What Happened to Robin Trower?

[@Lauriedriver]

What happened to robin trower?…….nothing. He’s still as great as ever.

[@nickmoloney9820]

Thanks for saying it , someone had to. Fekin click bait . . . And I'm out , if I hear it say pro-cull hairm again. I'll beat the computer

[@andrewrivera4029]

Yea!

[@BobbyBass-x6i]

Yeah a title to draw in Robin Trower fans. It’s amazing when you hear the rundown of how much music he’s released in addition to all his touring. Bridge of Sighs turns 50 this year. Hope there’s a great reissue even better than the one for Twice Removed from Yesterday. It still sounds fresh after all these years. He doesn’t need a little bit of sympathy. It still the day of the eagle!

[@RodCalidge]

Yup, he's good. Just older like the rest of us.

[@terrylodercreative]

Yup

[@mikebitting8616]

Probably one of the most skillful living guitarists. Bassist James Dewar’s vocals were some of the greatest ever recorded on the early albums.

[@drumdad54sdl47]

The Hendrix comparisons got old decades ago. Robin counts Jimi as an influence as do countless other guitarists but he has his own style, which even a cursory listen to his music will prove. He is a living legend & deserves the respect of his peers & blues fans everywhere.

[@mitchellwadsworth2324]

Well said!

[@Guitarplayer724]

I get tired of all the Hendrix references, especially regarding contemporary guitarists. I’m pretty sure they were all busy doing their own thing instead of thinking, hey, let’s copy Hendrix! 😂

[@tommyboyindy1157]

Bridge of Sighs is one of the top 3 albums of the 70’s. Just incredible.

[@robertmcdougall3166]

And one of my all time favourites, loved the combination of him and fellow Scot Jimmy Dewar on bass and vocals.

[@davemoyer505]

Trower music is timeless. An extremely talented musician. Rock on, Robin!👍🎸❤️

[@reg5381]

"Bridge Of Sighs".Not a stinker to be found on it.

[@gregdemeterband]

Caridonia...

[@richardtaylor8595]

Robim Trower is in my top 3 guitarist of all time. He is still fantastic at every show, and I never miss his shows when he comes to Cleveland, Ohio. The man is the best blues rock musician ever. I have every album he has ever done and waiting for the next one. Duh.

[@JanesDough855]

Love his musicianship. Miss James Dewar - his voice was that of the Gods.

[@Taco_Raider]

I mean, it's not like Robin Trower disappeared into seclusion. "What happened to Robin Trower" is pretty accessible to anyone interested. He's been playing gig and doing interviews.

[@tiportangeles2696]

I miss James Dewar. He is still my favorite singer. RIP James!

[@Daniel58S]

agree 100%

[@tiportangeles2696]

I've seen Robin Trower in concert maybe 10 times from L.A to San Diego. Always loved James and Robiin duo! @@Daniel58S

[@TGTrouper]

I met Robin in a pub in England in July 1976, he invited me to be his guest at that year's reading rock festival. He is the nicest guy you'll ever meet.

[@paulperetti7889]

Still one of the greatest guitar stylists of all time

[@dangroat4438]

I saw Trower five times live here in Detroit and every show was great. He had a different band at each show but that didn't really matter because they were all excellent musicians. Always has been one of my favorite guitarists.

[@arosalesmusic]

Nothing! He is still around and composing and playing. He is a LEGEND! Few guitar players can play with that feeling that he has.

[@ShabaniMan]

Top player, who knows how to get every ounce of emotion from every note .

[@theondebray]

Epic music, and I just happened to be listening to 'Too Rolling Stoned' whilst as a stoned passenger cruising over the Verrazano Narrows Bridge around sunset. 1974. Never forgotten.

[@ronricherson6685]

Bridge of Sighs was voted best rock album in 1974. Saw him a little over 20 years ago and...that TONE! After enduring a horrible local opening band he came out, plugged into his all white Marshall stacks and played one chord and it sounded so beautiful. Hearing him live was definitely a much more satisfying than his albums. Although Hendrix was the starting point, Trowers chord changes are very under appreciated.

[@NSPIREGuru]

This video ends with a mention of a recording in 2023. It does not suggest that anything "happened" to Trower, it merely recaps his career to date for those who don't realize he went on well beyond the height of his popularity in the 70s and 80s. A lot of people might wonder, "Hey, whatever happened to Robin Trower?" The answer is, he has been making music way beyond the time that you stopped listening to him.

