Robben Ford & The Blue Line

Regarded as one of the 20th Century’s greatest guitarists, Robben Ford’s credentials as both sideman and solo artist read like a musicians ’ Who’s Who.’ As a child he played the saxophone and by fourteen had taken up the guitar, playing with his brothers in the Charles Ford Blues Band. While still a teenager he was hired to play with bluesman Charlie Musselwhite, and also recorded with Jimmy Witherspoon. Having been a member of jazz fusion band L.A. Express and later the Yellowjackets, the Grammy Award nominee has collaborated with such musical heavyweights as Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Gregg Allman, Rick Springfield, Little Feat and Kiss. Fast forward to the early 90s and Robben Ford and the Blue line (bassist Roscoe Beck, drummer Tom Brechtlein and pianist Bill Boublitz) toured internationally pretty much non-stop, playing mostly large venues, festivals and outdoor events.

“This was a very important band for me where my solo career really began. The Blue Line was a group of people who had something very special together, playing a style of blues that stretched the genre into a hybrid form that included jazz, rock and a ton of improvisation.”