Robben Lee Ford (fødd 16. desember 1951)[1] er ein USA-amerikansk blues-, jazz-og rockegitarist.[2] Han var medlem av L.A. Express og Yellowjackets og har samarbeidd med Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Larry Carlton, Rick Springfield, Little Feat og Kiss. Han vart kåra til ein av dei 100 beste gitaristane på 1900-talet av magasinet Musician.[3]
Kjappe fakta Fødd, Fødestad ...
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Ford i februar 2007 |
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| Fødd | 16. desember 1951 (72 år) |
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| Fødestad | Woodlake i California i USA |
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| Fødenamn | Robben Lee Ford |
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| Opphav | USA |
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| Aktiv | Sidan 1969 |
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| Sjanger | Blues, jazz, fusion, rock |
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| Instrument | gitar, vokal |
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| Tilknytte artistar | KISS, Miles Davis, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Yellowjackets, Chick Corea, Gregg Allman Band, L.A. Express,Little Feat |
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| Plateselskap | Warner Bros. Records, Elektra Records |
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| Verka som | Musikar, låtskrivar |
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Lukk
Som leiar
- Schizophonic (LA International, 1976)
- Live Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford (LAX, 1977)
- The Inside Story (Elektra, 1979)
- Standing on the Outside (Lakeside, 1983)
- Talk to Your Daughter (Warner Bros., 1988)
- Minor Elegance med Joe Diorio (MGI, 1989)
- Robben Ford & the Blue Line (Stretch, 1992)
- Live at the Notodden Blues Festival med Jimmy Witherspoon (Blue Rock'it, 1992)
- Mystic Mile (Stretch, 1993)
- Handful of Blues (Stretch, 1995)
- Ain't Nothin' New About the Blues med Jimmy Witherspoon (AIM, 1995)
- Blues Connotation (ITM, 1997)
- The Authorized Bootleg (Blue Thumb, 1997)
- Discovering the Blues (Avenue, 1997)
- Tiger Walk (Blue Thumb, 1997)
- Sunrise (Avenue, 1999)
- Supernatural (GRP, 1999)
- A Tribute to Paul Butterfield (Blue Rock'it, 2001)
- Blue Moon (Concord, 2002)
- Keep On Running (Concord, 2003)
- Truth (Concord, 2007)
- Soul on Ten (Concord, 2009)
- Bullet med Renegade Creation (Blues Bureau, 2012)
- Bringing It Back Home (Provogue, 2013)
- A Day in Nashville (Provogue, 2014)
- Into the Sun (Provogue, 2015)
- Purple House (Ear Music, 2018)
- The Sun Room (Ear Music, 2019)
Som sidemann
Med Jerry Granelli
- A Song I Thought I Heard Buddy (Sing ITM, 1992)
- Dance Hall (Justin Time 2017)
- Koputai (ITM, 1990)
- One Day at a Time (ITM, 1990)
Med Keiko Matsui
- A Drop of Water (Japan, 1986)
- Under Northern Lights (Japan, 1988)
- No Borders (MCA, 1990)
Med Michael McDonald
- If That's What It Takes (Warner Bros., 1982)
- No Lookin' Back (Warner Bros., 1985)
- Blink of an Eye (Reprise, 1993)
Med Charlie Musselwhite
- Louisiana Fog (Cherry Red, 1968)
- Takin' My Time (Arhoolie, 1971)
- Goin' Back Down South (Arhoolie, 1974)
- Tell Me Where Have All the Good Times Gone? (Blue Rock'it, 1984)
- One Night in America (Telarc, 2001)
Med Tom Scott
- Tom Cat (Ode, 1975)
- Reed My Lips (GRP, 1994)
- Night Creatures (GRP, 1995)
- Bluestreak (GRP, 1996)
Med Yellowjackets
- Yellowjackets (Warner Bros., 1981)
- Mirage a Trois (Warner Bros., 1983)
- Run for Your Life (GRP, 1994)
- Timeline (Mack Avenue, 2011)
Med Jennifer Warnes
- Famous Blue Raincoat (Attic, 1986)
- The Hunter (Attic, 1992)
Med andre
- Gregg Bissonette, Submarine (Favored Nations, 2000)
- David Blue, Com'n Back for More (Asylum, 1975)
- Perry Botkin Jr., Ports (A&M, 1977)
- Chris Cain, So Many Miles (Blue Rock'it, 2010)
- Larry Carlton, Live in Tokyo (335 Records, 2007)
- Larry Carlton, Unplugged (335 Records, 2013)
- Julie Christensen, Love Is Driving (Stone Cupid, 1996)
- Randy Crawford, Secret Combination (Warner Bros., 1981)
