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Bobby Stanton

About Me

You know me. You have heard me featured on NPR shows several times if you listen to shows like Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" or Dave Brubeck's music in "A Welcome Home Christmas". I have contributed articles in several international music publications including Guitar Player Magazine. I'm a graduate of Berklee College of Music and was awarded the first ever "Ovation" Award, presented by Bill Leavitt and Gary Burton. I've studied with Lenny Breau, John LaPorta, and Charlie Banacos. I have won songwriting awards from BMI and ASCAP. You may have seen me playing in a theater, an outdoor concert or a stadium. You may have heard my music on Television or radio. My "A Classic Guitar Christmas" has sold well all over the world. Check out "Shepherd", my latest release on "Watchfire" records. I will be in New York recording an album in September. I am orchestrating a Broadway musical about the OK Corral called "Sundown". have lots of new music for you to listen to. Some of the people I've played with are: James Taylor Garrison Keillor Mark O'Connor Richie Havens Gillian Welch Greg Leisz Rhonda Vincent and the Rage Mollie O'Brien Robin and Linda Williams Peter Ostroushko Trini Lopez Del Shannon The Shirelles Bo Diddley Maurice Starr Martha Reeves Matt Glaser Susan Tedeschi Dave Dudley Dick Curless Faron Young Ferlin Husky Fabian The Crystals Mike Ried Livingston Taylor Sam Harris The Tokens Bill Carlson The Drifters Leslie Gore Little Anthony The Diamonds Pee Wee King The Shangralas Kate Taylor The Coasters The Marvelettes The Platters Toy Caldwell Sammy Kreason Gary Pucket Dave Mallet Big Al Downing Billy J. Kramer Charro Ray Flacke Sleepy LaBeef Hal Crook Walter Beasley Dave Rawlings Jimmy Biggins Rev. Lee Mitchell Billy Davis Billy D. Hunter Darrell Scott Donny Osmond Tommy Roe Brian Highland Boogaloo Swamis Frankie Ford Gary U.S. Bonds Eugene Pitt Box Car Willie Abe Laboriel Jr Anthony Cox Hal Blaine Charlie Daniels Noel Redding Maureen McGovern blah blah blah and on and on. If you can name all the people you've played with you haven't played with many people.

