Editing Robben Ford

{{Short description|American guitarist (born 1951)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name                = Robben Ford
| image               = Robben Ford.jpg
| image_size          = 
| landscape           = 
| caption             = Ford in February 2007
| background          = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name          = Robben Lee Ford
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1951|12|16|mf=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Woodlake, California]], U.S.
| genre               =  [[Blues]], [[jazz]], [[jazz fusion|fusion]], [[rock music|rock]]
| occupation          = Guitarist
| years_active        = 1969–present
| associated_acts     = [[Kiss (band)|KISS]], [[Miles Davis]], [[John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers]], [[Yellowjackets (band)|Yellowjackets]], [[Chick Corea]], [[Gregg Allman Band]], [[L.A. Express]], [[Little Feat]]
| website             = {{URL|robbenford.com}}
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'''Robben Lee Ford''' (born December 16, 1951)<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=478}}</ref> is an American [[blues]], [[jazz]], and [[rock music|rock]] guitarist.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p6509/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Robben Ford|author=Scott Yanow |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=November 27, 2011}}</ref> He was a member of the [[L.A. Express]] and [[Yellowjackets (band)|Yellowjackets]] and has collaborated with [[Miles Davis]], [[Joni Mitchell]], [[George Harrison]], [[Larry Carlton]], [[Rick Springfield]], [[Little Feat]], and [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]. He was named one of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century" by ''[[Musician (magazine)|Musician]]'' magazine.<ref name="NPR.org 2013">{{cite web | title=Robben Ford On Piano Jazz | website=NPR.org | date=May 3, 2013 | url=https://www.npr.org/2013/05/03/180860310/robben-ford-on-piano-jazz | access-date=August 10, 2019 | archive-date=August 10, 2019 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190810164217/https://www.npr.org/2013/05/03/180860310/robben-ford-on-piano-jazz}}</ref>

==Early life==
Robben Ford was born in [[Woodlake, California]],<ref name="Larkin"/> 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.<ref name="russell">{{cite book
| first= Tony
| last= Russell
| year= 1997
| title= The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray
| publisher= Carlton Books Limited
| location= Dubai
| page= 110
| isbn= 1-85868-255-X}}</ref> A fourth brother died in the Vietnam conflict.

==Career==
At age 18, Ford's band was hired to play with [[Charlie Musselwhite]],<ref name="AMG"/> and recorded two albums  ''The Charles Ford Band''<ref name="Larkin"/> and ''Discovering the Blues''.  He recorded two albums with [[Jimmy Witherspoon]]<ref>[[Bob Porter (record producer)|Bob Porter]] radio show December 8, 2012, on [[WBGO]] "Portraits in Blue"</ref> called ''Live'' and ''Spoonful''.  In the 1970s, Ford joined the [[jazz fusion]] band, L.A. Express,<ref name="AMG"/> led by saxophonist [[Tom Scott (saxophonist)|Tom Scott]].  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]]''.<ref name="AMG"/>

[[File:Miles davis robben ford 1 3.jpg|thumb|Miles Davis & Robben Ford in Montreux in 1986]]After leaving the L.A. Express in 1976, Robben Ford recorded his first solo album, ''[[The Inside Story (album)|The Inside Story]]'' with a band that later became the [[Yellowjackets (band)|Yellowjackets]].<ref name="AMG"/>

In 1977 Ford was one of over half a dozen session players asked to play a guitar solo for the [[Steely Dan]] song "[[Peg (song)|Peg]]." The band eventually used a version by [[Jay Graydon]]. In 2006, a tribute album to Steely Dan – ''The Royal Dan'' – was released, with Ford covering "Peg" in his own style.

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".

