Artist description Solo-Instrumental Acoustic and Electric Guitars

Music Style Heavy-Mental Acoustic & Electric

Musical Influences Michael Hedges, Leo Kottke, Chet Atkins, Al Di Meola, J.S. Bach, Doc Watson, Robert Johnson, and Merle Travis

Similar Artists Micheal Hedges, Leo Kottke, Chet Atkins, Al Di Meola, Tim Reynolds, Merle Travis, Jorma Kaukonen, and Preston Reed

Artist History Robert is originally from Charleston, WV...graduated from WVU in Morgantown, WV....playing guitar for over 20 years in various bands...honed his skills at Cedar Point Amusement in Sandusky, OH for years working with many great people... Currently a stockbroker and the lead guitarist for the band Zeut. Past bands include: Big Time Raisin, Hippie House,and Acoustical Ambience to name a few. Has opened up for various national acts including: Acoustic Alchemy, sax legend Gato Barbieri,Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Buddy Miles (former drummer of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsy), Kathy Mattea, and Disappear Fear...Currently, catalog in NPR database of music with "All Things Considered", the public radio program.....In Morgantown, visit DeVincent's Music

Group Members Just me...except for Steve Callaghan playing rhythm on Santa Anna and Amy Moe on Le Petit Prince

Instruments Acoustic and Electric Guitars

Albums Two Seasons of the Cerebellum (tape)1991 on BRICK ROW MUSIC GROUP 1991

Press Reviews Robert Eldridge made the all-time charts based on reviews from garageband.com members. Within this category,one of his tracks is in the category of individuals ever to grace the audio servers of garageband.com's system,see more in LINKS...Will show later....TO LISTEN to MORE OF ROBERT ELDRIDGE guitar riffs Listen to ZEUT on MP3...ALSO, JUST COUNTRY BLEU reached #1 on the local DENVER CHART of MP3 on 3-21-00...ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA reached #1 on the Denver mp3 chart 5-24-00:::: Eldridge's supple guitar lines combine Gypsy jazz with blues-rock and flamenco into one clean sound. Of interest to jazz, rock, World, and energetic new age listeners-from LISTEN.COM ROBERT ELDRIDGE - Have you ever heard the outstanding music of LEO KOTTKE? ... Have you ever SEEN him play? ... I have - in the Winter of 1974, at AMHERST COLLEGE, in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was in their large hall on campus. We were all sitting on the floor, stage-center, about 15 rows back. ... All I can say is: A M A Z I N G !!! ... I think his VOICE is GREAT, too! ( He should do more SINGING!) ... Well, if you know what LEO sounds like - and LIKE that kind of playing - you're going to LOVE Robert Eldridge. ... This man is a REAL "String Wizard" - a Guitar-Picker's GUITAR PICKER!!! ... Christ, can this man play! ... This is one ARTIST at MP3.com who, truly, deserves the title of: ARTIST. ... This music is FANTASTIC! ... I would LOVE to see this guyin an ensemble like Bela Fleck & The Flecktones! ... If he sounds this good ACOUSTIC, imagine what he WOULD sound like through all the electronic gismos and gadgets!!! ... Incredible! ... YOWZA! - George Koumantzelis of AEOLIAN KID.

Additional Info BUY THE ROBERT ELDRIDGE SAMPLER 1 / Photo Credit: Jody Erikson..../. he loves Julie Nicodemus

Location Denver, CO - USA

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