Robert Ross: NY Blues Hall of Fame & Gigs in Staten island & Manhattan #blues #music

ROBERT ROSS BAND
2011 NY Blues Hall Of Fame Inductee
Two-time New York Music Award winner for 1989 Best Blues Artist & 2011 Best Oive Blues Artist
Quote: "A blues icon. One of the great blues spirits." Bob Fass (Radio Un-nameable, WBAI-FM Pacifica Network).
Website: www.RobertRossBand.com 

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ROBERT ROSS wins NY MUSIC AWARD & will be inducted into NY BLUES HALL OF FAME in same year!!

 

2011 has been a pretty incredible year for Robert Ross. He will be inducted into the New York Blues Hall of Fame on December 4th, and he won his second New York Music Award for Best Live Blues Artist. The other blues artists to win this year were Cyndi Lauper and Mose Allison. Ross won his first New York Music Award for Best Blues Artist in 1989 and has been nominated a total of 7 times over the years alongside such stars as Johnny Copeland, Taj Mahal, John Hammond Jr., and Roscoe Gordon. Robert also won an East Coast Rocker Award for Best Blues Artist in 1991. He has also been nominated 7 times over the years along with the likes of John Hammond, Johnny Copeland, Taj Mahal, and Roscoe Gordon. The singer, songwriter, guitarist, slide guitarist, & harmonica player is known for a wide variety of blues, jazz, soul, rock 'n' roll, and other roots music. Robert worked and recorded with Big Joe Turner for Spivey Records & for Doc Pomus. He also worked with Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Big Mama Thornton, Brownie McGhee, Memphis Slim, Sunnyland Slim, Otis Rush, Dr. John, J.B. Hutto, Victoria Spivey, Louisiana Red, Eddie Kirkland, Floyd Jones, Homesick James, Bobby Lewis, Pinetop Perkins, Charles & Cyrille Neville, David "Honey Boy" Edwards, Linda Hopkins, Wilbert Harrison, & Champion Jack Dupree. One of Ross' songs was recorded and released twice by Johnny Winter. Two other originals appeared on ABC TV's daytime drama "All My Children". The Robert Ross Band has toured Europe and North America. Ross has performed at numerous festivals including the Chicago Blues Festival and the Montreal Jazz Festival, and is a perennial at the Riverhead Blues Festival on Long Island. The Robert Ross Band has released 7 internationally distributed cds. Ross performs as a solo (acoustic or electric), as a duo, with The Robert Ross Band and with a new group called The BluesManian Devils. http://www.blueshalloffame.com/Local_Blues_Talent/Local_Blues_Talent_of_New_York.html

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THIS WEEK!

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Robert Ross Duo @ Lincoln's Tavern
Saturday, October 22, 2011
8pm - 11pm
130 Lincoln Ave., Staten Island, 10306
Phone: 718-351-5501
Featuring: Angello Olivieri on bass, and Robert Ross on vocals, guitar, slide guitar, & harmonica. We perform from 8pm to 11pm. FREE Admission.
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Robert Ross & The BluesManian Devils @ Jule's Bistro
Sunday, October 23, 2011
12pm - 3pm
65 Saint Marks Place, NY, NY 10003
Phone: 212-477-5560
Featuring: Mal N. Stein on drums, Angello Olivieri on bass, and Robert Ross on vocals, guitar, & harmonica. We perform from 12 noon to 3pm for brunch. FREE Admission. Great food.

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NEXT WEEK
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Robert Ross & The BluesManian Devils @ Jule's Bistro
Saturday, October 29, 2011
8pm - 12am
65 Saint Marks Place, NY, NY 10003
Phone: 212-477-5560
Robert Ross & The BluesManian Devils @ Jule's Bistro
Featuring: Nick DiFrisco on drums, David Hofstra on bass, and Robert Ross on vocals, guitar, & harmonica. We perform from 8pm to 12am. FREE Admission. Great food. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------