Ford worked briefly with [[Miles Davis]] in 1986;<ref name="AMG"/> and can be heard on [[The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux|Davis' Montreux box set]]. Ford released his second solo album ''[[Talk to Your Daughter]]'' in 1988.<ref name="Larkin"/>  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 (American TV program)|Sunday Night]]'' in 1989.<ref>''Sunday Night'' – episode #121 (1989), [[Broadway Video]], Inc.</ref> In the 1990s, he released the albums ''Robben Ford and the Blue Line, Mystic Mile, Handful of Blues, Tiger Walk and Supernatural''.<ref name="Larkin"/>

Robben Ford has received five [[Grammy Award]] nominations<ref>{{cite web|author=Karen Lindell |url=http://www.vcstar.com/news/2008/jan/31/matter-of-truth/ |title=Ojai's Robben Ford doesn't mince words, or licks, on his Grammy-nominated blues CD |publisher=VC-Star |date=January 31, 2008 |access-date=September 7, 2015}}</ref> and was named one of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century" by ''[[Musician (magazine)|Musician]]'' magazine.<ref>[http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist.aspx?ob=ros&src=lb&aid=2767]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061026175051/http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist.aspx?ob=ros&src=lb&aid=2767|date=October 26, 2006}}</ref> He credited pianist and arranger [[Roger Kellaway]] and saxophonist and arranger [[Tom Scott (saxophonist)|Tom Scott]], whom he met while playing for [[Joni Mitchell]], as major influences on his musical development.<ref name="Lesson">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/_kBtZ3WyZ_Y Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20121126073124/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kBtZ3WyZ_Y&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kBtZ3WyZ_Y|title=Robben Ford Guitar Lesson - Crafting a Solo - Blues Revolution|date=September 14, 2012 |publisher=TrueFire|access-date=March 15, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Robben Ford was married to [[Anne Kerry Ford]]. As of 2022 he lives in Paris, France.<ref>{{cite web|author=Bob Bakert |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghYGJ8tFtLc|title=Robben Ford Talks Candidly About His Career - October 2022| date=October 12, 2022 |publisher=Jazz Guitar Today |access-date=October 14, 2022 }}</ref>

In October 2022, Ford toured in Italy opening for [[Eric Clapton]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Robben Ford aprirà i concerti di Eric Clapton in Italia |language=it-IT |work=Rockol |url=https://www.rockol.it/news-732318/robben-ford-chi-e-aprira-concerti-eric-clapton-in-italia?amp=1 |access-date=16 December 2022}}</ref>

==Equipment==
===Guitars===
Ford considers his first good electric a [[Guild Guitar Company|Guild]] Starfire III with a single Florentine (sharp) cutaway. He used a [https://www.vintageguitar.com/38119/fretprints-robben-ford/ Gibson L-5] when he played with [[Charlie Musselwhite]] and the Ford Band, although he never thought it was a great guitar. While playing with [[Jimmy Witherspoon]], Ford traded the L-5 plus $200 for a [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/photos/image-9105 1964 Gibson Super 400CES] (which he sold in 1986). When Ford began playing with the [[L.A. Express]] and [[Joni Mitchell]], he used a 1958 Gibson dot-neck ES-335. At some point he also acquired a [https://www.vintageguitar.com/60708/pop-n-hiss-robben-ford-and-yellowjackets/ 1963 Gibson Es-335].

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 Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender]] and produced in Japan between 1987 and 1993. That guitar was based on the Fender Master Series Esprit Ultra that was produced from 1983 to 1986 in Japan. In 1987, new management at Fender authorized the first production of the Robben Ford Signature guitar. 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). The guitar line continued to be produced until 2002 when it was discontinued by Fender.

Sometimes he plays a vintage 1960 [[Fender Telecaster]], [[Gibson Les Paul]]s,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vintageguitar.com/3401/robben-ford/|title=Robben Ford|work=Vintage Guitar® magazine|date=April 8, 2014 |access-date=January 7, 2015}}</ref> a 1963 Gibson SG,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1013/robben-ford-gets-lean-and-clean/23829|title=Robben Ford Gets Lean and Clean|work=Guitar Player Magazine® magazine|access-date=January 30, 2014}}</ref> a Gibson Es-335 12-string that he has set up as a 6-string, a [https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/nashvillescene.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/ae/9ae373f0-1498-11ec-b068-c793ce8a694c/613f558cbff00.image.jpg?resize=990%2C687 1966 Epiphone Riviera] (with the original Bigsby tremolo removed and replaced with a stop tailpiece).

