Artist description Some of Nashville's top session cats got together for a great new CD with a Great Lakes artist, Bob Gatewood. Gatewood is a multi-instrumentalist/ Singer/ Songwriter/ Producer from Cleveland, Ohio who has found his sanctuary and inspiration on a Great Lakes Island retreat, Put-in-Bay. He performs concerts with his band Calabash around the midwest and records in Nashville, TN. He was also just awarded as Cleveland Scene Magazine's Best Singer/Songwriter for 2002!

Music Style AAA/Adult Alternative

Musical Influences Beatles, Owsley, Joe Walsh, Queen, Led Zeppelin

Similar Artists Beatles, Owsley, Joe Walsh, Jars of Clay,

Artist History Frontman and driving force for the band Calabash, Gatewood spent years singing and traveling from the Great Lakes to the Florida Keys, and now resides up North where he records and performs at concerts and fairs throughout Ohio

Group Members Recording: Tom Bukovac- producer/guitarist/keyboardist/percussionist Joe Vitale- drums, Will Owsley- guitar, Mark Jordan- piano, David Santos- bass, Troy Johnson- backing vocals, Shawn Ficter, Engineers- Paul Hager, Rock DeLima, Tom Bethel Touring- Phil Talbot- Bass, Keith Wiley- Keys, Wes McCraw- Guitar, Michael Papatonis- Drums

Instruments Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Mandolin, Percussion

Albums Finally Home, Flowerbed

Press Reviews Cleveland Scene Magazine- Thursday, November 22, 2001 Cleveland Scene Magazine- Awarded as Best Singer/Songwriter, 2002 Regional Beat Bob Gatewood Finally Home (Indy4) Bob Gatewood’s second solo CD starts with some mean and bluesy acoustic riffs and a touch of conga drumming reminiscent of “Sympathy for the Devil.” This, on a song called “The One That Got Away,” goes on for a minute and a half, until Gatewood announces that “it ain’t gonna work.” It sounded OK to us, Bob. Gatewood and his backing musicians then rip into an electric version more to the artists liking. From that, one might gather that Finally Home is a blues-rock album. Not so. Things end up mellowing out considerably, making this a mature rock record that’s hard to pin down stylistically. The late-period Beatles are an influence; even shades of early 70’s art rock make an appearance here and there. This isn’t kid stuff, but it isn’t dreamy light-rock fare, either. What’s easy to pin down is the album’s sterling musicianship. Gatewood left his bar band, Calabash, back in Northeast Ohio and traveled to Nashville to cut this record with some of the best session guys in Music City, including Joe Walsh drummer and Ohio native Joe Vitale and pedal steel guitar superstar Dan Dugmore. And the flawless production is complimented by songs that carry the weight and are merely enhanced by the studio muscle. This is an extremely listenable record- perfect fare for those snowbound evenings that we know are only a few weeks away. - Steve Byrne

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Location Cleveland, Ohio - USA

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