Bob Margolin

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Bob Margolin
Telarc, Steady Rollin' Records, VizzTone Label Group
Spouse(s)Pamela Margolin
Websitebobmargolin.com

Bob Margolin (born May 9, 1949)[2] is an American electric blues guitarist.[1] 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 High Point, North Carolina with his wife Pamela.[3]

Margolin was a backing musician for

Telarc and his own Steady Rollin' record label
. In 1977 he appeared on Johnny Winter's album Nothin' But The Blues along with Muddy Waters, Pinetop Perkins, James Cotton, 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.[4]

In 1994, he appeared with

Blues Music Award (formerly W. C. Handy Award) nomination as the best 'Traditional Blues Album of the Year'.[6]

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.[7]

In 2020, Margolin was presented with a Blues Music Award for 'Acoustic Album of the Year' for This Guitar and Tonight.[8]

Bob Margolin is the Musical Director for The Pinetop Perkins Workshop Experience - an annual blues music educational workshop held in Clarksdale, Mississippi, 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.[9] He occasionally makes appearances and records with his sister Sherry, a pianist.[10]

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, Pinetop Perkins, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Hubert Sumlin
  • 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 & Bob Corritore Feat. Jimmy Vivino

With Muddy Waters

With Johnny Winter

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 1-904041-96-5
    .
  2. Allmusic
    . Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  3. ^ https://www.salisburypost.com/2009/04/30/spotlight-on-steady-rollin-bob-margolin-headlining-at-rbjs-blues-and-brews/
  4. ISBN 1-85868-255-X
    .
  5. ISBN 1-85868-255-X
    .
  6. ^ "Login". Timesonlnie.co.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2014. (subscription required)
  7. ^ "Blues Music Awards Nominees - 2013 - 34th Blues Music Awards". Blues.org. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  8. ^ McKay, Robin. "BLUES MUSIC AWARDS". Blues.org. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  9. ^ https://www.sflmusic.com/bob-margolin/
  10. ^ https://bobcorritore.com/news/newsletter-archive/2016-archives/

External links

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