[[File:Dumble Overdrive Special on Robben Ford's Rig, 2008-09-12.jpg|thumb|198x198px|Ford's Dumble Overdrive Special]]
In a May 1–16, 2017 tour which ended in Niagara Falls NY, Ford debuted a newly acquired 1953 Gibson Les Paul.

In the summer of 2021 he teased a [[PRS Guitars|PRS]] [https://guitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PRS-Robben-Ford-McCarty-Signature@2000x1500-696x522.jpg Robben Ford Limited Edition McCarty signature guitar] which was finally released in October 2022.

===Amplifiers===
Robben Ford uses [[Dumble Amplifiers]] and Celestion G12-65 speakers. In 1983, Alexander "Howard" Dumble made Robben's first Dumble Overdrive Special (serial #102) for Robben. Dumble himself is the owner of serial #001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/20572-rig-rundown-robben-ford|title=Rig Rundown: Robben Ford|work=Premier Guitar® magazine|access-date=March 19, 2014}}</ref>

When traveling abroad he prefers taking his Dumble, but will sometimes use [[Fender Super Reverb]] or [[Fender Twin]] [[amplifier]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/22481-things-we-learned-from-robben-ford|title=10 Things We Learned from Robben Ford|work=Premier Guitar® magazine|access-date=May 6, 2015}}</ref>  When playing his Fenders, Ford uses a [[List of distortion pedals#Hermida Audio Zendrive|Hermida Zendrive]] overdrive pedal, which was designed to replicate the sound of Ford's Dumble amplifier.<ref name="Ross">{{cite web |last1=Ross |first1=Michael |title=Builder Profile: Hermida Audio Technology |url=https://www.premierguitar.com/builder-profile-hermida-audio-technology |website=premierguitar.com |publisher=Premier Guitar |access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref>

Robben Ford has lately been playing hand crafted amplifiers by Little Walter Tube Amps.

==Discography==

=== As leader/co-leader ===
* ''[[Robben Ford:Schizophonic|Schizophonic]]'' (L.A. International, 1976)
* ''Live: Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford'' (LAX, 1977)
* ''[[The Inside Story (album)|The Inside Story]]'' (Elektra, 1979)
* ''[[Talk to Your Daughter]]'' (Warner Bros., 1988)
* ''Minor Elegance'' (MGI, 1989) - with [[Joe Diorio]]
* ''Live at the Notodden Blues Festival'' (Blue Rock'it, 1992) - with [[Jimmy Witherspoon]]
* ''Robben Ford & the Blue Line'' (Stretch, 1992)
* ''[[Mystic Mile]]'' (Stretch, 1993)
* ''Handful of Blues'' (Blue Thumb, 1995)
* ''Ain't Nothin' New About the Blues'' (AIM, 1995) - with Jimmy Witherspoon
* ''[[Blues Connotation]]'' (ITM, 1997) - reissue of ''A Song I Thought I Heard Buddy Sing''
* ''[[Tiger Walk (album)|Tiger Walk]]'' (Blue Thumb, 1997)
* ''The Authorized Bootleg'' (Blue Thumb, 1997)
* ''Discovering the Blues'' (Avenue, 1997)
* ''[[Sunrise (Robben Ford album)|Sunrise]]'' (Avenue, 1999)
* ''Supernatural'' (Blue Thumb, 1999)
* ''A Tribute to [[Paul Butterfield]]'' (Blue Rock'it, 2001)
* ''Blue Moon'' (Concord, 2002)
* ''Keep On Running'' (Concord, 2003)
* ''[[Truth (Robben Ford album)|Truth]]'' (Concord, 2007)
* ''[[Soul on Ten]]'' (Concord, 2009)
* ''Bringing It Back Home'' (Provogue, 2013)
* ''A Day in Nashville'' (Provogue, 2014)
* ''[[Into the Sun (Robben Ford album)|Into the Sun]]'' (Provogue, 2015)
* ''Purple House'' (Ear Music, 2018)
* ''The Sun Room'' (Ear Music, 2019) - with [[Bill Evans (saxophonist)|Bill Evans]]
* ''Common Ground'' (13J Productions, 2020) - with Bill Evans
* ''Pure'' (Ear Music, 2021)
* ''Night in the City'' (Ear Music, 2023)

