Terry Robb. How does one describe the talent the guys owns? Electric guitar master, acoustic guitar master, writer, producer, winner of 15 (at my last count) of Cascade Blues Assoc Muddy Awards...he IS the Portland blues scene.
I had the pleasure of being on a track with Wee Willie Walker and Curtis Salgado on a Gospel/Soul reworking of The Beatles Help! and both Salgado and Walker were fantastic. (On Wee Willie Walker’s album If Nothing Ever Changes)
Terry Robb and Curtis Salgado performed one of the best blues shows I've seen at a Portland Music Associatin awards shows...just the two of them and they wowed the audience. Terry is severely under appreciated in Portland.
Oh, he's appreciated!!! We awarded him CBA Muddy Award (Cascade Blues Association - one of the largest blues associations in the country): "Best Acoustic Guitar", 19 consecutive years from inception until retiring from competition in 2011) . In 2017 we awarded him a lifetime achievement award, and in 2011 we named the acoustic blues award category, after him. The "CBA Muddy Award: "Terry Robb" Acoustic Guitar" category. And many of us go hear him play in one of his various iterations...WHEN he's in town! Either solo acoustic (weekly, for countless years), duo acoustic, or with his long-time buddies, or the infrequent big shindig with 2 other VERY accomplished guitar masters who all 3 perform as "Acoustic Guitar Summit" and fill large halls 1 x a year. he also has a MEAN electric presence, either with a small group of his own, occasionally. As consummate as his playing is, he doesn't seem to sustain a big following for his electric work (he always seems to have a small group). That, however, is how I first heard him at the Marriott's After Party, which always follows the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland Oregon, every 4th of July weekend (for 30 yrs.) that attracts about 50,000 people every year. I walked in as his side musicians were warming up and you could feel a certain excitement in the air. He arrived late, as they began to play, and I got out on the dance floor. As he played away, I was getting more and more energized and DIGGING the obvious talent & ability with those strings. It was the most exhilarating thing I'd heard. THEN, he notched it up and went into the stratosphere. I love to dance and release all self consciousness, letting the music sing me into movement...soft, graceful or frenetic and fast. With him, it was fast and full of endorphins! But when he went off, I stopped, froze and stared. Never in my life have I heard anything like that. What his mind and hands can do is just plain unbelievable.
Man, Curtis Salgado was really on his game at this stage of his career. How I miss the music he was making in the '90s. You're going to say "People gotta change"? Not always. Good to run across this clip, though. I saw it when it was originally broadcast.
Used to see Terry Robb at the White Horse Saloon back in the 80's Curtis was everywhere back then. Can't believe he's still alive much less playing! Go CS
I remember being excited to go see Foghat about 20 yrs ago or so. While Foghat were okay, what I remember most was this local guy from Portland absolutely destroying Foghat in the opener. My friends and I were blown away by this musician we had never heard of: Terry Robb. That
For the life of me I can't figure how Curtis was picked to appear on Conan's show but I thought this was kool as hell. At the time, Curtis and I were communicating and he called to let me know this was going to happen. I think he cooked here and being able to catch him live twice at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago were fantastic experiences. The one thing that sort of bugged me was that Conan basically blew off Terry Robb even after holding the Salgado/Robb cd in his hand. Curtis was on the rise about this time and I remember watching a show on the USA Network called "Sins of the City" when I heard one of his songs in the background. It was kool to be able to say "Hey, I know that guy!".
I was the frontman on this gig and was able to get Curtis, Terry, and Steve Miller booked on the show. It was a great experience and Steve Miller was so very gracious. - Ken Anderson
@@kenanderson4146 I appreciate your reply. The way you feel about Steve Miller echoes the feelings I had when my wife and I finally met Curtis. This is a damn good performance, the only thing missing, unfortunately, is Curtis' harp playing.
@@kenanderson4146 That’s amazing, Ken. I got to record with Curtis but never did meet him. Steve Miller and I have some mutual friends but I’ve never met him either. I did get to know Paul Pena a bit who wrote/recorded Jet Airliner that became a big song for Miller. It’s a small musical world sometimes.
That's not Butch Cousins on the bass, is it? I used to see Curtis, Terry, Butch and John Mazzacco at the Dandelion Pub Wednesday nights for their extended classic blues jams in the late 80s, early 90s. Hypnotic.
Because Steve Miller sings, writes songs, and has a bigger, more well known name than Terry Rob. That's why. And that's also Hollywood for you. Conan was just doing his job.
Yeah... That's Conan's jobb... got no time to mention Robb Cuz you know how the big time show biz TV big boys do things down there out in Hollywood, New York... right?
Terry Robb. How does one describe the talent the guys owns? Electric guitar master, acoustic guitar master, writer, producer, winner of 15 (at my last count) of Cascade Blues Assoc Muddy Awards...he IS the Portland blues scene.
Very old soldier here, This video takes me back. Year two thousand in Portland, Oregon I partied with Curtis and Terry every night for months
I don't understand why Conan couldn't at least recognize Terry Robb, one of the world's best guitarists.
That kind of fried me too!
Because Conan is a sillyass funny man and not a bluesoid. Terry Robb Terry Robb Terry Robb. Still picking in public around Oregon and slaying 'em.
It's damned hard to think of another singer who could match Curtis on this vocal performance. Excellent sound quality on the upload. Mercy!
I had the pleasure of being on a track with Wee Willie Walker and Curtis Salgado on a Gospel/Soul reworking of The Beatles Help! and both Salgado and Walker were fantastic. (On Wee Willie Walker’s album If Nothing Ever Changes)
Terry Robb and Curtis Salgado performed one of the best blues shows I've seen at a Portland Music Associatin awards shows...just the two of them and they wowed the audience.