[@waderichards1365]

HE.S STILL AMAZING..HE HAS A NEW ALBUM...WITH A FEMALE SINGER..AMAZING BLUES ALBUM

[@williambain2646]

I saw him at 71 a couple of years ago. Hasn’t lost a note, still killing it !!!!!!!

[@sammartinez8084]

He is great 👍👍👍👌👌👌💯💯💯💯💯💯😁

[@philwright2480]

Nothing happened to him he has released some really good albums the last few years, and he still tours, also the AI narrator in this video is annoying.

[@lovewinsall77]

Nothing happened to Robin. For an elderly man, his guitar works really good, his effects are like lava, he plays brilliantly, and has written some of the best guitar rock songs of his generation. Dumb question.

[@oleandreasjensen5263]

Hi was big, and still is. -Awsome, one of the best guitarist of our time. - Peace and love from Norway

[@michaelmonfils2642]

Robin has a poetic lyricism to his playing that is difficult if not impossible to duplicate. He has the strongest natural vibrato I've ever seen. You can play his stuff note for note and still not sound like him, his playing is so organic.

[@davidoverstreet6900]

The real question is why was such a talented artist was apparently blackballed from American radio in the 1970s & 80's? I never even heard of him until the late 1980s. It's a travesty that he got practically no airplay on American radio stations until the 1990's. And even then it was just ' Bridge of Sighs'. The album is one of the best top 20 rock and roll albums ever!!

[@patriciawilson9666]

They played him on the radio here in Detroit all through the 70's and 80's.I saw him at The Masonic Temple in '79.He sure wasn't blackballed here.

[@harleyhexxe9806]

You failed to mention that Robin vanished off the music scene in the late 70s because he found himself penniless and in bankruptcy. This was due to his manager swindling him and leaving him with the bills to his record label. It took Robin until the mid 80s to dig himself out of all that debt, and get back in the public eye in 1987.

[@marktulk4225]

A VERY FAMILIAR STORY... Worst among some of the very poor black musicians in the US. - MANAGEMENT "ROBS THE ARTIST BLIND"...

[@gageboy14]

Blowing the doors off a concert hall somewhere on tour in the world! Trower is the Guitar Law!

[@jokermaan1]

What happened to human narrators?

[@Scorpio1060-]

Have spent many great nights enjoying this talented man at Winterland, the Fillmore and many other venues. Thank you Robin 👍🏽

[@xltek1]

Winterland was my favorite to see Trower. It just fit well.

[@ruelsmith]

Saw him a couple of years ago. He was incredible!

[@tmx63]

" a strat O caster..." Seriously, this sucks.

[@burrbonus]

2:26 -- James Dewar -- one of the greatest vocalists ever; listen to "Sailing" from the Long Misty Days album, "Daydream" from the Twice Removed from Yesterday album, . . . .

[@NeverTooOldToRock4Snakeman2112]

Sadly Robin has had to cancel his upcoming 2024 US tour due to having to go into Hospital for a serious operation. Please wish him well. Sounds like we were lucky to have seen him earlier this month in the UK. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXTYk5mmodiVp68si=hqWa9PSrgS9NeQTn kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3aXp3-lft16fposi=8uM0lGoGN-CysvrK

[@centralscrutinizer9591]

Victims of the Fury is in my all time top ten.......what a killer album from start to finish, and James Dewar........no words.

[@nyobunknown6983]

I'll save you all the trouble wasting your time on this video. Nothing happened to Trower, and he is still performing as of today, Feb 2024.

[@VinE83656]

Nothing happened to him. He is still making good music today. His last album with Sari Schor is very good, bluesy, but good.

[@ScottWilson-q1z]

Saw him in a small nightclub in about '88 or '89. Had WAY too much volume for that place. Several concert veterans were saying it was the loudest they have known. But it was a killer set. The next morning I had to go to work with a horrible hangover, almost no voice from hollering, and my ears were messed up for three days.

[@trevorgwelch7412]

Trower is a genius guitarist and songwriter . All around nice guy . ✌🏻✨✨✨🎼🎼🎼🎸🙏

[@bobturnley2787]

Trower has released 8 new albums in the last 10 years. He and his band also released 6 albums in the 70's; 5 in the 80's; 3 in the 90's; and 4 in the 00's. Still making great guitar based Blues Rock.

