Robben Ford, the gentle blues hero who has called Ojai home for several years, has been busy recording and touring recently. A veteran of bands led by Joni Mitchell, Miles Davis and George ...
Robben Ford's most focused, unembellished album in like, forever, may have also been the easiest album the virtuosic blues/jazz/rock/you-name-it guitarist has made in ...
After high school, Robben and his brothers Patrick (a blues drummer) and Mark (a blues harmonica player) formed The Charles Ford Band (named after their father), and recorded for the Arhoolie label.
Robben Ford knew all there was to know about the blues pentonic scale before he was 20 years old. Anthology: The Early Years catalogs a pre-Yellowjackets, pre-Miles Davis, teenaged Robben Ford. This ...
It’s good to have a guitar virtuoso like Robben Ford on hand for the purpose of playing Cream. Ford is a member of the band doing “The Music of Cream 50th Anniversary Tour.” The group also includes ...
Robben Ford is, of couse, a miraculously fluent guitarist, and an intelligent musician to boot. He’s no great shakes as a singer but possesses a sense of humor and, on Soul on Ten, a real feel for ...
Robben Ford has spent his career carving out a musical buffer between blues, rock and jazz/fusion. That could be a recipe for slick blandness, but Robben creates something wonderful, combining the ...
Blues and jazz rocker Robben Ford is returning to Tahoe Friday, Feb. 8. A four-time Grammy nominee, Ford has played with artists as diverse as Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Witherspoon, Miles Davis, George ...
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Robben Ford’s resume reads like the selection at a record store. The 65-year-old, Grammy-nominated guitarist and songwriter has performed with multiple artists, any one of whom would be a dream gig ...
Guitar virtuoso Robben Ford’s latest album, "Into The Sun," debuted at #2 on blues charts and shines a bright light on his artful, contemporary songwriting and stunning playing. The five-time Grammy ...