=== As member ===
'''[[Yellowjackets (band)|Yellowjackets]]'''
* ''[[Yellowjackets (album)|Yellowjackets]]'' (Warner Bros., 1981)
* ''[[Mirage a Trois]]''  (Warner Bros., 1983)
* ''[[Run for Your Life (Yellowjackets album)|Run for Your Life]]'' (GRP, 1994)
* ''Timeline'' (Mack Avenue, 2011)

=== As sideman ===
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'''With [[Larry Carlton]]'''
* ''Live in Tokyo'' (335 Records, 2007)
* ''Unplugged'' (335 Records, 2013)

'''With [[A.J. Croce]]'''
* ''[[A. J. Croce (album)|A.J. Croce]]'' (Private Music, 1993)
* ''[[That's Me in the Bar]]'' (Private Music, 1995) 
* ''By Request'' (Compass Records, 2021)

'''With [[Tommy Emmanuel]]'''
* ''Can't Get Enough'' (Columbia, 1996)
* ''Midnight Drive'' (Higher Octave, 1997)

'''With [[Jerry Granelli]]'''
* ''One Day at a Time'' (ITM, 1990)
* ''Koputai'' (ITM, 1990)
* ''A Song I Thought I Heard Buddy Sing'' (ITM, 1992)
* ''Dance Hall'' (Justin Time, 2017)

'''With Jing Chi (Jimmy Haslip, Vinnie Colaiuta)'''
* ''Jing Chi'' (Tone Center, 2002)
* ''Live! (At Yoshi's)'' (Tone Center, 2003)
* ''3D'' (Tone Center, 2004)
* ''Supremo'' (Tone Center, 2017)

'''With [[Little Feat]]'''
* ''[[Down on the Farm (album)|Down on the Farm]]'' (Warner Bros., 1979)
* ''[[Hoy-Hoy!]]'' (Warner Bros., 1981)

'''With [[Barry Manilow]]'''
* ''[[Here Comes the Night (Barry Manilow album)|Here Comes the Night]]'' (Arista, 1982)
* ''Oh Julie!'' [EP] (Arista, 1982)

'''With [[Eric Marienthal]]'''
* ''Oasis'' (GRP, 1991)
* ''Turn Up the Heat'' (Peak, 2001)

'''With [[Keiko Matsui]]'''
* ''A Drop of Water'' (Passport Jazz, 1986)
* ''Under Northern Lights'' (MCA, 1988)
* ''No Borders'' (MCA, 1990)

'''With [[Amanda McBroom]]'''
* ''Dreaming'' (Gecko; Analogue Productions, 1986)
* ''Midnight Matinee'' (Gecko; Analogue Productions, 1991)

'''With [[Michael McDonald (musician)|Michael McDonald]]'''
* ''[[If That's What It Takes (album)|If That's What It Takes]]'' (Warner Bros., 1982)
* ''[[No Lookin' Back]]'' (Warner Bros., 1985)
* ''[[Blink of an Eye (Michael McDonald album)|Blink of an Eye]]'' (Reprise, 1993)

'''With [[Charlie Musselwhite]]'''
* ''Louisiana Fog'' (Cherry Red, 1968)
* ''Takin' My Time'' (Arhoolie, 1971)
* ''Goin' Back Down South'' (Arhoolie, 1974)
* ''Tell Me Where Have All the Good Times Gone?'' (Blue Rock'it, 1984)
* ''One Night in America'' (Telarc, 2001)

'''With [[John Kaizan Neptune]]'''
* ''West of Somewhere'' (Milestone, 1981)
* ''Mixed Bag'' (Eastworld, 1983)

'''With Renegade Creation'''
* ''Renegade Creation'' (Blues Bureau International, 2010)
* ''Bullet'' (Blues Bureau International, 2012)

'''With [[Tom Scott (saxophonist)|Tom Scott]]'''
* ''Tom Cat'' (Ode/A&M, 1975)
* ''Reed My Lips'' (GRP, 1994)
* ''Night Creatures'' (GRP, 1995)
* ''Bluestreak'' (GRP, 1996)

'''With [[Supersonic Blues Machine]]'''
* ''West of Flushing, South of Frisco'' (Provogue, 2016)
* ''Californisoul'' (Provogue, 2017)

