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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I've written a new song about the health care crises in this country called, "Everybody In Nobody Out". I made a quick home recording of it and uploaded it to my website. You can check it out at: http://www.robertrossband.com/soundclips.htm . I'd be curious to know what you think about the song, or whether you think health care is a right or a priviledge or what. 

Everybody In Nobody Out
Is health care a right or a priviledge? Should it be a commodity like shoes or widgets or does it fall into another category such as access to air, water, food, and shelter? Every year 40,000 Americans die because they have no health insurance. There are almost 50 million uninsurance in all, and millions more are under-insured. Every year insurance companies are charging more and giving less in return. Higher premiums and co-pays. More deductibles and lower caps. Denied claims. Dropped coverage. Outrageous rates for those in poor health or refusal to issue policies altogether.
And what about the things that insurance policies don’t cover? Preventive care, accupuncture, massage, nutritional therapy, herbs, aromatherapy, essential oils, reiki, etc. Even dental care is often excluded from standard policies and has to be purchased separately.
Everybody In Nobody Out is about creating a Medicare for all program, a public option as an alternative to the for-profit system being offered by the insurance giants. Unfortunately the Democrats took the public option off the table from the outset and tried to negotiate health care reform from that weakened position with Republicans and some conservative Democrats dead set against it. And how do the deep pockets of powerful corporations effect the outcome? And will any change come from Washington until we have campaign finance reform? The devil is in the details. The story unfolds.

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12/23/09 Wednesday: ADAM GUSSOW & ROBERT ROSS @ CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ

This will be the only New York appearance of Adam Gussow (Satan & Adam) this year. Don't miss this amazing duo in a rare performance!!

Also on the bill: David Bennett Cohen of Country Joe & The Fish. Show Time: 10:15PM

Soul Of The Blues Festival

Presented by: Jon Sobels Sponsored by: The Downstate NY Blues Society

Address: 29 Cornelia Street (between Bleecker St. & 6th Ave.) Phone: (212) 989-9318

Show Time: 8:30pm but Adam & Robert set is at 9:15PM. Fifty minutes of soulful blues from this great duo!!

Admission: $10 cover + $6 food/drink minimum.Please tell the club you came to see Adam Gussow & Robert Ross!

Featuring: Adam Gussow on harmonica; and Robert Ross on vocals, guitar, and slide guitar.

Club's Website: www.corneliastreetcafe.com/ and http://souloftheblues.com

Adam's Website: http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com/biography.html

Robert's Website: www.RobertRossBand.com

The performance space is downstairs. Fans who arrive before the performance space opens at 8:30PM can hang out at the bar. Don't forget to mention that you came to see Adam & Robert!!

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Quotes

"Robert Ross is a blues icon. One of the great blues spirits." Bob Fass, Radio Un-Nameable, WBAI-FM, NYC, 2007
"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
"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
"Okay, pay attention: Robert Ross is the real thing … 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 throw themselves head first into their sets, taking risks, challenging each other, pushing the edge and ultimately emerging from the melee triumphant … 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 … he also displays fine sensitivity, a fact that can sometimes be overlooked in the face of his more spectacular 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 e dged tones of his fluid voice as well." 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