Bob Margolin (born May 9, 1949) is an American

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. His nickname is Steady Rollin'.

Biography

Margolin started playing guitar in 1964, and his first appearance on record was with Boston psychedelic band The Freeborne, and their 1967 album ''Peak Impressions''. While born in Massachusetts, he has long lived in

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with his wife Pamela. Margolin was a backing musician for

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from 1973 to 1980, performing with Waters and

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in ''

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''. As a

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, he has recorded albums for

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, Blind Pig,

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and his own Steady Rollin'

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. In 1977 he appeared on

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's album ''Nothin' But The Blues'' along with Muddy Waters,

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, and others. In 1978, he made a guest appearance on Big Joe Duskin's debut album, ''Cincinnati Stomp'', on Arhoolie Records. In 1979, he made a guest appearance, along with Pinetop Perkins, on The Nighthawks album, ''Jacks & Kings''. In 1994, he appeared with Jerry Portnoy as guest musicians on the album, ''Ice Cream Man'' by John Brim. It received a

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(formerly W. C. Handy Award) nomination as the best 'Traditional Blues Album of the Year'. Margolin is a columnist for the ''Blues Revue'' magazine. In 2013, Margolin was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the 'Traditional Blues Male Artist' category. His joint album with Ann Rabson, ''Not Alone'' was also nominated in the 'Acoustic Album' category. In 2020, Margolin was presented with a Blues Music Award for 'Acoustic Album of the Year' for ''This Guitar and Tonight''. Bob Margolin is the Musical Director for The Pinetop Perkins Workshop Experience - an annual blues music educational workshop held in

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, organized by The Pinetop Perkins Foundation. Professional blues musicians from all over the world teach youths the blues music tradition and instrumentation: guitar, drums, bass, harmonica, piano, and voice. The Pinetop Perkins Foundation, a non-profit organization provides financial assistance to elder blues musicians in the twilight of their careers. Margolin regularly appears as a featured guest artist at Last Waltz tribute shows. He occasionally makes appearances and records with his sister Sherry, a pianist.

Discography

Albums

*''The Old School'' (1989) *''Chicago Blues'' (1991) *''Down in the Alley'' (1993) *''My Blues & My Guitar'' (1995) *''Up & In'' (1997) *''Hold Me To It'' (1999) *''All-Star Blues Jam'' (2003) with Carey Bell, Mookie Brill, Jimmy D. Lane,

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*''In North Carolina'' (2007) *''My Road'' (2016) *''Bob Margolin'' (2018) *''This Guitar and Tonight'' (2019) *''Star of Stage and Screens'' (2020) *''So Far'' (2022) Bob Margolin &

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feat. Jimmy Vivino With

*'' "Unk" in Funk'' (Chess, 1974) *'' The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album'' (Chess, 1975) *'' Hard Again'' (Blue Sky, 1977) *'' I'm Ready'' (Blue Sky, 1978) *'' Muddy "Mississippi" Waters – Live'' (Blue Sky, 1979) *'' King Bee'' (Blue Sky, 1981) With

*'' Nothin' but the Blues'' (Blue Sky, 1977)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Margolin, Bob 1949 births Living people American blues guitarists American male guitarists American blues singers Entertainers from Brookline, Massachusetts Singers from Massachusetts Guitarists from Massachusetts 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians Blind Pig Records artists Alligator Records artists Telarc Records artists