'''With [[Jennifer Warnes]]'''
* ''[[Famous Blue Raincoat (album)|Famous Blue Raincoat]]'' (Cypress, 1986)
* ''[[The Hunter (Jennifer Warnes album)|The Hunter]]'' (Private Music, 1992)

'''With [[Jimmy Witherspoon]]'''
* ''Spoonful'' (Blue Note, 1975)
* ''Live at the Mint'' (On The Spot/Private Music, 1996)

'''With others'''
* [[Gregg Bissonette]], ''Submarine'' (Favored Nations, 2000)
* [[David Blue (musician)|David Blue]], ''Com'n Back for More'' (Asylum, 1975)
* [[Perry Botkin Jr.]], ''Ports'' (A&M, 1977)
* [[Chris Cain]], ''So Many Miles'' (Blue Rock'it, 2010)
* [[Julie Christensen]], ''Love Is Driving'' (Stone Cupid, 1996)
* [[Randy Crawford]], ''[[Secret Combination (Randy Crawford album)|Secret Combination]]'' (Warner Bros., 1981)
* [[Tiffany Darwish]], ''New Inside'' (MCA, 1990)
* [[Miles Davis]], ''Tutu'' (Warner Bros., 2011)
* [[DeBarge]], ''[[All This Love (album)|All This Love]]'' (Gordy, 1982)
* [[Bob Dylan]], ''[[Under the Red Sky]]'' (Columbia, 1990)
* [[Richard Elliot]], ''Initial Approach'' (ITI, 1984)
* [[Bill Evans (saxophonist)|Bill Evans]], ''Big Fun'' (ESC, 2002)
* [[Georgie Fame]], ''Cool Cat Blues'' (Go Jazz, 1991)
* [[Brandon Fields (musician)|Brandon Fields]], ''The Other Side of the Story'' (Nova, 1988)
* [[Anne Kerry Ford]], ''In the Nest of the Moon'' (Illyria, 1996)
* [[Ruthie Foster]], ''[[The Truth According to Ruthie Foster]]'' (Shock, 2009)
* [[Kenny Garrett]], ''Old Folks'' (West Wind, 1999)
* [[Dizzy Gillespie]], ''[[Rhythmstick]]'' (CTI, 1990)
* [[Arlo Guthrie]], ''Power of Love'' (Warner Bros., 1981)
* [[Charlie Haden]], ''Helium Tears'' (New Edition, 2005)
* [[George Harrison]], ''[[Dark Horse (George Harrison album)|Dark Horse]]'' (Apple, 1974)
* [[Amy Holland]], ''On Your Every Word'' (Capitol, 1983)
* [[Christian Howes (musician)|Christian Howes]], ''Out of the Blue'' (Resonance, 2010)
* [[Rickie Lee Jones]], ''[[Pop Pop]]'' (Geffen, 1991)
* [[Marc Jordan]], ''A Hole in the Wall'' (Airplay, 1989)
* [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], ''[[Creatures of the Night]]'' (Casablanca, 1982)
* [[Greg Koch (musician)|Greg Koch]] Band, ''[[Plays Well with Others (Greg Koch album)|Plays Well with Others]]'' (Rhymes With Chalk Music, 2013)
* [[Dave Koz]], ''Lucky Man'' (Capitol, 1993)
* [[L.A. Express]], ''L.A. Express'' (Caribou, 1976)
* [[Michael Landau]], ''Renegade Creation'' (Blues Bureau International, 2010)
* [[Sonny Landreth]], ''[[From the Reach]]'' (Landfall, 2008)
* [[Neil Larsen]], ''Orbit'' (Straight Ahead, 2007)
* [[Ricky Lawson]], ''First Things First'' (Videoarts, 1998)
* [[Ute Lemper]], ''Crimes of the Heart'' (CBS, 1989)
* [[Kenny Loggins]], ''[[Celebrate Me Home]]'' (Columbia, 1977)
* [[Jeff Lorber]], ''Step It Up'' (Heads Up, 2015)
* [[Bob Malach]], ''The Searcher'' (Go Jazz, 1995)
* [[Herbie Mann]], ''Opalescence'' (Gaia, 1989)
* [[Ann-Margret]], ''[[Born to Be Wild (Ann-Margret album)|Born to Be Wild]]'' (Cleopatra, 2023)
