Bass player Rob Fraser has performed throughout the United States and Canada with a profusion of artists, appearing at venues both large and small, from intimate parties to major festivals. Rob currently performs with critically acclaimed guitarist Mike Dugan in the powerful Blues/Rock Jam Band, Mike Dugan & the Blues Mission. He also hosts jam sessions along with the legendary Todd Wolfe.
Rob fell in love with his father's classical and jazz records when he was two years old, formed his first band at twelve, and was performing in public by age fourteen. At eighteen, his popular local band was attracting major-label interest, and by the time he was twenty Rob was performing in concert halls, playing at colleges and had recorded his first album. Next he took to the road, where he further broadened his experience through years of extensive touring.
Rob Fraser is a seasoned musician with the ability to play fluently in a variety of musical genres. He has performed at concert halls, nightclubs, festivals, fairs, weddings, parties, radio, television and recordings. He is an experienced session player, and has served as an on-call roster player for several recording studios. Very experienced at substitute or fill-in work, Rob has a quick ear, is a competent singer and is a good, reliable team player with professional equipment. He is available for both live and studio work. (For contact information please go to www.robfraserbass.com).
Among the artists with whom Rob has performed are: Marcia Ball, The Coasters, Danny & the Juniors, The Drifters, Mike Dugan, Bill Haley's Comets, Vini Lopez (Bruce Springsteen), Steve Marcus (Herbie Mann, Larry Coryell, Buddy Rich), Lee Roy Parnell, Kenny Threadgill, Rusty Weir, Todd Wolfe (Sheryl Crow), Reese Wynans (Lee Roy Parnell, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Los Lonely Boys), Donna Antonow, Bernie Brausewetter (BB & the Stingers), Skyla Burrell, Cairo, Wayne Scott Farley (Glad, David Meese), Craig Kastelnik (Eddie Rabbit, Co-Op Bop), “Filthy” Rich MacPherson (Filthy Rich & the Poor Boys), Tommy Schafer, Craig Thatcher, Norris Treat
Among the artists with whom Rob's bands have shared the stage are: Trace Adkins, Asleep at the Wheel, Tracy Byrd, Mark Chestnut, Roy Clark, Charlie Daniels, Spencer Davis, The Dovells, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Merle Haggard, Indigenous, Jonny Lang, Loretta Lynn, Lorrie Morgan, The Nighthawks, The Oak Ridge Boys, Johnny Paycheck, Paul Revere & the Raiders, The Shirelles, The Tokens, Don Williams
Reviews:
Rob Fraser is a pure pleasure to watch. Not only is he an incredible musician, but his stage antics, while not consciously made, provide for great visuals.
Chris Barnes in “The Free Press”, Quakertown PA
The outrageous, yet enormously talented, Stanley is backed by an all-star lineup, (including) Rob Fraser on bass and harmony vocal.
Karen Cimms in the “Times News”, Lehighton PA
While on tour, (Mike Dugan's) band is stripped down to just the three-piece outfit (Dugan, drummer Mark Tomlinson and bass man Rob Fraser). Although the horn section rounds out the sound of the band, one gets the feeling that the pared-down trio might do an even better job of representing work.
Chuck Thurman in “Coast Weekly Monterey County”, Monterey CA
Mike Dugan & the Blues Mission emphasize solid grooves and tasty, blues-rock guitar and songwriting. Dugan lets the music breathe behind his powerful, Bluesbreakers-style guitar.
Tom Hyslop in “Living Blues” magazine
Rob Fraser and Don Plowman are as good as it gets.
The Bluetone Cafe, Easton PA
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