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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MAY 2009 SCHEDULE

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The Robert Ross Band in Harlem, NY

5/8/09 Friday: THE ROBERT ROSS BAND @ THE DINOSAUR BBQ

646 W 131st St., NYC 212-694-1777 or 888-476-1662

From 10:30 pm to 1 am.

Featuring: Steve Holley (drums), Mark Dann (bass), & Robert Ross (vocals, guitar , slide guitar,& harmonica).

For Reservations: Please call 212-694-1777 or reserve online at www.opentable.com

Harlem's fabulous blues and ribs joint!!

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The Robert Ross Band in Pennsylvania!

5/21/09 Thursday: THE ROBERT ROSS BAND @ AJ'S SPORTS BAR

5316 New Falls Rd.,Levittown, PA (215)949-9570

Featuring: Steve Holley (drums), Mark Dann (bass), and Robert Ross (vocals, guitar , slide guitar,

& harmonica).

Performance is from 9pm to 1am

Admission: $2 ($1 for Bucks Country Blues Society. members).

Thank you Bob Settleton of On The Move Disk Jockeys & the Bucks Country Blues Society.

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What The Experts Say About Robert Ross

"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 ... roaring out of Southside Chicago. We're talking electric boogie here, full tilt ... concise vocals and guitar ... 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 withh tortured feeling. Time after time Ross delivers the goods." Bill Carlton, NY Daily News, 1981

"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 overloo ked 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 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