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Over the years, Bob has performed nearly every genre of music--from hard hitting Rock n' Roll to soothing acoustic instrumentals; from country to jazz, but it,s playing the blues,that is his real passion.

His exceptional talent has afforded him many opportunities to play with some nationally known performers....Eric Sardinas, Tab Beniot, John Mayall, Coco Montoya, Kenny Neal, Mike Morgan, Junior Wells, Bernard Allison, just to name a few. Bob, along with his talented sons, Nick & Tony, have also had the privilege to open shows for Johnny Winter, Delbert McClinton, Tinsley Ellis, Bo Ramsey, James Solberg, Sonia Dada, & Pat Boyak and The Prowlers. AND TOWER OF POWER

BOB RECENTLY PLAYED GUITAR FOR GOV MIKE HUCKABEE AT THE VAL-AIR BALLROOM IN DES MOINES IOWA,

BOB IS BEING INDUCTED THIS SUMMER INTO THE IOWA ROCK HALL OF FAME.

A talented songwriter, Bob's original song "Gospel Blues" has gained much local notoriety, and was named "The Best Song by a Local Artist" by City View magazine. Bob released a new CD in April 2006 entitled "Six String Soul Vol. 1". It's a collection of original instrumental blues--some are influenced by other genres...Surf, Country, Rock, Swing.

Bob has been featured in many written publications such as; Blues Revue (See "In The News" page to read the article), The Datebook, City View Magazine, and the Iowa State Newsletter.

chip eagle,editor of blues review magazine,calls bob(,one of my favorite guitarists,)

Bob has been playing the guitar for more than thirty-five years, and plays many other instruments He currently teaches guitar and drums at Professional Music Center in Clive.

HIS INFLUENCES

any of the blues masters,bb king,albert king,albert collins,steve ray,duane allman,clapton,peter green,dick dale,the ventures,t bone walker,wes montgomery,kenny burrel,johny winter,jimi hendrix

Equipment used:

sunburst les paul,(thanks dirk!)old tele, various strats,paul reed smith mcarty,dave plummer resonator(the cobra

amplifiers

fender vibro-king (recently retired)

custom made pro- deluxe( thanks pat!)

pedals,

fulltone,line six,crowther,boss,and dunlop

a big thank you to any one who takes the time to listen to my music,

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hey check out my film soundtrack for andrew zumwalts 48 hour film project it's funny! and andrew is very talented!