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NEWS WORTH KNOWING
Things are getting very interesting lately.
I'm going to be doing more duo gigs with some wonderful harp players like Adam Gussow and Big Nancy.
I had a nice plug from SqueezeMyLemon recently. Check it out: SqueezeMyLemon.BlogSpot.com
Check out a home recording of a new original song about the health care crises: Everybody In Nobody Out
My staff (Naomie Ross) and I are working on updating the website. It's going to be bitchin'!
There's more in the works!!
Stay tuned.
Happy New Year!
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COMING SOON
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1/28/2010 Thursday: ROBERT ROSS & BIG NANCY @ ALOR CAFE
Address: 2110 Richmond Rd., Staten Island, NY 10306
Phone: 718-351-1101
Time: Show is from 8PM to 11PM
Featuring: Big Nancy on harmonica, and Robert Ross on vocals, guitar, & slide guitar.
Admission: No Admission
Club Website: http://www.AlorCafe.com
Big Nancy’s Website: http://www.BigNancy.com
Robert Ross’ Website: http://www.RobertRossBand.com
Big Nancy plays with her own band, Supreme Court, as well as with Sonny Rhodes, and other blues, rock, & soul artists.
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Plenty of parking either on the street, or in the lot around back of club.
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www.RobertRossBand.com
Quote: "Robert Ross is a blues icon, one of the great blues spirits." Bob Fass Radio Un-nameable WBAI.
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).
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