- Robert Lowery (musician)
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Name = Robert Lowery
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Background = solo_singer
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Born = birth date and age|1931|4|8
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Origin = flagicon|USAShula, Arkansas , USA
Instrument =Guitar
Genre =Delta blues ,Country blues
Occupation =Singer ,Guitarist
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Years_active =1950 's – PresentRobert Lowery (born
April 8 ,1931 , inShula, Arkansas ) is an Americanblues singer , andguitarist . As a teenager, he picked up blues tunes from records by Robert Johnson,Lightnin' Hopkins ,Blind Boy Fuller , Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, and others, eventually developing his own distinctive style. After moving toSanta Cruz, California in1957 , he backed upBig Mama Thornton .Robert finally made his first major concert appearance in
1974 , at the legendarySan Francisco Blues Festival , and appeared again in '76 & 84. Since then, he's traveled world-wide, and performed at many blues festivals and concerts, including a special appearance of fellow Arkansas native PresidentBill Clinton 's1994 inauguration. [ [http://www.thefreight.org/2004/july/info_11.html Robert Lowery: West Coast blues power] ] Robert has released many recordings on diverse labels, some of which are currently available.In the last several years, Lowery's reputation as an authentic
Delta blues master has taken him far beyondCalifornia . He played theMonterey Jazz Festival in2006 , New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in2007 , Philadelphia Blues Festival, Eureka Springs Festival back inArkansas , the San Remo Blues Festival in Italy and the Northsea Jazz festival in the Netherlands, among other prestigious gigs. He recorded a television commercial forMCI Inc. , singing about how my telephone bill was too high. [ [http://www.folkplanet.com/musicallives/Bob.html Celebrating Senior Musicians of Santa Cruz County, CA] ]elected discography
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External links
* [http://www.associatedentertainment.com/aec/Music/Blues/Robert-Lowery-&-Virgil-Thrasher Robert Lowery & Virgil Thrasher]
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