* Kazu Matsui Project, ''Standing on the Outside'' (Lakeside, 1983)
* [[John Mayall]], ''In the Palace of the King'' (Eagle, 2007)
* [[Brownie McGhee]], ''Facts of Life'' (Blue Rock'it, 1985)
* [[Joni Mitchell]], ''[[The Hissing of Summer Lawns]]'' (Asylum, 1975)
* [[Keb' Mo']], ''[[Keep It Simple (Keb' Mo' album)|Keep It Simple]]'' (Epic, 2004)
* [[Claus Ogerman]], ''Claus Ogerman Featuring Michael Brecker'' (GRP, 1991)
* [[Brad Paisley]], ''[[American Saturday Night]]'' (Arista, 2009)
* [[Paul Personne]], ''Lost in Paris Blues Band'' (Ear Music, 2016)
* [[Shawn Phillips]], ''Do You Wonder'' (A&M, 1975)
* [[Bonnie Raitt]], ''[[Luck of the Draw (album)|Luck of the Draw]]'' (Capitol, 1991)
* [[Kenny Rankin]], ''Hiding in Myself'' (Cypress, 1988)
* [[Helen Reddy]], ''[[Play Me Out (Helen Reddy album)|Play Me Out]]'' (MCA, 1981)
* [[Rudy Rotta]], ''Some of My Favorite Songs for...'' (Pepper Cake, 2006)
* [[Leon Russell]], ''[[Life Journey]]'' (Universal, 2014)
* [[Sanne Salomonsen]], ''In a New York Minute'' (Virgin, 1998)
* [[David Sanborn]], ''Hearsay'' (Elektra, 1994)
* [[Marilyn Scott]], ''Without Warning!'' (Mercury, 1983)
* [[Rick Springfield]], ''Working Class Dog'' (RCA, 1980)
* [[The Sylvers]], ''[[Forever Yours (The Sylvers album)|Forever Yours]]'' (Casablanca, 1978)
* [[Eric Tagg]], ''Dreamwalkin'' (Pony Canyon, 2015)
* [[Toots Thielemans]], ''East Coast West Coast'' (Private Music, 1994)
* [[William Topley (musician)|William Topley]], ''Mixed Blessing'' (Mercury, 1998)
* [[Walter Trout]], ''We're All in This Together'' (Provogue, 2017)
* [[Carl Verheyen]], ''Trading 8s'' (Cranktone, 2009)
* [[Sadao Watanabe (musician)|Sadao Watanabe]], ''Encore!'' (JVC, 2017)
* [[Steve Weingart]], ''Life Times Vol. 01'' (Skeewa Music, 2003)
* [[The Whispers]], ''[[Love Is Where You Find It]]'' (Solar, 1982)
* [[:sv:Anders Wihk|Anders Wihk]], ''Same Tree Different Fruit'' (Videoarts, 2012) - featured on "Fernando"
* [[Bruce Willis]], ''If It Don't Kill You It Just Makes You Stronger'' (Motown, 1989)
* [[Tsuyoshi Yamamoto]], ''Another Holiday'' (Warner Bros., 1985)
* [[Jesse Colin Young]], ''The Perfect Stranger'' (Elektra, 1982)
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==Videos==
* ''Robben Ford and the Blue Line:  In Concert'' (Recorded April 7, 1993)
* ''Robben Ford:  New Morning - The Paris Concert'' (Recorded May 2001)
* ''Playing the Blues'' (2002)
* ''The Blues and Beyond'' (2002)
* ''Back to the Blues'' (2004)
* ''Autour Du Blues:  Larry Carlton and Robben Ford'' (2006)
* ''The Robben Ford Clinic: The Art of Blues Rhythm'' (2007)
* ''Robben Ford: In Concert: Revisited'' (2008)
* ''The Robben Ford Clinic: The Art of Blues Solos'' (2009)
* ''Robben Ford Trio: New Morning the Paris Concert:  Revisited'' (2009)

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.robbenford.com/ Official website]
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