Terry is severely under appreciated in Portland.
Oh, he's appreciated!!! We awarded him CBA Muddy Award (Cascade Blues Association - one of the largest blues associations in the country): "Best Acoustic Guitar", 19 consecutive years from inception until retiring from competition in 2011) . In 2017 we awarded him a lifetime achievement award, and in 2011 we named the acoustic blues award category, after him. The "CBA Muddy Award: "Terry Robb" Acoustic Guitar" category. And many of us go hear him play in one of his various iterations...WHEN he's in town! Either solo acoustic (weekly, for countless years), duo acoustic, or with his long-time buddies, or the infrequent big shindig with 2 other VERY accomplished guitar masters who all 3 perform as "Acoustic Guitar Summit" and fill large halls 1 x a year. he also has a MEAN electric presence, either with a small group of his own, occasionally. As consummate as his playing is, he doesn't seem to sustain a big following for his electric work (he always seems to have a small group). That, however, is how I first heard him at the Marriott's After Party, which always follows the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland Oregon, every 4th of July weekend (for 30 yrs.) that attracts about 50,000 people every year. I walked in as his side musicians were warming up and you could feel a certain excitement in the air. He arrived late, as they began to play, and I got out on the dance floor. As he played away, I was getting more and more energized and DIGGING the obvious talent & ability with those strings. It was the most exhilarating thing I'd heard. THEN, he notched it up and went into the stratosphere. I love to dance and release all self consciousness, letting the music sing me into movement...soft, graceful or frenetic and fast. With him, it was fast and full of endorphins! But when he went off, I stopped, froze and stared. Never in my life have I heard anything like that. What his mind and hands can do is just plain unbelievable.
Curtis is one of my favorite Harmonica players as well. E.H.
Terry Robb... Humble as can be today. Curt....simply soulful and dynamite after beating off the demons at the cross roads. SM, well shucks just great
Curtis was in the Robert Cray Bands first line-up. Terry Robb is an electric blues guitarist and brilliant acoustic player as well.
WOW! He sounds exactly the same. ....now.18 yrs. later.
I was feeling nostalgic for some Terry Robb and found this! I had no idea he had been on Conan with Curtis Salgado, pretty cool.
Man, Curtis Salgado was really on his game at this stage of his career. How I miss the music he was making in the '90s.
You're going to say "People gotta change"? Not always. Good to run across this clip, though. I saw it when it was originally
broadcast.
Used to see Terry Robb at the White Horse Saloon back in the 80's Curtis was everywhere back then. Can't believe he's still alive much less playing! Go CS
Some may be as good (very few) but none are better. I second that emotion!
So GOOOOOD😊
I remember being excited to go see Foghat about 20 yrs ago or so. While Foghat were okay, what I remember most was this local guy from Portland absolutely destroying Foghat in the opener. My friends and I were blown away by this musician we had never heard of: Terry Robb.
That
WHOA Oregon boys make big time
For the life of me I can't figure how Curtis was picked to appear on Conan's show but I thought this was
kool as hell. At the time, Curtis and I were communicating and he called to let me know this was going
to happen. I think he cooked here and being able to catch him live twice at Buddy Guy's Legends in
Chicago were fantastic experiences. The one thing that sort of bugged me was that Conan basically
blew off Terry Robb even after holding the Salgado/Robb cd in his hand. Curtis was on the rise about this
time and I remember watching a show on the USA Network called "Sins of the City" when I heard one of
his songs in the background. It was kool to be able to say "Hey, I know that guy!".
I was the frontman on this gig and was able to get Curtis, Terry, and Steve Miller booked on the show. It was a great experience and Steve Miller was so very gracious. - Ken Anderson
@@kenanderson4146 I appreciate your reply. The way you feel about Steve Miller echoes the feelings I had
when my wife and I finally met Curtis. This is a damn good performance, the only thing missing, unfortunately,
is Curtis' harp playing.
@@kenanderson4146 That’s amazing, Ken. I got to record with Curtis but never did meet him. Steve Miller and I have some mutual friends but I’ve never met him either. I did get to know Paul Pena a bit who wrote/recorded Jet Airliner that became a big song for Miller. It’s a small musical world sometimes.
Curtis is our hometown boy I just posted a video of him called Knuckleheads at Knuckleheads bar katspics 8/9/2011.
Terry Robb is the real deal!
That's not Butch Cousins on the bass, is it? I used to see Curtis, Terry, Butch and John Mazzacco at the Dandelion Pub Wednesday nights for their extended classic blues jams in the late 80s, early 90s. Hypnotic.
I bet Curtis coulda blown some mean harp to that tune if he wasn't going through that no harmonica phase
Pretty good band!
dr. octopus on electric guitar.
Ooof Conan, get a clue. Give Terry Robb some love FFS! :)
Just a note: the electric guitarist looks like Steve MIller.
Just a note: the electric guitarist is Steve Miller.
Steve Miller...or didn't anybody notice?
Of course we noticed, and so did Conan. That's why some of us are bugged that he didn't mention Terry Robb.
@mygawd55 who wrote this ... Terry?
Because Steve Miller sings, writes songs, and has a bigger, more well known name than Terry Rob. That's why. And that's also Hollywood for you. Conan was just doing his job.
Yeah... That's Conan's jobb...
got no time to mention Robb
Cuz you know how the big time show biz TV big boys do things down there out in Hollywood,
New York... right?
The bass player - looks like Nathan East?? Anyone know?
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