honored with the eponymous “Terry Robb” Acoustic Guitar Muddy Award after winning the prize for 19 consecutive years, and in 2017 he received the Lifetime Achievement Muddy Award. Terry Robb was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, raised in the United States and resides in Portland, Oregon. www.terryrobb.com / [email protected] .
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