Dallas, TX - April 22, 2014. North American syndicated Rock radio show and website InTheStudio: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands celebrates the 40th anniversary of Bridge of Sighs, the breakthrough solo effort from former Procol Harum guitarist Robin Trower.
Robin Trower would leave the security of Procol Harum to embark on a solo career fashioned around an R&B trio that in April of 1974 would produce their second album, the monster effort Bridge of Sighs.
A Top 10 album in the U.S., Bridge of Sighs opened with the galloping "Day of the Eagle", transporting listeners into an almost alien world in the title track "Bridge of Sighs", seducing them with the late Jimmy Dewar's voice on "In This Place" and "About to Begin" , while rocking out again on "Too Rolling Stoned", "Fool and Me", "Lady Love", and "Little Bit of Sympathy".
On Bridge of Sighs 40th anniversary, Robin reflects on his role in the evolution of blues rock guitar in popular music with InTheStudio host Redbeard.
"I always saw myself as a Rock and Roll player influenced by Blues/Rhythm and Blues rather than trying to think of myself as a blues or rhythm and blues player, because it can only ever be an imitation for a white guy to do that stuff."
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Robin Trower got his musical career start with The Paramounts, an early sixties British rhythm'n'blues band, who were a favorite opening act for fledgling up & comers The Rolling Stones. Paramounts singer Gary Brooker would leave and form Procol Harum producing the international hit "A Whiter Shade of Pale", and that initial success would lead to the addition of Trower's services in Procol Harum for the next several albums.
Robin Trower would leave the security of Procol Harum to embark on a solo career fashioned around an R&B trio that in April of 1974 would produce their second album, the monster effort Bridge of Sighs.
A Top 10 album in the U.S., Bridge of Sighs opened with the galloping "Day of the Eagle", transporting listeners into an almost alien world in the title track "Bridge of Sighs", seducing them with the late Jimmy Dewar's voice on "In This Place" and "About to Begin" , while rocking out again on "Too Rolling Stoned", "Fool and Me", "Lady Love", and "Little Bit of Sympathy".
On Bridge of Sighs 40th anniversary, Robin reflects on his role in the evolution of blues rock guitar in popular music with InTheStudio host Redbeard.
"I always saw myself as a Rock and Roll player influenced by Blues/Rhythm and Blues rather than trying to think of myself as a blues or rhythm and blues player, because it can only ever be an imitation for a white guy to do that stuff."
Direct Link to InTheStudio broadcast affiliate radio station list: HYPERLINK "http://www.inthestudio.net/radio-stations/"www.inthestudio.net/radio-stations"
Direct Link to Robin Trower website:
http://www.inthestudio.net
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