Robben Lee Ford (born December 16, 1951) is an American blues,

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, and rock guitarist. He was a member of the L.A. Express and

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and has collaborated with

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, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Larry Carlton,

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, Little Feat and

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. He was named one of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century" by ''

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'' magazine.

Early life

Robben Ford was born in Woodlake, California, United States, and raised in

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. He began playing the saxophone at age 10 and the guitar at age 14. Robben and two of his brothers (Patrick and Mark) created the ''Charles Ford Blues Band'' in honor of and named after their father. A fourth brother died in the Vietnam conflict.

Career

At age 18, Ford's band was hired to play with

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, and recorded two albums ''The Charles Ford Band'' and ''Discovering the Blues''. He recorded two albums with Jimmy Witherspoon called ''Live'' and ''Spoonful''. In the 1970s, Ford joined the

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band, L.A. Express, led by saxophonist Tom Scott. In 1974, the band supported George Harrison on his American tour and played on the Joni Mitchell albums '' The Hissing of Summer Lawns'' and '' Miles of Aisles''. Miles davis robben ford 1 3

After leaving the L.A. Express in 1976, Robben Ford recorded his first solo album, ''

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'' with a band that later became the

. In 1977, Ford was one of half a dozen or so session players asked to play the guitar solo for the Steely Dan song "

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." In the end, the group went with the version by Jay Graydon instead. In 2006, a tribute album to Steely Dan – ''The Royal Dan'' – was released, with Ford covering "Peg" in his own style. In 1982, Ford was one of several guitarists who appeared on the KISS album '' Creatures of the Night'', playing lead guitar on the songs "Rock And Roll Hell" and "I Still Love You". Ford worked briefly with

in 1986; and can be heard on Davis' Montreux box set. Ford released his second solo album '' Talk to Your Daughter'' in 1988. He joined

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and J.T. Lewis in the cast of The Sunday Night Band for the second and final season of the late-night NBC television program '' Sunday Night'' in 1989. In the 1990s, he released the albums ''Robben Ford and the Blue Line, Mystic Mile, Handful of Blues, Tiger Walk and Supernatural''. Robben Ford has received five

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nominations and was named one of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century" by ''

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Robben Ford was married to Anne Kerry Ford. As of 2022 he lives in Paris, France. In October 2022, Ford toured in Italy with Eric Clapton as opening act.

Equipment

Guitars

Ford considers his first good electric a Guild Starfire III with a single Florentine (sharp) cutaway. He used a Gibson L-5 when he played with Charlie Musselwhite and the Ford Band, although he never thought it was a great guitar. While playing with Jimmy Witherspoon, Ford traded the L-5 plus $200 for a 1964 Gibson Super 400CES (which he sold in 1986). When Ford began playing with the L.A. Express and Joni Mitchell, he used a 1958 Gibson dot-neck ES-335. After Ford's '' Talk to Your Daughter'' album was released in 1988, Robben used a Robben Ford Signature model guitar created in a collaboration with Dan Smith of Fender and produced in Japan between 1987 and 1993. That guitar was based on the Fender Master Series Esprit Ultra that was produced from 1983 to 1986 in Japan. In 1987, new management at Fender authorized the first production of the Robben Ford Signature guitar. In 1994, production of the guitar moved from Japan to the Fender Custom Shop. Three models were produced: Ultra FM (with a carved maple top), Ultra SP (with a carved spruce top), and the Elite FM (with a carved flame maple top). The guitar line continued to be produced until 2002 when it was discontinued by Fender. Sometimes he plays a vintage 1960

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s, or a 1963 Gibson SG. Ford also owns other guitars including a 1966 Epiphone Riviera (with the original Bigsby tremolo removed and replaced with a stop tailpiece). Dumble Overdrive Special on Robben Ford's Rig, 2008-09-12

Dumble Overdrive Special on Robben Ford's Rig, 2008-09-12

In a May 1–16, 2017 tour which ended in Niagara Falls NY, Ford debuted a newly acquired 1953 Gibson Les Paul.

Amplifiers

Robben Ford uses Dumble Amplifiers and Celestion G12-65 speakers. In 1983, Alexander "Howard" Dumble made Robben's first Dumble Overdrive Special (serial #002) for Robben. Dumble himself is the owner of serial #001. When traveling abroad he prefers taking his Dumble, but will sometimes use

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or Fender Twin

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s. More recently Robben has been using Little Walter amplifiers at home and in the studio.

