The Bobby Flores Band features three fiddles and some of the very best musicians in the world! Great traditional country dance music by one of the best bands you will ever hear!
Guitar: Trevor LaBonte, John Schattenberg
Fiddles : Bobby Flores, Tony Pickens, R.J. Smith, Catie Offerman
Steel Guitar: Randy Reinhard
Bass: Harlan Kubos
Drums: Dennis Kubos
"ELEVEN ROSES"
* Drums - Jim Loessberg
* Upright Bass - Jake Hooker
* Piano - Randy Reinhard
* Steel Guitar - Randy Reinhard (2,3,6,7,9,10), Dicky Overbey (1,4), Tommy Detamore (8), Jim Loessberg (5).
* Guitars, Fiddles, Viola, Bajo Sexto - Bobby Flores
* Harmonica - Richard Hunter
* Cello - John Stuart
* Background Vocals - Leighan Cortes, & Bobby Flores
* Guest Fiddle Players on “La Golondrina” and “Danny Boy” - Catie Offerman & R.J. Smith.
* Special Guest Fiddle on "Sweet Nellie" - Hank Singer
* String arrangement by Bobby Flores
* Produced, engineered and mixed by Bobby Flores
* www.bobbyflores.com
* 1-866-264-2400
* www.bobbyfloresband.com
* www.myspace.com/bobbyfloresband
* Recorded at Yellow Rose Studio, Blanco, Tx. www.yellowrosestudio.com
* Mastered by Tommy Detamore at Cherry Ridge Studio
* Exec. Producer - Al Michalczak
* *Jim Loessberg appears courtesy of StarTex Records.
* *R.J. Smith, Catie Offerman and John Stuart appear courtesy of the Bulverde Academy of Music String Orchestra, www.bam8.com
Influences
Bela Bartok, Charlie Parker, Ray Price, Sinatra, Tommy Jackson, Buddy
Emmons, Grady Martin, Hank Garland, Pinchas Zukerman, Allan Holdsworth,
Eric Johnson, Pat Martino, Lenny Breau, Mark O'Conner, Jaco Pastorius,
Andres Segovia, Dave Brubeck, Wes Montgomery, John Coltrane, J.S. Bach, Brahms, etc.
Bobby is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, arranger / producer / composer, and first call session musician. Hes recorded and performed on stage with Ray Price, Willie Nelson, Johnny Bush, Doug Sahm, to name just a few. In 2003 he received a Grammy Award for his string and brass arrangements and violin performances on Freddy Fenders CD, La Musica de Baldemar Huerta. He studied music theory at Trinity University and violin under Trinity's Musical Director, the late Dominick Saltarelli, jazz guitar with Jackie King, and classical guitar with David Underwood.
In 2007 Bobby had the honor of being inducted into both the Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame as well as the Southern Legends of Entertainment Hall of Fame.
1968 - 1970: At age seven, performed professionally at local functions and on the gospel circuit in the Texas area as gospel duo with his mom, Mary Jane Flores. Performed with a traveling Christian group, the Young Americans For Christ.
1970: Began working nightclubs professionally at age nine as a featured single artist with George Chambers & The Country Gentlemen.
1971-1980: Formed first band at 13, played clubs and fairs. Opened for Larry Gatlin, Tanya Tucker, Conway Twitty, Johnny Rodriguez, Marty Robbins, Bobby Bare, and Wynn Stewart. Featured in a regional Big Red soft drink TV commercial. Played with several regional bands. Member of the late Jimmy Peters Texas Juke-Box Band. Member of the KKYX Road show team performing across the state. Recorded first of four regionally charted singles. First album released shortly afterwards.
1980 -1981: Band leader/show opener/fiddle player for Johnny Bush and the Bandoleros.
1981 - 1982: Vocalist/guitarist for top 40 dance band Gone City. Toured Southern US.
1983 -1986: Joined popular San Antonio rock band The Boiz. Played violin with Trinity University Community Orchestra. Began classical guitar studies, and served as a guitar instructor at Dellview Music.
