A master tune-smith, Bob Cheevers has certainly earned his place as an Americana singer/songwriter rounding out his 4th decade in the industry. His style is an eclectic mix of rootsy blues and a touch of folk and country. As an Americana artist, Bob’s songs’ include tales of romance, blues-flavored tales of the Mississippi Delta, and personal looks at the world through his own eyes as well as character studies of people who were caught up in the Civil War learned from his young days growing up in Memphis, Tennessee. Bob, who lived in Nashville, Tennessee for many years, has recently just made the move to Austin, Texas. He has met many people and gained an extraordinary amount of respect along those 40 years. “Borrowing from some, but stealing from none, you can dub him one of those forgotten or unknown American originals like, say a James Talley,†wrote Acoustic Musician Magazine.Bob has spent the last six years touring relentlessly in Europe, where he maintains a large fan base in addition to his fans in the U.S. His most recent release of “Texas to Tennessee†in February, 2006, was followed up with a 95 day tour in the UK over that 2006 summer.
From an early age, Bob’s creative feet were firmly planted in the Mississippi Delta mud and his songs began to feature characters whose lives reflected the life style along the rivers of the South over the past one hundred years. Growing up in Memphis, not only was he influenced by the icons of his youth such as Elvis and Johnny Cash but also from his mother, who was a radio star during the Great Depression performing with the Big Bands of the era. Thinking of his roots, a 100 year photo of his grandmother graces the cover of his 1998 release of Gettysburg to Graceland.After starting his first band during college, Bob and his musical direction migrated west to California following a dream to become a serious singer/songwriter. In the late 1980’s, he launched the Sacramento Songwriter Showcase, which featured high profile regional and national hit writers. It was the Sacramento Songwriter Showcase that served as his springboard to Nashville. The move from California took him from the pop craze in Hollywood to country and roots music in Nashville, Tennessee, with stops in between to gather the tools and trophies of his career. After moving to Nashville, Bob organized and hosted a yearly benefit with a series of shows at The Bluebird Café for Nashville’s Alive Hospice Organization featuring Nashville’s most famous writers, artists and performers. Now in its second decade, it’s still The Bluebird’s most popular series.Among Bob’s many accomplishments during his career is an Emmy awarded by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in the music video category for Best Musical Composition with his song “Big City Gamblerâ€. When talking with him, he says his greatest honor and accomplishment is being asked in person by Johnny Cash to join what would become Cash’s final tour.As a seasoned songwriter and performer, Bob has found his own voice spinning rootsy, blues-flavored tales of the Delta in a conversational language of the heart. Just as Bob says about his music, “I don’t know if these stories are true…but they happened to me.â€Ringtones for Bob's songs at:Check out Bob's online press kit which includes pictures, articles and more info on him!
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