Robin Trower is one of the world’s leading blues rock guitarists with 20 studio albums and countless coast-to-coast tours [mainly in the USA but more recently in the UK also] to his name..

A leading exponent of the Fender Stratocaster, Trower shot to guitar superstar status in the mid-1970s playing his own blistering blues infused compositions.

A contemporary of Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Jimmy Page and Keith Richards, he served his apprenticeship playing guitar in sixties R n’ B group, The Paramounts, touring alongside the Stones and the Beatles.

Rising from the ashes of Procol Harum [after a five-year spell with the ‘Whiter Shade of Pale’ rockers], he then combined with Scottish bass player and vocalist, James Dewar and drummer, Reg Isidore to form The Robin Trower Band.

Following in the footsteps of fiery power trios such as Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the band soon established itself as one of the UK’s most successful musical exports to the USA through extensive touring, stadium concerts and hit albums such as ‘Bridge of Sighs’, ‘For Earth Below’ and ‘In City Dreams’.

Trower has recently returned to the live stage after turning record producer [for Bryan Ferry] and movie soundtrack composer.

2008 promises to be a hectic year for the veteran axeman on the road and in the studio. It began with a 58-date North American tour, the release of his third collaborative album with Jack Bruce entitled ‘Seven Moons’ and a fabulous 18-date tour of the UK. He plans to record an album of instrumental music and play some live shows with Bruce, later in the year.

Trower’s touring features the big and soulful vocals of Davey Pattison, sticksman drum guru teacher Pete Thompson and Glenn Letsch on bass.

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Brighton No Time for farewells      Exeter Totally sold      Bilston Blistering Bilston
Glasgow Dedicated to Jimmy      London Let me hear you say YEAH!      Manchester Pride comes before a fall
Sheffield Balls of steel      Southampton From Portswood to poignancy
Stratford-Upon-Avon The play’s the thing      Birkenhead Fab Four in Birkenhead
Fleetwood Fulfillingness’ Fleetwood Finale      For more reviews visit Steve Shail’s site here!
 

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