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Roy
Rogers is one of the premier slide guitarists performing today. With
eight solo recordings, he has also been nominated for two Grammy Awards
and 6 Grammy credits as the producer of John Lee Hooker and Ramblin'
Jack Elliott releases. He is well known for his exciting live
performances, having toured in the 1980's with John Lee Hooker's Coast
to Coast Blues Band and then with his own group The Delta Rhythm Kings
since 1986. Rogers has appeared at numerous festivals and special
events throughout the world, including Montreux Jazz (Switzerland),
North Sea Jazz Festival (Holland), Notodden (Norway), Byron Bay
(Australia), New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (USA) and
Montreal Jazz (Canada) in addition to touring Europe, the U.S.A., and Canada.
Rogers'
ability to electrify and move audiences to their feet is well known. He
loves to perform and it shows. Nominated for Best Blues Guitarist by
the W.C. Handy's in 2003, his virtuosity and style of slide guitar has
been recognized worldwide and acknowledged in such publications as
Rolling Stone, USA Today, Billboard, Guitar Player, Acoustic Guitar and
Guitar & Bass magazine. His musical talents have been featured on
numerous film & TV soundtracks, most notably 'One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest' and also 'The Hot Spot' which he recorded with Miles
Davis, John Lee Hooker and Taj Mahal and garnered a Grammy nomination.
A
native Californian, he was born in 1950 and grew up in the San
Francisco Bay Area. He started playing guitar at age 12 and was exposed
to a wealth of music styles, most notably the blues, which became his
passion - especially the Delta Blues (Robert Johnson) and slide guitar.
Since his first recording in 1976, he has become one of the finest
practitioners and innovators of modern slide guitar.
A recording artist, producer and composer - he continues to combine diverse music influences to achieve his musical vision.
Always eclectic in approach, he is constantly stretching the boundaries of slide guitar.
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