Robben Ford (born December 16, 1951) is an American blues, jazz and rock guitarist. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 463 × 599 pixels Full resolution (570 × 738 pixel, file size: 101 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Robben Ford at The Malibu Inn 2/14/2007 - Second set I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern that most often follows a twelve-bar structure. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern that most often follows a twelve-bar structure. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ...

He was born in Woodlake, California and raised in Ukiah, and began playing the saxophone at age 10, picking up the guitar at age 13. Robben and his brothers Mark (mouthharp) and Patrick Ford (drums) had a blues band they named the Charles Ford Blues Band in honor of their father. Woodlake is a city located in Tulare County, California. ... Ukiah is the county seat of Mendocino County, California. ... Mark Ford was born in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1962. ...

Robben began playing professionally at age 18 when the Ford Blues Band got a gig backing Charlie Musselwhite. The band also recorded two albums The Charles Ford Band and Discovering the Blues. Next Robben put together a band with Bay Area musicians that became Jimmy Witherspoon's backup band. Robben recorded two albums with Jimmy, Live and Spoonful'. The Ford Blues Band reunites periodically, and released live albums in the 80's and 90's. Cover of Charlie Musselwhites Stand Back album Charlie Musselwhite (born January 31, 1944 in Kosciusko, Mississippi) is an American blues harp (harmonica) player and band leader, one of the white bluesmen who came to prominence in the early 1960s, along with Mike Bloomfield and Paul Butterfield. ... Jimmy Witherspoon (August 8, 1920-September 18, 1997) was an American blues singer. ...

Robben joined the L.A. Express led by saxophonist Tom Scott in 1974. In addition to recording fusion albums, they served as Joni Mitchell's backup band on Hissing of Summer Lawns and the live Miles of Aisles. That same year they backed George Harrison on his only tour. There are different people named Tom Scott: Tom Scott, Scottish poet. ... Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943) is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and painter. ... The Hissing of Summer Lawns is Joni Mitchells album of 1975. ... Miles of Aisles is a 1974 live album by Joni Mitchell backed by The L.A. Express, on the Court and Spark tour. ... George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943[1][2] – 29 November 2001[3]) was an Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, author and sitarist best known as the lead guitarist of The Beatles. ...

After leaving Tom Scott, Robben recorded his solo album The Inside Story with a band that was to become the Yellowjackets. He went on to play a starring role on the first two Yellowjackets albums, although he was listed as a guest artist due to record company arrangements. There are different people named Tom Scott: Tom Scott, Scottish poet. ... The Yellowjackets are an American jazz fusion quartet. ... The Yellowjackets are an American jazz fusion quartet. ...

Robben worked briefly with Miles Davis in 1986; he can be heard on Miles's Montreux box set. He released his next album, called Talk to Your Daughter in 1988, a return to his blues roots. In 1989 he joined Philippe Saisse, Marcus Miller and J.T. Lewis in the cast of The Sunday Night Band for the second and final season of the acclaimed late-night NBC television musical performance program, "Sunday Night." ^[1] His best work in the 1990s include Robben Ford & the Blue Line, and Tiger Walk. In addition to recording and touring with his own blues band, Robben continues to tour and play with other bands/artists such as Jing Chi (his fusion band), Greg Allman and Phil Lesh. He has received nominations for four Grammys. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Talk to Your Daughter is an electric blues album by Robben Ford, released in 1988. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Philippe Saisse is a smooth jazz and New Age music keyboardist. ... Marcus Miller (born June 14, 1959 in New York) is a jazz musician, composer and producer, perhaps best known as a bass guitarist with Miles Davis, Luther Vandross and David Sanborn. ... The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. ... Tiger Walk is an album by Robben Ford. ... Gregg Allman (born December 8, 1947) (sometimes spelled Greg Allman) is a rock and roll singer and lyricist. ... Phillip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940 in Berkeley, California) is a musician and founding member of the rock band, Grateful Dead; he played bass guitar in that group throughout their entire 30-year career. ... Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards), presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music...

Several Robben Ford tribute bands exist, a statement to his artistry and popularity with the cognoscenti.

Ford was named one of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century" by Musician Magazine. [1]

Robben Ford uses Dumble Amplifiers. Guitar manufacturer Fender makes a Robben Ford Signature guitar. Tom McGraths Dumble ODS 50W Combo Converted to Head and Cabinet by Doug Stalters of Vintone Circuits Dumble musical instrument amplifiers were custom manufactured in very limited numbers by Alexander (Howard) Dumble of California. ... The Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, of Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, is famous for making stringed instruments, such as solid-body electric guitars, including the Stratocaster and Telecaster. ...

Robben is married to cabaret singer Anne Kerry Ford and collaborated with her on various projects. This biography does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Discography

• Discovering the Blues (1972)
• The Charles Ford Band (1972)
• Miles of Aisles w/Joni Mitchell (1974)
• Tom Cat w/Tom Scott (1974)
• Schizophonic (1976)
• Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford Live (1976)
• The Inside Story (1979)
• Yellowjackets (1980)
• Reunion Live w/Charles Ford Band (1984)
• Talk to Your Daughter (1988)
• Robben Ford & the Blue Line (1992)
• Mystic Mile (1993)
• Handful of Blues (1995)
• Blues Connotation (1996)
• Tiger Walk (1997)
• Blues Collection (1997)
• The Authorized Bootleg (1998)
• Supernatural (1999)
• Sunrise (1999)
• A Tribute to Paul Butterfield (2001)
• Anthology: The Early Years (2001)
• Blue Moon (2002)
• Keep on Running (2003)
• City Life (2006)
• Truth (2007)

Miles of Aisles is a 1974 live album by Joni Mitchell backed by The L.A. Express, on the Court and Spark tour. ... The Yellowjackets are an American jazz fusion quartet. ... Talk to Your Daughter is an electric blues album by Robben Ford, released in 1988. ... Mystic Mile is an electric blues album by Robben Ford, released in 1993. ... Tiger Walk is an album by Robben Ford. ...

References

1. ^ "Sunday Night" episode #121 (1989), Broadway Video, Inc.

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External links

• Official Web site
• Interview at Digital Interviews
• 'Worried Life Blues' Performed Live in Germany 1994