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Bob Dorr Biography/Music Time Line
Born |
Chicago IL, January 12, 1952 |
1952-1963 |
K-Grade 7 Suburban Chicago and Madison WI |
1964-1970 |
Grade 8-12 Sudlow Jr. High/Central High Davenport IA |
1965-1968 |
Leader/drummer Tortoise & The Hair Davenport IA |
1970-1974 |
BA degree-Radio/TV Speech/Journalism minor, UNI, Cedar Falls IA |
1972-1977 |
KUNI Announcer/Music Director, Cedar Falls IA |
1975-1976 |
Leader/singer The Raggs Revue, Cedar Falls IA |
1977-1980 |
Leader/singer/harp
player The Little Red Rooster Band |
1980-Present |
Weekend music host on KUNI FM, Cedar Falls IA |
1981-Present |
Leader/singer/harp player The Blue Band Cedar Falls, IA |
1981-Present |
Owner-operator of Hot Fudge Music: Record label, Music Production company representing and promoting ONLY Iowa artists |
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Tortoise & The Hair- 1967 |
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Raggs Band-1976 |
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The New Raggs Revue 1977 |
The
Little Red Rooster Band 1979 |
Bob Dorr led bands have opened for/shared the bill with Blues Artists: |
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B. B. King |
Buddy Guy |
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Koko Taylor |
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Bobby Rush |
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Robert Cray |
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Roomful of Blues |
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Tower Of Power |
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Leon Russell |
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| Lonnie Brooks | |
| Duke Robillard | |
| Maria Muldaur | |
| Little Charlie & The Nightcats | |
| Asleep At The Wheel | |
| James Harmon | |
| Eddie "The Chief" Clearwater | |
| Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials | |
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The
Little Red Rooster Band 1977 |
Red
Rooster Band 1980 |
Live appearances also include four appearances at The Mississippi Valley Blues Festival (headlining the very first fest), two appearances at the Kansas City Jazz & Blues Fest and appearances at B. B. Kings and The Black Diamond as part of the Bluestock Festival in Memphis TN
Bob Dorr has conducted and aired interviews with noted Blues Players: |
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Muddy Waters |
Willie Dixon |
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Luther Allison |
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Koko Taylor |
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Albert Collins |
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Elvin Bishop |
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The Average White Band |
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Rick Estrin (Little Charlie & The Nightcats) |
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| Sleepy LaBeef | |
| Rory Gallagher | |
| Bob Hite (Canned Heat) | |
| John Sebastian (The Lovin' Spoonful) | |
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Bobby's
Blue Band 1981 |
The Blue Band 1992? |
| 1994-1999 | Produced/promoted six volumes of The Iowa Blues Compilation compact discs, resulting in Iowa Artists being aired in England, Australia, Spain, Sweden, Belgium, Germany, France, Brazil, Poland, and the Czech Republic |
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The
Blue Band 2004 |
Bob Dorr has produced and/or pressed, distributed, marketed and promoted records by Iowa Blues artists including: |
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The Blue Band (over 20 titles) |
BillyLee Janey (4 titles) |
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Bryce Janey (3 titles) |
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2 Bobs & A Babe (2 titles) |
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Rob Lumbard (2 titles) |
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2 Trios (Janey, Dorr, & Janey/Hazell, Dorr, & Nova)-this title made the Grammy entry list |
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The Mississippi Band |
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The J. C. Anderson Band |
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| Patrick Hazell & The Mother Blues Band | |
| Dan (DJ) Johnson | |
| The Janeys | |
| 1993-Present | Producer of The Iowa Blues New Year, showcasing Iowa Artists in a multi-band, multi-stage event on New Year's Eve |
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