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Robben Ford
Robben Ford is one of the premier electric guitarists today, particularly known for his blues playing, as well as his ability to be comfortable in a variety of musical contexts. A five-time Grammy nominee, he has played with artists as diverse as Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Witherspoon, Miles Davis, George Harrison, Phil Lesh, Bonnie Raitt, Michael McDonald, Bob Dylan, John Mayall, Greg Allman, John Scofield, Susan Tedeschi, Keb Mo, Larry Carlton, Mavis Staples, Brad Paisley, and many others. Born in 1951 in Woodlake, California, and raised in Ukiah, Robben was the third of four sons in a musical family. His father Charles was a country and western singer and guitarist before entering the army and marrying Kathryn, who played piano and had a lovely singing voice. Robben’s first chosen instrument was the saxophone, which he began to play at age ten and continued to play into his early twenties. He began to teach himself guitar at age thirteen upon hearing the two guitarists from The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Michael Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop. In the late 1960’s, Ford frequented the Fillmore and Winterland auditoriums in San Francisco to see Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Albert King, B.B. King and all of the progenitors of blues. “It was an incredible time for electric guitar,” Robben recalls.

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Talk to Your Daughter
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Revelation
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Help the Poor
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Cannonball Shuffle (Live 2007)
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Cannonball Shuffle (Album Version (For Freddie King))
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Albums

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Common Ground

Album • 2022
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Made to Last

EP • 2018
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Unfinished Business

EP • 2013
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Pure

Album • 2021
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Into The Sun

Album • 2015
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Bringing It Back Home

Album • 2013
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The Sun Room

Album • 2019
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A Day In Nashville

Album • 2014
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Purple House

Album • 2018
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City Life

Album • 2013

Singles

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Feeling Good (Instrumental)

2023
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A Dragon's Tail

2021
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Gold on My Shoulder

2019
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Passaic

2022
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Balafon

2021
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Catch a Ride

2019
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Sentimental Mode

2022
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Go

2021
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Common Ground (feat. Max Mutzke)

2022
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White Rock Beer...8 Cents

2021

Videos

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Robben Ford - Oasis (Live in Belo Horizonte)

Robben Ford • 27K views
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He Don't Play Nothin' but the Blues

Robben Ford • 18K views

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Uplifting Jazz

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Modern Energetic Jazz

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Easy Upbeat Jazz

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Today's Smooth Jazz

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