I got a very positive reaction from friends and fans about the new video of my original song, "You Can't Have Your Cake" which I posted 2 days ago. The song was recorded at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis by Doctor Chris Blues. I will post another video next week. Meanwhile, I am playing with Ross 'n' Rose at The Blues Burghers in Hallandale on Friday, and as a solo at E.R. Bradley's in West Palm on Monday. Come on out!! LATE JUNE 2022 SCHEDULE* Ross ’n’ Rose @ The Bl ...Continue Reading

Ross 'n' Rose is back, come on out to Hallandale on Friday. Next Monday the 27th I will play in West Palm Beach at E.R. Bradley's. And on Thursday the 30th I will be in Stuart with Hurricane Hawk & The Invaders at Terra Fermata. Robert Ross @ 37th IBCs: "You Can't Have Your Cake” Robert Ross, representing The Southwest Florida Blues Society at the 37th International Blues Challenge semi-finals. Recorded by Doctor Chris on 5-8-2022 at King Jerry Lawler's on Beale Street, Memph ...Continue Reading

Sunday I will be playing in Stuart in Martin County from 5 to 8pm at Mondo's. Thursday the 16th I will be performing at the Lantana Road Branch Library from 3 to 4pm. Plenty more gigs coming. Here's another video from the IBC's: Robert Ross at the 2022 IBC: "Broadway Charlie's" Robert Ross, representing The Southwest Florida Blues Society at the 37th International Blues Challenge semi-finals. Recorded by Doctor Chris on 5-8-2022 at King Jerry Lawler's on Beale Street, Memph ...Continue Reading

Come here me on Sunday and Monday in Stuart FL. And here's the second video from Memphis and the IBC. There's 5 more to come in the days ahead so open my emails and check them out. "Coal Miner" Robert Ross, representing The Southwest Florida Blues Society at the 37th International Blues Challenge semi-finals. Recorded by Doctor Chris on 5-8-2022 at King Jerry Lawler's on Beale Street, Memphis, TN. Robert on vocals, guitar, and percussion. Coal Miner was written by Robert Ross. L ...Continue Reading

Thanks to Doctor Chris, one of the semi-final judges, who sent me a good video he took of my original song Ride That Monkey. Check it out, I think you will like both the song and the performance. Thanks Chris !! Ride That Monkey: https://youtu.be/4xGwNsvvgiE Chris says he has more video from that 30 minute set so there could be another 6 songs. Hopefully I will have more in the weeks ahead. Here are the gigs I have for late May and June so far. LATE MAY 2022 SCHEDULE* ...Continue Reading

I got through two rounds of the quarterfinals in Memphis at the International Blues Challenge (IBC) and moved on to the semifinals. It was pretty cool. Met a lot of people who weren't wearing masks, and even though I usually was wearing a mask, I contracted CoVid19 whileI was there. I was in Memphis from May 5 to May 10. I had just gotten my second booster (4th shot overall) a week before arriving on Beale Street on April 28. Unfortunately you need at least 3 weeks for the booster to kick in. These s ...Continue Reading

I was in Memphis for 5 nights competing in the International Blues Challenge (IBC) for the second time in 3 years. They had no IBC last year. There were acts from all over the world, and all over the USA, including Alaska, France, Korea, the Mississippi Delta and everywhere in between. Every act had already won a competition sponsored by a blues society in their own area which earned them a spot in the IBC in Memphis. I performed as a solo and earned my spot by winning the South West Florida Blues Cha ...Continue Reading

In the last two months there have been some pretty exciting developments in my career. An article about me in a major newspaper, a terrific video interview, and next week I will be competing in the International Blues Challenge. *Village Voice Article by Rafael Alvarez* In March 2022 Ross was the subject of a 2000 word article in The Village Voice by my good friend Rafael Alvarez Rafael is a veteran journalist and author who wrote for years for the  Baltimore Sun and the HBO series The Wire. He ...Continue Reading

A fantastic New Video is now online. Jim Nestor of Bluzpik and Jim Nestor Agency has a new interview series and he asked me to do a video for it. I was MORE than happy. They did a great job. They call it simply, Interview Series From Jim Nestor Agency. The video includes me playing two of the original songs that I will be doing at the International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis. I also answered several interview questions. Thank you Jim & Linda Nestor for a marvelous job both artistically a ...Continue Reading

I appeared with Mike Stock on his show “Folk and Acoustic Music” on WLRN. It was a blast and a hoot. Okay? Call it a "hoot blast". Ya gotta check it out, it is on video. Hopefully you can play the video without a problem, if not, just "friend" or "like" or "join" WLRN. My segment is right at the beginning and is 40 minutes long. I sing You Can't Have Your Cake (original), Another Man Done Gone (written by Vera Hall), and Ride That Monkey (original). Oh, and ab ...Continue Reading