Robben Ford - "Fool's Paradise" (Live at the 2016 Dallas International Guitar Show)

Fool's Paradise - performed by Robben Ford at the Dallas International Guitar Show
Robben Ford (guitar & vocals), Aram Doroff (bass), Bobby Sparks II (organ), Mike Gage (Drums)
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Robben Ford
In 1951 Robben Ford was born into a very musical family. Before joining the army his father Charles was a country singer and guitarist and his mother was a vocalist and played piano. When he was 10 he began to play an instrument for the first time, the saxophone. When he was thirteen he taught himself to play guitar after being inspired by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Soon after he began attending shows by artists such as Albert King, B.B. King, Led Zeppelin, Cream, and Jimi Hendrix.
He developed a love of jazz when playing saxophone and that persisted with him as guitar became his new passion. He started up a band with his brothers named after their father. “The Charles Ford Band”. They ended up touring as the band for Charlie Musselwhite, a Chicago harp player.
Eventually he caught the ear of Jimmy Witherspoon, a well-known blues singer, who invited ford to join his touring band. While touring with him, he was spotted by band members of The L.A. Express who were preparing to go on tour with Joni Mitchell. They requested Robben join them, which led to him playing with the group and Mitchell for two years. He then was asked to join George Harrison on his Dark Horse tour.
Ford was approached by Steeley Dan in 1977 to record the guitar solo for the song “Peg”, although they used a take by Jay Graydon in the end. In 1979 Ford recorded his first solo album, The Inside Story with his band the Yellowjackets. In 1986 he toured with Miles Davis. In 1992 He put together a band called the Blue Line which saw him return to a focus on the blues. He recorded three records with the group before disbanding it and focusing on solo work, including one record where he was backed by Keith Richard’s rhythm section.
Ford has won four Grammys and was picked by Musician magazine as one of the “100 greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century”.
In more recent years he’s not only continued to record and release new music, but has added teaching others to play guitar to his accomplished career.
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[@nealhartsell3880]

If I had one wish from a genie, and it had to be to pick a single guitarist that you could instantly emulate - it's probably Robben Ford.

[@mrguitarwho7141]

such phrasing, MASTER !

[@joebubbit]

Caitlin Jenner plays guitar well.