Rob Ickes
| Rob Ickes | |
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Rob Ickes, world class Dobro player performing with his band, Blue Highway.
June 21, 2010 |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1967 (age 50) San Francisco, California |
| Genres | Bluegrass, Country, Instrumental, Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | musician, instructor |
| Instruments | Resonator Guitar |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Associated acts | Blue Highway, Three Ring Circle |
| Website | www.robickes.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Wechter-Scheerhorn Model 6535R | |
Rob Ickes is a dobro (resonator guitar) player. A Northern California native (born 1967), Rob Ickes [rhymes with "bikes"] moved to Nashville in 1992 and joined the contemporary bluegrass band Blue Highway as a founding member in 1994. In addition to his work with Blue Highway, he also regularly performs with Three Ring Circle and his own jazz trio.
In 2011, he was named Dobro Player of the Year for the thirteenth time by the International Bluegrass Music Association. IBMA notes that he is the most awarded instrumentalist in the history of the IBMA Awards. He was also named the USA Peter Cummings Fellow in 2010 by United States Artists, an organization that annually honors 50 of America’s finest artists across eight disciplines.
In 2009, Ickes released his fifth solo album Road Song, a jazz project with pianist Michael Alvey and vocalist Robinella (ResoRevolution). He had previously released four solo albums on Rounder Records: Big Time (2004), What It Is (2002), Slide City (1999) and Hard Times (1997). Ickes also performs and records with a "jamgrass acoustic power trio", Three Ring Circle, with Andy Leftwich and Dave Pomeroy. Three Ring Circle released a self-titled CD in 2006, (Earwave Records), followed by Brothership in 2010 (ResoRevolution). He has released a studio performance DVD+CD, Rob Ickes: Contemporary Dobro Artistry (2008, Mel Bay), featuring duos with mandolinist Andy Leftwich, solo performances, and duos with jazz pianist Michael Alvey.
Ickes was the youngest dobro player on The Great Dobro Sessions, produced by Jerry Douglas and Tut Taylor, which won the 1994 Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album. He was also on the Alison Krauss & The Cox Family album, I Know Who Holds Tomorrow, which won the 1994 Grammy for Best Southern Gospel.
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