Robben Ford
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Robben Ford (born December 16, 1951) is a blues, jazz and rock guitarist.
He was born Woodlake, California and raised in Ukiah, taking guitar lessons at age 13 in 1965 and buying his first guitar at age 18 in 1969.
Ford released his first album in 1972, called Discovering the Blues. Schizophonic (1976) and his best album The Inside Story (1979) which was certified gold in 1980 when Jeff Beck released There and Back.
A brief 4 years later, he released Words and Music in 1983 and next was the self-titled album in 1986 when Joe Satriani released Not of this Earth and Surfing With the Alien in 1987.
He released his next album called Talk to Your Daughter in 1988, which was certified gold in 1989 when Joe Satriani released Flying in a Blue Dream. His best work in the 1990's include Handful of Blues, Blues Connotation and Tiger Walk and his was a return to his blues-oriented roots.
Discography
- Discovering the Blues (1972)
- Schizophonic (1976)
- The Inside Story (1979)
- Words and Music (1983)
- Robben Ford (1986)
- Talk to Your Daughter (1988)
- Robben Ford & the Blue Line (1992)
- Mystic Mile (1993)
- Handful of Blues (1995)
- Blues Connotation (1996)
- Tiger Walk (1997)
- Blues Collection (1997)
- The Authorized Bootleg (1998)
- Supernatural (1999)
- Sunrise (1999)
- A Tribut to Paul Butterield (2001)
- Anthology: The Early Years (2001)
- Blue Moon (2002)
- Keep on Running (2003)
External Link
- Robben Ford Guitar Tabs (http://www.jazzguitar.be/robben_ford_licks.html)