Bob Margolin (born May 9, 1949) is an American

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. His nickname is Steady Rollin'.

Biography

Margolin started playing guitar in 1964, and his first appearance on record was with Boston psychedelic band

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, and their 1967 album ''Peak Impressions''. Margolin was a backing musician for

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from 1973 to 1980, performing with Waters and The Band in ''

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''. As a

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, he has recorded albums for

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and his own Steady Rollin'

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. In 1977 he appeared on

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's album ''Nothin' But The Blues'' along with Muddy Waters,

Pinetop Perkins Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins (July 7, 1913 – March 21, 2011) was an American blues pianist. He played with some of the most influential blues and rock-and-roll performers of his time and received numerous honors, including a Grammy Life ...

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, and others. In 1978, he made a guest appearance on

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's debut album, ''Cincinnati Stomp'', on Arhoolie Records. In 1979, he made a guest appearance, along with Pinetop Perkins, on

The Nighthawks The Nighthawks are an American blues and roots music band, based in Washington, D.C. As of 2018, The Nighthawks are Mark Wenner (vocals and harmonica), Dan Hovey (lead guitar), Paul Pisciotta (bass guitar), and Mark Stutso (drums). History F ...

album, ''Jacks & Kings''. In 1994, he appeared with

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as guest musicians on the album, ''Ice Cream Man'' by

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. It received a

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(formerly W. C. Handy Award) nomination as the best 'Traditional Blues Album of the Year'. Margolin is a columnist for the ''Blues Revue'' magazine. In 2013, Margolin was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the 'Traditional Blues Male Artist' category. His joint album with Ann Rabson, ''Not Alone'' was also nominated in the 'Acoustic Album' category. In 2020, Margolin was presented with a Blues Music Award for 'Acoustic Album of the Year' for ''This Guitar and Tonight''. Bob Margolin is the Musical Director fo
The Pinetop Perkins Workshop Experience
- an annual blues music educational workshop held in

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, organized b
The Pinetop Perkins Foundation
Professional blues musicians from all over the world teach youths the blues music tradition and instrumentation: guitar, drums, bass, harmonica, piano, and voice. The Pinetop Perkins Foundation, a non-profit organization provides financial assistance to elder blues musicians in the twilight of their careers.

Discography

Albums

*''The Old School'' (1989) *''Chicago Blues'' (1991) *''Down in the Alley'' (1993) *''My Blues & My Guitar'' (1995) *''Up & In'' (1997) *''Hold Me To It'' (1999) *''All-Star Blues Jam'' (2003) with

Carey Bell Carey Bell Harrington (November 14, 1936 – May 6, 2007) was an American blues musician who played harmonica in the Chicago blues style. Bell played harmonica and bass guitar for other blues musicians from the late 1950s to the early 1970s bef ...

, Mookie Brill, Jimmy D. Lane,

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith Willie Lee "Big Eyes" Smith (January 19, 1936 – September 16, 2011) was an American electric blues vocalist, harmonica player, and drummer. He was best known for several stints with the Muddy Waters band beginning in the early 1960s. Biogra ...

Hubert Sumlin Hubert Charles Sumlin (November 16, 1931 – December 4, 2011) was a Chicago blues guitarist and singer, best known for his "wrenched, shattering bursts of notes, sudden cliff-hanger silences and daring rhythmic suspensions" as a member of Howlin ...

*''In North Carolina'' (2007) *''My Road'' (2016) *''Bob Margolin'' (2018) *''This Guitar and Tonight'' (2019) *''Star of Stage and Screens'' (2020) *
So Far
' (2022) Bob Margolin & Bob Corritore Feat. Jimmy Vivino With

*'' "Unk" in Funk'' (Chess, 1974) *'' The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album'' (Chess, 1975) *''

Hard Again ''Hard Again'' is a studio album by American blues singer Muddy Waters. Released on January 10, 1977, it was the first of his albums produced by Johnny Winter. ''Hard Again'' was Waters's first album on Blue Sky Records after leaving Chess Record ...

'' (Blue Sky, 1977) *'' I'm Ready'' (Blue Sky, 1978) *'' Muddy "Mississippi" Waters – Live'' (Blue Sky, 1979) *'' King Bee'' (Blue Sky, 1981) With

*'' Nothin' but the Blues'' (Blue Sky, 1977)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Margolin, Bob 1949 births Living people American blues guitarists American male guitarists American blues singers People from Brookline, Massachusetts Singers from Massachusetts Guitarists from Massachusetts 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians Blind Pig Records artists Alligator Records artists Telarc Records artists