ROBERT ROSS BAND
Website: www.RobertRossBand.com
Quote: "A blues icon. One of the great blues spirits." Bob Fass (Radio Un-nameable, WBAI-FM Pacifica Network).

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10/22/09 Thursday: ROBERT ROSS @ BIG DAVE’S FAMILY BBQ

Address: 47 West main St., Goshen, NY 10924

Phone: 845-294-4BBQ

Website: bigdavesbbq.com

Time: Show is from 7PM until 9PM

No Admission.

Songwriter Robert Ross will be performing solo on vocals, guitar, slide guitar, and harmonica.

DIRECTIONS: http://bigdavesbbq.com/location.htm

The club is located in the heart of Goshen, just off the 5-corner intersection.
From the Quickway (US-6/NY-17), take Exit 124.
Follow the signs into the Village.
At the 5-corner stoplight, turn left onto West Main Street and Big Dave's Family BBQ is on the left.
Park either on the street, or in the lot around back.

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Quotes

"He's so fast, lightning would have to get on roller skates to catch him." Albert King, reported by Hank Reineke, East Coast Rocker, 1988
"HOT!!" Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, reported by Pablo Guzman, NY Daily News, 1987
"Robert Ross is a fine singer, a snappy lyricist, and an even better blues guitarist cut from the same cloth as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, or Johnny Winter. 69 Chevy ... The rain drenched pain of "White Boy Lost In The Blues" makes it a 'tour de Ross' all around and his dazzling guitar intro is one of the best I've ever heard. He saves some sizzle for the slide guitar roast "Sittin' In The Jail House". Move over George Thorogood and let Ross show you how to play that thing! Ross' guitar solos are a joy to hear, technically inventive, and packed with tortured feeling. Time after time Ross delivers the goods." Bill Carlton, NY Daily News, 1981
"The bluesman wailed, his voice rough and pliant and booming … most wonderful." Rafael Alvarez, Baltimore Sun, 1991
"Okay, pay attention: Robert Ross is the real thing … powerful trio … some of the hottest blues you're likely to hear anywhere … perpetual groove … vital and vibrant … with a mark distinctly his own ... a true showman who turns in a creative and entertaining show. He and his band (Charlie Torres and George Morales) throw themselves head first into their sets, taking risks, challenging each other, pushing the edge and ultimately emerging from the melee triumphant. The arrangements of classic tunes … show an inventiveness that makes these tunes fresh … Ross' original material is outstanding, filled with truth and humor and an individuality that shines. Imagination, speed, dexterity and flash are all words that have been used before to describe Robert's guitar playing, but … that's only part of the picture. He also displays fine sensitivity, a fact that can sometimes be overlooked in the face of his more specta cular guitar work. Beautiful, ringing tones … expressive notes 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 … it won't be long before the pond they're swimming in becomes much larger. … catch them before some record company realizes just how much they've got to offer." Jennifer Shields, Musicians' Exchange, 1988
"Robert Ross is an imaginative writer with files of Twilight Zone tales accumulated in his wanderings ... soulful, vigorous guitar playing ... agile cat quick licks ... bristles with originals ... Ross scores big ... Ross sings in his fluid growl ... saucy slide ... If you're looking for fresh guitar passion in white boy roots music, this is it." Rafael Alvarez, Guitar World, 1983
"It's the classic mix: the old veteran, the gunslinger, the talent everyone knows (Bo Diddley), joining the new guy (Robert Ross), the one who's still trying to get his talent out there … at the Bottom Line … the show will be particularly intriguing because Ross is one of the most impressive young blues men around-more traditional, actually, than Bo himself. In fact Ross is on the show at Diddley's invitation, because the old master liked the young guy's stuff." David Hinckley, NY Daily News, 1985
"Ross pumped electric magic into every song he handled ... Ross gets hold of a tune and it ceases to be a standard. His stiletto sharp Gibson SG, plays off J.B. (Hutto's) sliding Epiphone guitar like Brooks and Belanger copping a double play in their prime. Ross could make 'God Bless America' stand on its head and rock." Rafael Alvarez, Baltimore Sun, 1981
"It's also worth noting that the show (Rick Danko & Richard Manuel of The Band) will be opened by Robert Ross, a Brooklyn bluesman who's lately played with Bo Diddley and is picking up a well deserved following of his own. It's good value for your money tonight at Folk City, in other words." David Hinckley, Daily News, 1985

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 has 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, Victoria Spivey, Linda Hopkins, J.B. Hutto, Eddie Kirkland, Wilbert Harrison, Floyd Jones, Homesick James, Bobby Lewis, Charles Ward (Ink Spots), Hank Ballard, Curtis Knight, Curtis Stigers, & Champion Jack Dupree. I have been recommended for gigs by both Johnny Winter (McGhee) and the famous songwriter Doc Pomus (Big Joe, Pinetop, Dr. John, & Ballard).