Rob Burns
| Rob Burns | |
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Rob Burns recording in London, 1971
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert George Henry Burns |
| Born |
24 February 1953 Willesden, London, England |
| Genres | Pop, rock, Jazz, Country, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, arranger, author, lecturer |
| Instruments | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Notable instruments | |
| Wal basses | |
Rob Burns (born Robert George Henry Burns, 24 February 1953), earlier also known as Robbie Burns, is an English/New Zealand bass player, author and academic. Dr. Burns' career spans four decades, encompassing the varied musical genres of Pop, Rock, R&B, Soul, Jazz, Gospel, Folk and Country. From the late 1970s until 1999 he toured and worked several sessions a week for artists of international fame, as well as for many major British TV shows, before embarking upon an academic career. Burns earned a PhD in music from the University of Otago in 2008 and has published work in several academic publications. He resides in Dunedin, New Zealand and gained citizenship of New Zealand on 4 June 2014.
The only child of George and Doris Burns, Robert Burns was born in Willesden, London. When he was four years old, the family moved to the new town of Hemel Hempstead, some 27 miles (43 km) north-west of central London, where he attended Blessed Cuthbert Mayne School, St. Albert the Great and Hemel Hempstead Grammar School (now Hemel Hempstead School).
Burns began his career as a professional musician in Britain in the early 1970s, performing as a touring bass guitarist for visiting major American soul artists Sam and Dave, Isaac Hayes, The Stylistics and Edwin Starr.
Live performances and touring continued with jazz trumpeter Ian Carr (author of biographies of Miles Davis and Keith Jarrett) as a member of Carr's band, Nucleus, and an appearance in 1981 with Morrissey-Mullen. Burns also worked with Christian singer Garth Hewitt and performed on two world tours as musical director for Eric Burdon of The Animals between 1982 and 1987, appearing on his 1985 That's Live album. Between 1989 and 1996, he played the bass in the Dolphins with Robin Lumley of Brand X, Willie Wilson of Sutherland Brothers and Quiver, and Pink Floyd guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour, within whose ranks Clem Clempson and Mick Ralphs would come to jam in the band's fluid line-up. Burns also performed live with James Burton, Frank Gambale and Albert Lee during this period.
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