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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12/13/08 Saturday: The ROBERT ROSS BAND @ The TURNING POINT
Address: 468 Piermont Ave., Piermont, NYPhone: 845-359-1089
FEATURING
Mark Dann on bass, Steve Holley on drums, and Robert Ross on vocals, guitar & harmonica.
Website: turningpointcafe.com
The Turning Point is one of the East Coast's premier music clubs so don't miss this opportunity to hear us under optimal conditions.
The first show is at 9:15pm. Admission is $15.Call for reservations.

 

Directions: Take Palisades Parkway to Exit 4 and proceed North on Route 9W for about 2 miles. At the Tallman Mountain Park sign go right and wind your way for about one mile through the park. Be careful especially in the dark or in inclement weather, the road is a bit narrow. At the end of the park, make a right turn at the stop sign and bear left onto Piermont Avenue right into town. Club will be on your left as soon as you're in town.

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12/19/08 Saturday: THE ROBERT ROSS BAND @ YVONNE'S SOUTHERN CUISINE

Featuring: MARK DANN on bass, STEVE HOLLEY on drums, & ROBERT ROSS on vocals, guitar, slide guitar, & harp.

From 7PM to 10:30PM.

503 Fifth Ave., Pelham, NY 10803 (914)738-2005

Excellent BBQ, and a variety of delicious southern cuisine.

Call for reservations and admission price (if any).

 

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SHORT BIO

Robert Ross is an award winning singer, songwriter, guitarist, & harmonica player known for blues, jazz, soul, and rock 'n' roll. Robert's, "Sittin' In The Jailhouse" was recorded by Johnny Winter. The Robert Ross Band tours frequently and has released 7 cds.
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, J.B. Hutto, Eddy Kirkland, Floyd Jones, Homesick James, Bobby Lewis, Charles Ward (Ink Spots), & many more.
Opened for: Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Albert Collins, Albert King, Freddie King, Gatemouth Brown, Willie Dixon, The Band, Roomful of Blues, Dickie Betts, Rick Derringer, Willie Dixon, Leon Russell, Bo Diddley, Ron Wood, Papa John Creach, James Cotton, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Guy Clark (The Byrds), Ronnie Earl, Lonnie Mack, John Hammond, Johnny Copeland, Jethro Tull, Laverne Baker, Son Seals, Spencer Davis, Duke Robillard, Lazy Lester, Bobby Rush, Eddy Clearwater, Roscoe Gordon, Mose Allsion, Aretha Franklin, & John Lennon.

WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING
Albert King (legendary bluesman): "He's so fast, lightning would have to get on roller skates to catch him." Reported by Hank Reineke (East Coast Rocker).
Jimmy Page (legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist): "HOT!!" Reported by Pablo Guzman (NY Daily News).
David Hinckley (NY Daily News): "Robert Ross is one of the most impressive young blues men around."
Rafael Alvarez (Guitar World, Baltimore Sun, HBO's The Wire): "Ross could make 'God Bless America' stand on its head and rock ... an imaginative writer with files of Twilight Zone tales ... soulful, vigorous guitar ... agile cat quick licks."
Tom "Bones" Malone (David Letterman Show, Blues Brothers, Saturday Night Live): "Nice stuff! You're doing the right stuff. You're the new Bob Dylan. I really like that! It's really great!" (talking about Robert's political protest cd, "What Are We Fighting For?")
Bill Carlton (NY Daily News): "Robert Ross is a fine singer, a snappy lyricist, and an even better blues rock guitarist ... cut from the same cloth as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, and Johnny Winter. Time after time Ross delivers the goods."
Bob Fass (legendary host of Radio Un-nameable WBAI) "Robert Ross is a blues icon, one of the great blues spirits."