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Member Since: 10/19/2007
Band Website: http://stantunes.com
Influences: John Laporta Lenny Breau Mike Elliott Toots Thielemans Chet Atkins Roy Buchanan Louis Armstrong Ornette Coleman John Coltrane Count Basie Miles Davis Roy Nickles James Burton Tommy Allsup Hank Williams Bob Wills Chuck Berry Howlin' Wolf Duke Ellington Dizzy Gillespie Billie Holiday Charlie Mingus Thelonious Monk Charlie Parker Fats Waller Jelly Roll Morton Count Basie Cab Calloway Charlie Christian Jimmy Dorsey Tommy Dorsey Duke Ellington Benny Goodman Coleman Hawkins Fletcher Henderson Earl Hines Johnny Hodges Glenn Miller Artie Shaw Fats Waller Ben Webster Paul Whiteman Dave Brubeck Ornette Coleman John Coltrane Miles Davis Bill Evans Gil Evans Dizzy Gillespie Herbie Hancock Charles Mingus Thelonious Monk Charlie Parker Bud Powell Sun Ra Max Roach Sonny Rollins Jimmy Blanton Ray Brown Ron Carter Paul Chambers Stanley Clarke Charlie Haden Milt Hinton Dave Holland Scott La Faro Christian McBride Marcus Miller Charles Mingus Jaco Pastorius Slam Stewart Victor Wooten Scrapper Blackwell Blind Blake Big Bill Broonzy Gary Davis Sleepy John Estes Blind Boy Fuller Lightnin' Hopkins Son House Alberta Hunter Mississippi John Hurt Skip James Blind Lemon Jefferson Blind Willie Johnson Lonnie Johnson Robert Johnson Lead Belly Mance Lipscomb Robert Lockwood, Jr. Mississippi Fred McDowell Brownie McGhee Blind Willie McTell Big Maceo Merriweather Memphis Minnie Charlie Patton Ma Rainey Tampa Red Bessie Smith Sonny Terry Bukka White Josh White Sonny Boy Williamson I Hal Crook Bill Leavitt Jim Kelly Mike Stern Pat Metheny Jerry Reed Jerry Hermes Dave Knight Buddy Emmons Mike Elliot Ray Flacke Jimmy Hendrix Jeff Beck Jimmy Page Luther Perkins Don Rich Richard Thompson, Bill Kirchen, Albert Lee, Ray Flacke, Clarence White, Hellecasters (John Jorgenson, Will Ray, Jerry Donahue), Dann Huff, John Leventhal, Lowell George, Pete Anderson, James Burton, Cornell Dupree, Amos Garrett, Vince Gill, Bill Hullett, Scotty Moore, Scotty Anderson, Luther Perkins, Carl Perkins, Jimmy Olander, Steuart Smith, Marty Stuart, John Jennings, Steve Morse, Red Volkaert, Brent Rowan, John Hiatt, Buck Owens, Don Rich, Jimmy Bryant, Joe Pass, George Harrison, Ry Cooder, Sonny Landreth, John McFee, David Nelson, Nokie Edwards, Brent Mason, Mike Bloomfield, Pete Townshend, Reggie Young, Troy Von Haefen, Junior Brown, Steve Piticco, Paul Burlinson, Ted Greene, Robben Ford, David Grissom, Larry Crane, Mike Wanchic, Dave Edmunds, BB King, Joe Strummer (Clash), Django Rheinhart, Tom Petty, Duane Eddy, Steve Earle, Ricky Skaggs, Danny Groah, Brad Paisley, Mike McAdam, Jerry Reed, Merle Travis, Doyle Dykes, Tommy Emmanuel, Thom Bresh, Keith Urban (The Ranch), Steve Wariner, Roy Buchanan, Hayden Nicholas (Clint Black), Merle Haggard, Danny Gatton, Albert Collins, Andrew Gold, Les Paul, Keith Richards, Johnny Hiland, Mississippi John Hurt, Angus Young, Roy Nichols, Anita Cochran, Wanda Vick, Pete Kennedy, Kenny Vaughan, Chet Atkins, Mike Campbell, Mark Knopfler, Al Anderson, Boy Howdy (Larry Park/Cary Park), Waylon Jennings, Keith Urban, W. Brad Fordham (bass), Bill Dwyer, Jeff Ross, John Inmon, Ray Herndon, Steve Cropper, Kenny Grimes, David Murray, Brent Wilson, Arlen Roth, Bernie Leadon, Jamie Hoover, BR5-49 (Chuck Mead), Derailers (Brian Hofeldt), Dale Watson, Mike Henderson, Laurence Juber, Jim Seales (Shenandoah), Pat Donahue (Prairie Home Companion), Peter Buck, Tony Rice, Bob Brozman, David LindleyOTHERS: Nick Lowe, Graham Parker, Gram Parsons, John Hiatt, Al Anderson, NRBQ, New Grass Revival, Marti Jones, Don Dixon, Marshall Crenshaw, Kim Richey, Brian Wilson, Desert Rose Band, Wild Rose, John Fogerty, Jeff Lynne, Declan McManus, Robert