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Robben Ford (Robben Lee Ford) was born on 16 December, 1951 in Woodlake, California, U.S., is an American guitarist (born 1951). Discover Robben Ford's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?

Popular As Robben Lee Ford
Occupation Guitarist
Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 16 December 1951
Birthday 16 December
Birthplace Woodlake, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1951

Robben Lee Ford (born December 16, 1951) is an American blues, jazz, and rock guitarist.

He was a member of the L.A. Express and Yellowjackets and has collaborated with Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Larry Carlton, Rick Springfield, Little Feat, and Kiss.

1958

When Ford began playing with the L.A. Express and Joni Mitchell, he used a 1958 Gibson dot-neck ES-335.

1960

Sometimes he plays a vintage 1960 Fender Telecaster, Gibson Les Pauls, or a 1963 Gibson SG.

1964

While playing with Jimmy Witherspoon, Ford traded the L-5 plus $200 for a 1964 Gibson Super 400CES (which he sold in 1986).

1966

Ford also owns other guitars including a 1966 Epiphone Riviera (with the original Bigsby tremolo removed and replaced with a stop tailpiece).

1970

In the 1970s, Ford joined the jazz fusion band, L.A. Express, led by saxophonist Tom Scott.

1974

In 1974, the band supported George Harrison on his American tour and played on the Joni Mitchell albums The Hissing of Summer Lawns and Miles of Aisles.

1976

After leaving the L.A. Express in 1976, Robben Ford recorded his first solo album, The Inside Story with a band that later became the Yellowjackets.

1977

In 1977 Ford was one of over half a dozen session players asked to play a guitar solo for the Steely Dan song "Peg."

The band eventually used a version by Jay Graydon.

1982

In 1982, Ford was one of several guitarists who appeared on the KISS album Creatures of the Night, playing lead guitar on the songs "Rock And Roll Hell" and "I Still Love You".

1983

That guitar was based on the Fender Master Series Esprit Ultra that was produced from 1983 to 1986 in Japan.

In 1983, Alexander "Howard" Dumble made Robben's first Dumble Overdrive Special (serial #002) for Robben.

1986

Ford worked briefly with Miles Davis in 1986; and can be heard on Davis' Montreux box set.

1987

In 1987, new management at Fender authorized the first production of the Robben Ford Signature guitar.

1988

Ford released his second solo album Talk to Your Daughter in 1988.

After Ford's Talk to Your Daughter album was released in 1988, Robben used a Robben Ford Signature model guitar created in a collaboration with Dan Smith of Fender and produced in Japan between 1987 and 1993.

1989

He joined Philippe Saisse, Marcus Miller and J.T. Lewis in the cast of The Sunday Night Band for the second and final season of the late-night NBC television program Sunday Night in 1989.

1990

In the 1990s, he released the albums Robben Ford and the Blue Line, Mystic Mile, Handful of Blues, Tiger Walk and Supernatural.

1994

In 1994, production of the guitar moved from Japan to the Fender Custom Shop.

Three models were produced: Ultra FM (with a carved maple top), Ultra SP (with a carved spruce top), and the Elite FM (with a carved flame maple top).

2002

The guitar line continued to be produced until 2002 when it was discontinued by Fender.

2006

In 2006, a tribute album to Steely Dan – The Royal Dan – was released, with Ford covering "Peg" in his own style.

2010

He was named one of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century" by Musician magazine.

Robben Ford was born in Woodlake, California, and raised in Ukiah, California.

He began playing the saxophone at age 10 and the guitar at age 14.

Robben and two of his brothers (Patrick and Mark) created the Charles Ford Blues Band in honor of and named after their father.

A fourth brother died in the Vietnam conflict.

At age 18, Ford's band was hired to play with Charlie Musselwhite, and recorded two albums The Charles Ford Band and Discovering the Blues.

He recorded two albums with Jimmy Witherspoon called Live and Spoonful.

Robben Ford has received five Grammy Award nominations and was named one of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century" by Musician magazine.

He credited pianist and arranger Roger Kellaway and saxophonist and arranger Tom Scott, whom he met while playing for Joni Mitchell, as a major influence on his musical development.

Robben Ford was married to Anne Kerry Ford.

As of 2022 he lives in Paris, France.

In October 2022, Ford toured in Italy opening for Eric Clapton.

Ford considers his first good electric a Guild Starfire III with a single Florentine (sharp) cutaway.

He used a Gibson L-5 when he played with Charlie Musselwhite and the Ford Band, although he never thought it was a great guitar.

2017

In a May 1–16, 2017 tour which ended in Niagara Falls NY, Ford debuted a newly acquired 1953 Gibson Les Paul.

Robben Ford uses Dumble Amplifiers and Celestion G12-65 speakers.