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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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