- A.J. Croce, A.J. Croce (Private Music, 1993)
- A.J. Croce, That's Me in the Bar (Private Music, 1995)
- Tiffany Darwish, New Inside (MCA, 1990)
- Miles Davis, Tutu (Warner Bros., 2011)
- DeBarge, All This Love (Gordy, 1982)
- Bob Dylan, Under the Red Sky (Columbia, 1990)
- Richard Elliot, Initial Approach (ITI, 1984)
- Tommy Emmanuel, Can't Get Enough (Columbia, 1996)
- Tommy Emmanuel, Midnight Drive (Higher Octave, 1997)
- Bill Evans, Big Fun (ESC, 2002)
- Georgie Fame, Cool Cat Blues (Go Jazz, 1991)
- Brandon Fields, The Other Side of the Story (Nova, 1988)
- Anne Kerry Ford, In the Nest of the Moon (Illyria, 1996)
- Ruthie Foster, The Truth According to Ruthie Foster (Shock, 2009)
- Kenny Garrett, Old Folks (West Wind, 1999)
- Dizzy Gillespie, Rhythmstick (1990)
- Joni Mitchell, Miles of Aisles (Asylum, 1974)
- Joni Mitchell, The Hissing of Summer Lawns (Asylum, 1975)
- Arlo Guthrie, Power of Love (Warner Bros., 1981)
- Charlie Haden, Helium Tears (NewEdition, 2005)
- George Harrison, Dark Horse (Apple, 1974)
- Amy Holland, On Your Every Word (Capitol, 1983)
- Christian Howes, Out of the Blue (Resonance, 2010)
- Rickie Lee Jones, Pop Pop (Geffen, 1991)
- Marc Jordan, A Hole in the Wall (Airplay, 1989)
- Kiss, Music from «The Elder» (Casablanca, 1981)
- Greg Koch, Plays Well with Others (2013)
- Dave Koz, Lucky Man (Capitol, 1993)
- L.A. Express, L.A. Express (Caribou, 1976)
- Michael Landau, Renegade Creation (Blues Bureau, 2010)
- Sonny Landreth, From the Reach (Landfall, 2008)
- Neil Larsen, Orbit (Straight Ahead, 2007)
- Ricky Lawson, First Things First (Videoarts, 1998)
- Ute Lemper, Crimes of the Heart (CBS, 1989)
- Little Feat, Down On the Farm (Warner Bros., 1979)
- Little Feat, Hoy-Hoy! (Warner Bros., 1990)
- Kenny Loggins, Celebrate Me Home (Columbia, 1977)
- Jeff Lorber, Step It Up (Heads Up, 2015)
- Bob Malach, The Searcher (Go Jazz, 1995)
- Barry Manilow, Here Comes the Night (Arista, 1982)
- Barry Manilow, Oh Julie! (Arista, 1982)
- Herbie Mann, Opalescence (Gaia, 1989)
- Eric Marienthal, Oasis (GRP, 1991)
- Eric Marienthal, Turn Up the Heat (Peak, 2001)
- John Mayall, In the Palace of the King (Eagle 2007)
- Amanda McBroom, Dreaming (Gecko, 1986)
- Amanda McBroom, Midnight Matinee (Analogue, 1991)
- Brownie McGhee, Facts of Life (Blue Rock'it, 1985)
- Keb' Mo', Keep It Simple (Epic/Okeh, 2004)
- John Kaizan Neptune, West of Somewhere (Milestone, 1981)
- John Kaizan Neptune, Mixed Bag (Eastworld, 1983)
- Claus Ogerman, Claus Ogerman Featuring Michael Brecker (GRP, 1991)
- Brad Paisley, Amerikan Saturday Night (Arista, 2009)
- Paul Personne, Lost in Paris Blues Band (Verycords, 2016)
- Shawn Phillips, Do You Wonder (A&M, 1975)
- Bonnie Raitt, Luck of the Draw (Capitol, 1991)
- Kenny Rankin, Hiding in Myself (Cypress, 1988)
- Rudy Rotta, Some of My Favorite Songs for... Pepper (Cake, 2006)
- Leon Russell, Life Journey (Universal, 2014)
- David Sanborn, Hearsay (Elektra, 1994)
- Marilyn Scott, Without Warning! (Mercury, 1983)
- Barbra Streisand, Streisand Superman (Columbia, 1977)
- Sanne Salomonsen, In a New York Minute (Virgin, 1998)
- Rick Springfield, Working Class Dog (RCA, 1980)
- Supersonic Blues Machine, West of Flushing South of Frisco (Provogue, 2016)
- Supersonic Blues Machine, Californisoul (Provogue, 2017)
- Eric Tagg, Dreamwalkin (Pony Canyon, 2015)
- Toots Thielemans, East Coast West Coast (Private Music, 1994)
- William Topley, Mixed Blessing (Mercury, 1998)
- Walter Trout, We're All in This Together (Provogue, 2017)
- Carl Verheyen, Trading 8s (Cranktone, 2009)
- Sadao Watanabe, Encore! (JVC, 2017)
- Steve Weingart, Life Times Vol. 01 (Skeewa Music, 2003)
- Bruce Willis, If It Don't Kill You It Just Makes You Stronger (Motown, 1989)
- Jimmy Witherspoon, Spoonful (Blue Note, 1975)
- Jimmy Witherspoon, Live at the Mint (On the Spot, 1996)
- Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Another Holiday (Warner Bros., 1985)
- Jesse Colin Young, The Perfect Stranger (Elektra, 1982)
Colin Larkin, red. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise utg.). Virgin Books. s. 478. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