Discography

As leader

* '' Schizophonic'' (LA International, 1976) * ''Live Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford'' (LAX, 1977) * ''

'' (Elektra, 1979) * ''Standing on the Outside'' (Lakeside, 1983) * '' Talk to Your Daughter'' (Warner Bros., 1988) * ''Minor Elegance'' with Joe Diorio (MGI, 1989) * ''Robben Ford & the Blue Line'' (Stretch, 1992) * ''Live at the Notodden Blues Festival'' with Jimmy Witherspoon (Blue Rock'it, 1992) * ''

Mystic Mile ''Mystic Mile'' is an electric blues album by Robben Ford and the Blue Line that was released in 1993. In this second album for Stretch, Ford shows growth as songwriter besides his virtuosity as a guitarist. The album featured the collaborat ...

'' (Stretch, 1993) * ''Handful of Blues'' (Stretch, 1995) * ''Ain't Nothin' New About the Blues'' with Jimmy Witherspoon (AIM, 1995) * '' Blues Connotation'' (ITM, 1997) * ''The Authorized Bootleg'' (Blue Thumb, 1997) * ''Discovering the Blues'' (Avenue, 1997) * '' Tiger Walk'' (Blue Thumb, 1997) * ''

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'' (Avenue, 1999) * ''Supernatural'' (GRP, 1999) * ''A Tribute to Paul Butterfield'' (Blue Rock'it, 2001) * ''Blue Moon'' (Concord, 2002) * ''Keep On Running'' (Concord, 2003) * ''

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'' (Concord, 2007) * ''

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'' (Concord, 2009) * ''Bullet'' with Renegade Creation (Blues Bureau, 2012) * ''Bringing It Back Home'' (Provogue, 2013) * ''A Day in Nashville'' (Provogue, 2014) * '' Into the Sun'' (Provogue, 2015) * ''Purple House'' (Ear Music, 2018) * ''The Sun Room'' (Ear Music, 2019) * ''Pure'' (Ear Music, 2021)

As sideman

With Jing Chi (Jimmy Haslip, Vinnie Colaiuta) * ''Jing Chi'' (Tone Center 2002) * ''Jing Chi Live at Yoshi's'' (Shrapnel 2003) * ''3D'' (Tone Center 2004) * ''Supremo'' (Tone Center 2017) With Jerry Granelli * ''A Song I Thought I Heard Buddy'' (Sing ITM, 1992) * ''Dance Hall'' (Justin Time 2017) * ''Koputai'' (ITM, 1990) * ''One Day at a Time'' (ITM, 1990) With Kazu Matsui Project * ''Kazu Matsui Project featuring Robben Ford - Standing on the Outside'' (1983) With

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* ''A Drop of Water'' (Japan, 1986) * ''Under Northern Lights'' (Japan, 1988) * ''No Borders'' (MCA, 1990) With Michael McDonald * '' If That's What It Takes'' (Warner Bros., 1982) * '' No Lookin' Back'' (Warner Bros., 1985) * '' Blink of an Eye'' (Reprise, 1993) With

* ''Louisiana Fog'' (Cherry Red, 1968) * ''Takin' My Time'' (Arhoolie, 1971) * ''Goin' Back Down South'' (Arhoolie, 1974) * ''Tell Me Where Have All the Good Times Gone?'' (Blue Rock'it, 1984) * ''One Night in America'' (Telarc, 2001) With Tom Scott * ''Tom Cat'' (Ode, 1975) * ''Reed My Lips'' (GRP, 1994) * ''Night Creatures'' (GRP, 1995) * ''Bluestreak'' (GRP, 1996) With

* ''

'' (Warner Bros., 1981) * '' Mirage a Trois'' (Warner Bros., 1983) * '' Run for Your Life'' (GRP, 1994) * ''Timeline'' (Mack Avenue, 2011) With

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* '' Famous Blue Raincoat'' (Attic, 1986) * '' The Hunter'' (Attic, 1992) With others *

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, ''Submarine'' (Favored Nations, 2000) * David Blue, ''Com'n Back for More'' (Asylum, 1975) * Perry Botkin Jr., ''Ports'' (A&M, 1977) * Chris Cain, ''So Many Miles'' (Blue Rock'it, 2010) * Larry Carlton, ''Live in Tokyo'' (335 Records, 2007) * Larry Carlton, ''Unplugged'' (335 Records, 2013) * Julie Christensen, ''Love Is Driving'' (Stone Cupid, 1996) *

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, '' Secret Combination'' (Warner Bros., 1981) * A. J. Croce, '' A. J. Croce'' (Private Music, 1993) * A. J. Croce, ''

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'' (Private Music, 1995) * A. J. Croce, ''By Request'' (Compass Records, 2021) * Tiffany Darwish, ''New Inside'' (MCA, 1990) *

, ''Tutu'' (Warner Bros., 2011) * DeBarge, ''All This Love'' (Gordy, 1982) *

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, '' Under the Red Sky'' (Columbia, 1990) * Richard Elliot, ''Initial Approach'' (ITI, 1984) * Tommy Emmanuel, ''Can't Get Enough'' (Columbia, 1996) * Tommy Emmanuel, ''Midnight Drive'' (Higher Octave, 1997) *