[@SuperKevinCR]

He’s still fantastic live! Don’t hesitate to be at a performance.

[@dorariparia9262]

I think robin trower was and still is a great guitarist, and it's no wonder he needed to play his music, and just do his thing. Love his music....

[@TuberRene]

Love Trower. Dynamite in concert back in the 1970s. Live on, brother!

[@Wardell43]

Twice Removed from Yesterday is my favorite Trower album because everyday my love for Hannah grows stronger, everyday just grows and grows.

[@getonlygotonly]

I dont understand why he has never played in any of Eric claptons crossroads festivals

[@Paul-x8b]

... maybe, Maybe it just never happened. What were You thinking??

[@leolyricmusic]

Hate to sound so old school, but go back and listen to Crucifixion Lane from Procol Harum's classic Salty Dog. Not only a rare but incredible Robin vocal on Reid's lyric (a lyric apparently inspired by Reid's childhood experiences of Anti-Semitism), but listen to his guitar work on the outro solo. Biting, tearing, slashing, trembling...just so brilliant to this very day...

[@TooSkinnyKenny]

Trower also sang on Broken Barricades. He's an awesome guitarist but in my opinion singing is not his strength.

[@mikewolverton7904]

Trower is still recording new music.

[@TooSkinnyKenny]

yes I noticed he's still recording. But the combination of his losing James Dewar and him not changing his style much kinda made me stick to his first 3 or 4 albums. And I don't know about your area but stores in my area seldom if ever carry CDs released on these tiny little independent labels.@@mikewolverton7904

[@rivertimeable]

one of the very very best..he was the first concert my father finally let me go to..early 70s long island arena LINY.....

[@StephenMartinez-ve1ey]

Robin Trower is a legend. His guitar work from the beginning has always been on.Point the man the myth he came , he saw and he conqueror. I still Be Jammin Robin trower. Still flying Down the freeway Late at night early hours. In total darkness. Is in my hemi Road runner pistol grip Triple black. What's the plaque on the dashboard Do not open windows passed one forty mph 🎉

[@madmax8949]

Pretty sure he just put out an album last year.

[@AddyAdderson]

Pro-Call Haram? WTF?

[@timsrednavnaj]

AI-voice?

[@soupdragon2397]

@@timsrednavnaj you think??

[@minkorrh]

Procul Harum

[@timsrednavnaj]

@@soupdragon2397 , the voice over is very dull, like I hear on A.I.-voiced commercials. Emphasis on wrong places, no real interest in the subject. I can still hear this. But maybe they can fool me in the future.

[@soupdragon2397]

@@timsrednavnaj Yes I know, I was being sarcastic 🤭

[@mirrortime]

What Happened? He ROCKS!

[@karenc84121]

Met sound engineer at House of Guitar in SLC last summer. Super nice. They are still performing successfully

[@OldManandtheGHome]

You forgot the album Victims of the Fury. A tremendous records with James Dewar.

[@gtrjay55]

He just put out a new album,get real or get lost!!

[@tomsmith1847]

The man is still playing.He really hasnt stopped scince Poco Harem.

[@tomsanders5584]

I have a Fender t-shirt he signed after a concert back in the day. Nice guy.

[@ace2tek]

Robin Trower has a New Album Out and it's Called "Joyful Sky"!!! I found it on Spotify and You can too!! Trower STILL Plays The Blues! Ace Tek

[@meep2576]

Can you do one on B.J. Wilson ?

[@jamesconraadtucker]

If the narrator could only pronounce "Procol" properly, I wouldn't get the impression he simply drummed up research on something he knows little to nothing about. However, in the context of bringing Robin Trower the recognition of the spirit of Jimi to the masses, it is applauded. There will never be another Jimi Hendricks, but guitarists like Robin Trower gave us another aspect of the stratocaster blues. Thank you, Robin, and the band.

[@flyonwall360]

And no mention of Day of the Eagle.

[@MatthewSmith-fy5hk]

Trower is similar to Leslie West, a guitarist with tasty chops and great tone yet went largely under appreciated.

[@Datanditto]

What? Leslie West was a simple guitar player nothing special. Trower is a monster of the blues. Are you kidding?