1986 - 1988: Began work as record producer and worked with local groups Mass Transit, Joe Aero & Blackjack, Rocky Thompson & The Lost Hat Band, Barbara Fairchild and Mack Abernathy.
1988 - 1996: Formed band Angel Fire with brother Greg and sister Sandra and played Texas A circuit, several top rooms in Texas. Opened for Steve Wariner, Vince Gill, Shenandoah, George Strait, Diamond Rio, Garth Brooks and others. Began part time performances with Ray Price.
1996 - 1997: Fiddle, guitar and vocals with David Kersh (Curb Records). Toured the US and Canada. Performed on several television and radio programs including Prime Time TNN. Concert opener for Lee Ann Rimes, Tracy Lawrence, Brian White, Collin Raye, Deana Carter, and others. Steel guitar for Emilio including performances at George Straits Country Music Festival at the Alamodome and Six Flags Over Texas in San Antonio, TX. Fiddle player for Ray Price. Appeared on televised Grand Ole Opry and Prime Time shows. Played several consecutive Willie Nelson 4th of July picnics in Luckenbach, and numerous other dates across US.
1997 - 2001: First violin / fiddle for Ray Price and the Cherokee Cowboys, touring U.S.
2001 - 2004: Fiddle with Jake Hooker and the Outsiders.
2005 to present: Now fronts his own group, The Bobby Flores Band, and performs extensively throughout the Southwest. In addition Bobby also produces albums and owns/directs the Bulverde Academy of Music, a one-of-a-kind live-performance music instructional facility.
See: www.bobbyflores.com.
Contact Brenda Ullevig @ 830-534-3569 for booking info.
Bobby's CD "Eleven Roses" is NOW available in our store!
Hello Bobby, greetings from a great fan of your music!. Our new CD „Slow Horses“ was released November 14th, available via http://cdbaby.com/cd/slowhorses2 & ITunes. Country & Americana from Germany. The british Maverick Magazine reviewed it like that: „This German band is almost certainly the best modern country outfit in Europe with the musical and vocal ability to stand side-by-side any of the major Nashville-based acts without in any way being relegated to second best“.
Hi Bobby. Love your new songs! Check out http://www.myspace.com/slowhorses, our new CD’s gonna be released in November 2009. Country & Americana from Germany, yeah man. Cheers, Lutz
Hey Bobby - Long time no see!! Hope to see you in Bandera Labor Day Weekend!! Haven't been to the Longhorn Bar before, but will try to get over there to see ya!!!! Martha
Thanks for being such a great friend!!!! YOU ROCK!!! Have a great week!!!!!
If you are around Friday August 28th I'll be having a big show at Tumbleweed Texas with the Spiffingtons in Houston Texas I really hope to see you there!!!
If you sign up on my mailing list this week you will be entered in the drawing for a copy of my new self-titled CD Susan Hickman. you also get a free download just for singing up. Just fill in the mailing list form on my MySpace page!!! Hope you have a great week!!! Love ~Susan www.susanhickman.com
It doesn't get much better than a shuffle beat, a walking bass line, a crying pedal steel guitar and one heckuva voice. Nice work! When are you coming to Vancouver, Canada?
You are AWESOME!!! Thank you so much for being a friend!!! Hope you are having a great summer!!! I sure am, Hope to hear from you soon!!!
Wrapped Up In Me is #31 on the New Music Weekly Country Main Chart!!!! I am also #12 on the top 30 Indie Chart this week!!! It is on radio stations across the nation, you can request it now!!!!! Also, If you are around Friday August 28th I'll be having a big show at Tumbleweed Texas with the Spiffingtons in Houston Texas I really hope to see you there!!!
If you sign up on my mailing list this week you will be entered in the drawing for a copy of my new self-titled CD Susan Hickman. you also get a free download just for singing up. Just fill in the mailing list form on my MySpace page!!! Hope you have a great week!!! Love ~Susan www.susanhickman.com
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