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"The matter is clear. Terry Robb is one of our finest acoustic guitarists today. He's not just technically sublime; he plays with unrestrained passion you will feel deep down inside. - Living Blues magazine
Terry Robb is hailed as a blues guitar virtuoso and one of the finest acoustic guitarists on the international scene. His signature fingerpicking style has earned him international acclaim from worldwide audiences, esteemed music critics and his distinguished peers. Incorporating elements from Delta blues, ragtime, country, swing and jazz, Robb has built a unique blues sound that has made him a legend in his prolific music career spanning four decades.
The multitude of awards Terry Robb has received speak to his seminal talent as a blues guitarist. Robb has been inducted into both the Oregon Music Hall of Fame and the Cascade Blues Association Hall of Fame. He single-handedly defined the Muddy Award for Best Acoustic Guitar, winning the prize for 19 consecutive years from its inception in 1992. In 2011, the award was renamed the Terry Robb" Acoustic Guitar Muddy Award to honor his landmark contributions to blues music. In 2017, he received the Muddy Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Robb was born in British Columbia, raised in the United States and resides in Portland, Oregon. He achieved greatness at an early age, performing with Ramblin' Rex of Frank Zappa / Captain Beefheart fame, Canned Heats Henry Vestine, and steel-string guitar icon John Fahey. At age 24, Robb's collaboration with Fahey led him to produce several of Fahey's critically-acclaimed recordings, including Let Go which earned Fahey a four-star review by Rolling Stone. As an acclaimed producer and session guitarist, Terry Robb has contributed to numerous award-winning projects, including Alice Stuarts Grammy- and Blues Music Award-nominated album Cant Find No Heaven.
With more than 15 albums under his name, Robb's award-winning, blues-chart topping discography features collaborations with Fahey, Eddy The Chief Clearwater, Maria Muldaur, Ike Willis (Frank Zappa) and Curtis Salgado. His albums have soared to #1 on the Living Blues Radio Report and charted in the Billboard Blues Album Chart, IBBA Blues Album Chart (UK) and Roots Music Report Blues Chart. He has performed as a solo artist at festivals, theaters and clubs across the United States, Canada and Europe, toured with Fahey, Buddy Guy, Steve Miller and Robin Trower, and shared the stage with B.B. King, Albert Lee, Joe Cocker, Bo Diddley, John Hiatt, David Crosby, George Thorogood, Leo Kottke, Johnny Winter and countless more all-stars. He has appeared as a guest of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, the NBA Trail Blazers and the Oregon Symphony.
Steeped in Americana ethnomusicology, Robb is a sought-after educator, giving workshops and master classes in fingerstyle and slide guitar at universities, festivals and arts organizations across the United States and Canada. He is featured in numerous films, TV programs, books and articles profiling American roots and blues music and the luminaries with whom he has worked. These include Game of Thrones, The Horse Whisperer, "Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot," "Portland Mojo: How Stumptown Got the Blues," and Dance of Death: The Life of John Fahey, American Guitarist.
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LocationRainshadow Recording Studio - Outdoor Show (View)
Fort Worden State Park, Bldg 315 West
Port Townsend, WA 98368
United States
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