Zimmerman, Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek, Jackson Browne, Pat Alger, Lindsey Buckingham, Tom Russell, Peter Rowan, NRPS (New Riders of the Purple Sage), Poco, Richie Furay, Ian Tyson, J.D. Souther, Steve Earle, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jeff Hanna, Matraca Berg, Jimmy Ibbotson, Neil Innes, Ollie Halsall (Rutles), Mark Knopfler, Mark McAnally, Leonard Cohen, Chris Rea, Jerry Garcia, Bill Staines, Nanci Griffith, Gordon Lightfoot, Jim Croce, Sting, Bob Seger, Boz Skaggs, Van Morrison, Charlie Robinson, Jack Ingram, Chris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook, Lucinda Williams, Kate Wolf, Wanda Jackson, Kelly Willis, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Shawn Colvin, Sarah McLachlan, Nancy Middleton, Townes Van Zandt, Michael Tomlinson, Dan Fogelberg, Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina, Buddy & Julie Miller, Junior Brown, Dan Crary, David Grisman, Eagles, Roger Waters, David Gilmore, Russ Barenburg, Bill Monroe, Indigo Girls, Mavericks, Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd, Little Feat, Hot Rize, John Hartford, Kentucky Colonels, Mark O’Connor, Dan Seals, Country Gazette, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Dreadful Snakes, Patty Loveless, White Brothers, Knoxville Grass, Mike Cross, Heights of Grass, Dwight Yoakam, Johnson Moutain Boys, David Wilcox, Police, Rembrandts, Jerry Douglass, Diamond Rio, Carlene Carter, Notting Hillbillies, Blondie, John Sebastian, John Hall, The Rumour, Brinsley Schwarz, Spongetones, Arrogance, Badfinger, Pete Ham, Belinda Carlisle, Beach Boys, Bangles, Dar Williams, Patty Larkin, Tom Scholz, Jay Furgeson, Bob Welch, Buddy Holly, Cold Chisel, Utopia, Todd Rundgren, The Byrds, Kinks, John Prine, Seldom Scene, Stanley Brothers, Del McCoury, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Nickel Creek, Kevin Welch, Charlie Major, Mike Henderson, David Olney, Kieran Kane, Tammy Rogers, Joy White, Rosie Flores, Andy Partridge, Harry Nilsson, Bryan Adams, Peter Case, Al Stewart, J. Geils Band, Cars, Michelle Branch, Allison Moorer, Shelby Lynn, Rockpile, Flying Burrito Brothers, Commander Cody, Rosanne Cash, Rodney Crowell, Joe Ely, Marty Robbins, Sonny Burgess, Al Petteway, Crash Test Dummies, Brad Roberts, Delbert McClinton, Dick Dale/Del-Tones, Freedy Johnston, Gillian Welch, Joan Osborne, Jose Feliciano, Julianna Hatfield, Chrissie Hynde, Concrete Blonde, Jann Arden, Roxette, Gin Blossoms, Chris Wall, John Anderson, George Benson, Thelonious Monk, Louis Armstrong, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, Captain Beefheart, Tom Waits, Libbi Bosworth, Lefty Frizzell, Jimmie Rodgers, Don Walser, Monte Warden, Reverend Horton Heat, Texas Tornadoes, Doug Sahm, Marcia Ball, Walter Hyatt, John Gorka, Gretchen Peters, Terry McBride, Susan Tedeschi, Robbie Fulks, Billy Joe Shaver, B.B. King, Rory Block, Jimmy LaFave, Hank Thompson, Charley Patton (Mississippi Delta Blues), Tampa Red (Bottle Neck), Son House, Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Elmore Elmo James, J.B. Hutto, Sonny Boy Williamson (Rice Miller), Homesick James, Bukka White, Tish Hinojosa, Holly Dunn, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Keith Whitley, Fats Domino, Vern Gosdin, Hoyt Axton, J.J. Cale, Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen, Rhonda Vincent, Jerry Jeff Walker, Woody Guthrie, Will T. Massey, Bruce Springsteen, Willis Alan Ramsey, Don Schlitz, Trent Summar, Townes Van Zandt, Lucy Kaplansky, Beth Nelson Champman, The Beat Farmers, Michael Hurley, Malcolm Holcombe, Harlan Howard, Tony Joe White
Sounds Like: I play Jimmy Wess Strings and RC Design guitars.

Record Label: Watchfire Music
Type of Label: Indie

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