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Rob Ickes (August 2006)Gene Watson's peers within the country music industry believe in the sheer talent of this unassuming man from east
Texas, so much so that Gene is regarded by many of them as
'the singer's singer' - and rightly so!
'I think Gene is awesome; he is one of
my all-time favourite country singers'.
Thank you,
Rob
Ickes, for your support of Gene Watson. About Rob Ickes...
Rob Ickes,
who was born
& raised in the San Francisco Bay area, comes from a musical
family. His grandparents played old-time fiddle music &
Rob trained his young musical ear at their weekly jam sessions.
Although his family wanted Rob to play fiddle, the instrument
didn't interest him. Rob moved to Nashville in 1992, where his career immediately took off. Rob is a founding member of the bluegrass group Blue Highway, one of the fastest rising groups in the genre (Tim Stafford is also a member). The group's first recording was released in 1996 & the group swept the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards with wins for Album of the Year, Emerging Artist of the Year & Dobro Player of the Year. It was also in 1996 that Rob appeared on two Grammy Award-winning recordings: Alison Krauss & the Cox Family's 'I Know who Holds Tomorrow' and the all-star dobro release 'The Great Dobro Sessions' which was produced by Jerry Douglas. Rob has also seen the release of four solo albums on Rounder Records which have all been landmark achievements for the dobro. Rob Ickes has performed and/or recorded with a host of country music artists including Alison Krauss, Dolly Parton, Ricky Skaggs, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Steve Wariner, Marty Stuart, David Grisman, Peter Rowan, Marty Raybon, Jeannie Kendall, Mila Mason, The Oak Ridge Boys, Jerry Douglas, Susan Ashton, Claire Lynch, Lynn Morris, John Cowan, Harley Allen, The Cox Family, Reba McEntire & Mary Chapin Carpenter. Gene Watson's Peers...Select the year of your choice from the list below: |
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