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, ''Big Fun'' (ESC, 2002) *

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, ''Cool Cat Blues'' (Go Jazz, 1991) * Brandon Fields, ''The Other Side of the Story'' (Nova, 1988) * Anne Kerry Ford, ''In the Nest of the Moon'' (Illyria, 1996) * Ruthie Foster, ''The Truth According to Ruthie Foster'' (Shock, 2009) *

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, ''Old Folks'' (West Wind, 1999) * Dizzy Gillespie, ''

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'' (1990) * Joni Mitchell, '' The Hissing of Summer Lawns'' (Asylum, 1975) * Arlo Guthrie, ''Power of Love'' (Warner Bros., 1981) * Charlie Haden, ''Helium Tears'' (NewEdition, 2005) * George Harrison, ''

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, '' Creatures of the Night'' (Casablanca, 1981) * Greg Koch, '' Plays Well with Others'' (2013) *

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, ''Lucky Man'' (Capitol, 1993) * L.A. Express, ''L.A. Express'' (Caribou, 1976) * Michael Landau, ''Renegade Creation'' (Blues Bureau, 2010) * Sonny Landreth, ''

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'' (Landfall, 2008) * Neil Larsen, ''Orbit'' (Straight Ahead, 2007) * Ricky Lawson, ''First Things First'' (Videoarts, 1998) * Ute Lemper, ''Crimes of the Heart'' (CBS, 1989) *

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, '' Down on the Farm'' (Warner Bros., 1979) * Little Feat, ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1981) * Kenny Loggins, '' Celebrate Me Home'' (Columbia, 1977) * Jeff Lorber, ''Step It Up'' (Heads Up, 2015) * Bob Malach, ''The Searcher'' (Go Jazz, 1995) *

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, '' Here Comes the Night'' (Arista, 1982) * Barry Manilow, ''Oh Julie!'' (Arista, 1982) *

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, ''Opalescence'' (Gaia, 1989) *

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, ''Oasis'' (GRP, 1991) * Eric Marienthal, ''Turn Up the Heat'' (Peak, 2001) *

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, ''Claus Ogerman Featuring Michael Brecker'' (GRP, 1991) *

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, '' American Saturday Night'' (Arista, 2009) * Paul Personne, ''Lost in Paris Blues Band'' (Verycords, 2016) * Shawn Phillips, ''Do You Wonder'' (A&M, 1975) *

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, '' Luck of the Draw'' (Capitol, 1991) *

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, ''Hiding in Myself'' (Cypress, 1988) * Rudy Rotta, ''Some of My Favorite Songs for... Pepper'' (Cake, 2006) *

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, ''

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, ''Hearsay'' (Elektra, 1994) * Marilyn Scott, ''Without Warning!'' (Mercury, 1983) *

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, ''Streisand Superman'' (Columbia, 1977) * Sanne Salomonsen, ''In a New York Minute'' (Virgin, 1998) *

, ''Working Class Dog'' (RCA, 1980) * Supersonic Blues Machine, ''West of Flushing South of Frisco'' (Provogue, 2016) * Supersonic Blues Machine, ''Californisoul'' (Provogue, 2017) *

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, ''Dreamwalkin'' (Pony Canyon, 2015) *

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, ''East Coast West Coast'' (Private Music, 1994) * William Topley, ''Mixed Blessing'' (Mercury, 1998) * Walter Trout, ''We're All in This Together'' (Provogue, 2017) * Carl Verheyen, ''Trading 8s'' (Cranktone, 2009) * Sadao Watanabe, ''Encore!'' (JVC, 2017) *

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, ''Life Times Vol. 01'' (Skeewa Music, 2003) *

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, ''If It Don't Kill You It Just Makes You Stronger'' (Motown, 1989) * Jimmy Witherspoon, ''Spoonful'' (Blue Note, 1975) * Jimmy Witherspoon, ''Live at the Mint'' (On the Spot, 1996) * Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, ''Another Holiday'' (Warner Bros., 1985) *

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, ''The Perfect Stranger'' (Elektra, 1982)

Videos

* ''Robben Ford and the Blue Line: In Concert'' (Recorded April 7, 1993) * ''Robben Ford: New Morning - The Paris Concert'' (Recorded May 2001) * ''Playing the Blues'' (2002) * ''The Blues and Beyond'' (2002) * ''Back to the Blues'' (2004) * ''Autour Du Blues: Larry Carlton and Robben Ford'' (2006) * ''The Robben Ford Clinic: The Art of Blues Rhythm'' (2007) * ''Robben Ford: In Concert: Revisited'' (2008) * ''The Robben Ford Clinic: The Art of Blues Solos'' (2009) * ''Robben Ford Trio: New Morning the Paris Concert: Revisited'' (2009)

References

External links

Official website
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