20 Facts About Terry Robb

Terry Robb was born on August 14,1956 and is a Canadian fingerstyle guitarist, composer, arranger and record producer living in the United States.

Terry Robb plays electric and acoustic guitar, and is associated with the American Primitive Guitar genre through his collaboration with steel string guitarist John Fahey.

Terry Robb is a member of the Oregon Music Hall of Fame and Cascade Blues Association Hall of Fame, and was honored with the eponymous "Terry Robb" Muddy Award for Best Acoustic Guitar in 2011.

Terry Robb was immersed in music and the arts at an early age, and received his first guitar at age eight from an uncle who played swing guitar and was associated with the Lawrence Welk Orchestra.

Terry Robb began performing in bands at age 12, playing dances at local junior high and high schools, and was after performing solo sets in coffee houses around Portland.

When Vestine later moved to Oregon, Terry Robb helped him get established in the local music scene, and occasionally joined on guitar during Canned Heat's Pacific Northwest performances.

Terry Robb became acquainted with blues singer and harmonicist Curtis Salgado, who was a member of the Robert Cray Band at that time.

In 1987, Terry Robb's third recording, Nice Try, marked a departure from his electric band format in favor of solo acoustic fingerstyle guitar instrumentals and included guest performances by Fahey and Salgado.

In 1994, Terry Robb signed a multi-year recording contract with the Portland-based label Burnside Records, where he would release four albums and serve as producer, arranger and guitar accompanist on several recordings for other Burnside Records artists.

In 2016, Terry Robb released his debut album with Portland-based record label NiaSounds, Cool on the Bloom.

In 2019, Terry Robb released Confessin' My Dues, his 15th solo recording and second album with NiaSounds, featuring renowned jazz musicians Gary Hobbs and Dave Captein.

Terry Robb continues to tour as a solo guitarist and singer, performing a concert halls, theaters and festivals across the United States, Canada and Europe, such as the Waterfront Blues Festival in Oregon, Lillehammer Blues Festival in Norway and Vallemagia Blues Festival in Switzerland.

From 1982 to 1994, Terry Robb served as producer, arranger, and occasional guitar accompanist on eight of Fahey's albums, including Let Go, the album which garnered Fahey a four-star review by Rolling Stone and marked a turning point in his career as he explored new genres such as Brazilian and contemporary pop music.

Terry Robb became a frequent producer or session guitarist for other Pacific Northwest artists, such as Curtis Salgado, Duffy Bishop and Phil Kellogg.

In 2008, Terry Robb launched the independent label Psychedelta Records with fellow guitarist Adam Scramstad to support the music of his students and other local musicians.

In 2006, Terry Robb was approached by cartoonist and friend, John Callahan, to produce an album of original compositions.

Terry Robb is a self-taught fingerpicking guitarist associated with the American Primitive Guitar style, which draws upon diverse musical influences while rooted in the blues.

An electric and acoustic guitarist, Terry Robb plays Fender, Martin, National, and Weissenborn guitars.

Terry Robb received the Muddy Award for Best Acoustic Guitar by the Cascade Blues Association for 19 consecutive years, from inception of the award category in 1992 until it was renamed in his honor in 2011.

Terry Robb was inducted into the Cascade Blues Association Hall of Fame in 1998, and to the Oregon Music Hall of Fame in 2009.