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Logo & banner designed by: Naomie Ross. Photo by: BB Ross

 What The Experts Are Saying About The Robert Ross Band

"A blues icon. One of the great blues spirits." Bob Fass (Radio Un-nameable, WBAI-FM Pacifica Network)

"He's so fast, lightning would have to get on roller skates to catch him." Albert King, reported by Hank Reineke (East Coast Rocker)

"HOT!!"Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin guitarist) reported by Pablo Guzman (NY Daily News).

"Okay, pay attention: Robert Ross is the real thing … some of the hottest blues you're likely to hear anywhere … vital and vibrant … a true showman ... inventiveness … original material is outstanding ... Imagination, speed, dexterity and flash ... fine sensitivity ... spectacular guitar work. Beautiful, ringing tones … almost torn from his axe in his own 'White Boy Lost In The Blues' … And you can hear it in the unique, rough edged tones of his fluid voice as well. The Robert Ross Band … catch them before some record company realizes just how much they've got to offer.” Jennifer Shields, Musicians' Exchange

"Robert Ross is one of the most impressive young blues men around." David Hinckley (NY Daily News)

"Ross could make 'God Bless America' stand on its head and rock ... an imaginative writer with files of Twilight Zone tales ... soulful, vigorous guitar ... agile cat quick licks …the bluesman wailed, his voice rough and pliant and booming … most wonderful." Rafael Alvarez (Guitar World, Baltimore Sun, HBO's The Wire)

"Nice stuff! You're doing the right stuff. You're the new Bob Dylan. I really like that! It's really great!" Tom "Bones" Malone (David Letterman Show, Blues Brothers, Saturday Night Live)

"Robert Ross is a fine singer, a snappy lyricist, and an even better blues rock guitarist ... cut from the same cloth as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, and Johnny Winter … dazzling guitar … Time after time Ross delivers the goods." Bill Carlton (NY Daily News)

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SqueezeMyLemon.BlogSpot.com

My daughter Naomie told me about this fantastic blues blog called Squeeze My Lemon BlogSpot and urged me to send some music or something for promotional purposes. So I contacted Ron Moody last Friday or Saturday. I just found out on Monday afternoon that he was kind enough to post my info on the site. Check out his piece on me and review the whole blog, it's packed with information on the blues:
http://SqueezeMyLemon.BlogSpot.com/2009/12/robert-ross-nyc-bluesman.html

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Riverhead Blues Festival's 2008 program guide. Cover: Jane Starwood of Times Review. Photo: Barbaraellen Koch. Click image to enlarge. Our appearance at the Riverhead Blues Festival's 2009 will be on Saturday June 18th at 5:30 pm in the Vail-Leavitt Music Hall.

Short Bio:
Robert Ross is an award winning singer, songwriter, guitarist, & harmonica player known for blues, jazz, soul, and blues rock. Robert recorded with Big Joe Turner. Robert's song "Sittin' In The Jailhouse" was recorded by Johnny Winter, and 2 other songs made it onto the soap opera All My Children in 2008. Robert performs as a solo, duo, or with The Robert Ross Band. Robert won a NY Music Award for Best Blues Artist in 1989 and has been nominated 6 times over the years. He tours frequently and h
as 7 cds in his own name.
Played With: Big Joe Turner, John Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee, Memphis Slim, Sunnyland Slim, Otis Rush, Dr. John, Charles & Cyrille Neville, Pinetop Perkins, Big Mama Thornton, Honeyboy Edwards, Linda Hopkins, J.B. Hutto, Eddie Kirkland, Floyd Jones, Homesick James, Bobby Lewis, Charles Ward (Ink Spots), Hank Ballard, & Champion Jack Durpree. I have been recommended for gigs by both Johnny Winter (McGhee) and the famous songwriter Doc Pomus (Turner, Perkins, & Ballard).
Opened For: Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Albert Collins, Albert King, Freddie King, Gatemouth Brown, Willie Dixon, The Band, Roomful of Blues, Dickie Betts, Rick Derringer, Willie Dixon, Leon Russell, Bo Diddley, Ron Wood, Papa John Creach, James Cotton, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Guy Clark (The Byrds), Ronnie Earl, Lonnie Mack, John Hammond, Johnny Copeland, Jethro Tull, Fiddler On The Roof, Laverne Baker, Son Seals, Spencer Davis, Duke Robillard, Lazy Lester, Bobby Rush, Eddy Clearwater, Roscoe Gordon, Mose Allison, Aretha Franklin, & John Lennon. To see the complete bio click here: Full Bio