[@MatthewSmith-fy5hk]

@@Datanditto No. I am not kidding. West had great tone, impeccable vibrato and intelligent note choice. If he was good enough for Randy Rhoads to admire, he was good enough for me. Even though I liked West before I learned that Rhoads was a fan.

[@docheine]

I’m going to look into some of his more recent blues efforts. Worth giving a listen to?

[@rossonphillips]

Bridge of Sighs and Victim of the Fury

[@drumdad54sdl47]

Absolutely! 20th Century Blues will blow your doors off.

[@charlielightfoot7006]

@@drumdad54sdl47 That one put him back on my radar. Every album since then is very good also.

[@davidray9934]

Robin Trower, what can I say…how about awesome as hell ! I love me some wah wah 🤟

[@michaelszczys8316]

Back from the day when ' sound ' was the thing sought after. The closest to Jimi Hendrix whose main interest was ' the sound '. After that guitars just ' blazed ' ' whined ' or ' screeched ' Nobody made them sound very good any more.

[@josephfaria6695]

In an interview I read the writer asked Robin if there was someone who he would like to meet before it’s over . Robin said no all set Love RT.

[@dennismason3740]

Uni-Vibe is the pedal name you were looking for. Too rolling stoned!

[@Veaseify]

The Cliffs Notes version - He was badly managed and also not in love with touring while his kids were growing up so the record company just stopped promoting him. Basically a gradual decline from the peak of Day of The Eagle but he still kept churning albums out on independent labels.

[@daveoutdoors4949]

Every time you say Pro-Call Harum.

[@Satire_R_Us-km3rp]

Nothing happened to Robin Trower. Click bait title.

[@PatrickTowers]

applaued the effort

[@waynedavis6851]

Why if it's so pathetically erroneous?

[@MichaelAllen-kf4gv]

What happened to Caravan to Midnight ?

[@pwilki8631]

That was my favorite. Bought it from the discount bin in 82 for about $3.

[@miked6426]

My buddy's band used to play DAY OF THE EAGLE. Long Misty days is may fav.

[@michaelszczys8316]

Back in 80s I played bass a bit and my brother had a cheezy band in our basement. A neighbor learned to play pretty good and he learned a bunch of Trower tunes. One day he was over my house and him and I jammed all the Trower tunes he knew. Afterwards my mom asked me if that was me, I said it was ' Ed ' and me. She seemed totally amazed that some real good sounding guitar would come from our basement.

[@skinheadjon901]

My mum dated Gary Brooker when he was in The Paramount's 🎶😎👍

[@othgmark1]

Saw him live about 15 years ago. Great show.

[@presto111man]

Check out youtube clips of Robin on the Midnight Special TV in the mid-70's. Absolutely amazing!

[@framusburns-hagstromiii808]

Narrator sounds like a schoolboy nerd reading a book report...irritating..just imho

[@stuartbayens4495]

No. Not just your "imho." There's a comment like yours in every video he posts.

[@grahamwickens8802]

this Maestro Guitar God is still not in the R'N'R hall of fame. when you consider the dross added to Hall of fame this is absolutely disgraceful

[@Stratmanable]

Anybody who thinks the RNRHOF is dross, yet spends any amount of time complaining about it, is a fucking douchetard.

[@samuelgates5935]

I still have a playable copy of the 1980 "Victims of the Fury" on cassette tape!! My favorite Robin Trower album!

[@Madmax-rz5hz]

I still listen to Live regularly

[@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164]

So he's been working all this time, is THAT what happened???

[@billyz5088]

Always fondly recall my first time seeing Trower in fall of 1977 - tour for "In City Dreams" - at the now demolished "Capital Centre" near D.C. - general admission show - which they usually oversold - so probably 20K+ - the venue held about 18K or so seated - opening act was "Ram Jam" - of "Black Betty" fame - they were not treated so well by some fans eager for Trower to start - this was back before they suspended the PA system above the stage - just a massive wall of cabinets stacked on either side of stage - think my ears are still ringing from that one - in a good way ..

[@StonersStashbox]

Nothing! He is still recording and touring.

[@AndrewJones-jw7xl]

“Pro Call Harem”. REALLY?!!!!!

[@dahmc59]

WHY did you leave out VICTEMS OF THE FURY? hhhhhhhmmmm, you need to crank up your stereo, close your eyes and hit play. You will never forget that album if you do.

[@kellyheine5751]

Great video!

[@whathappenedtothem_]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@erniegibbs4002]

He always sounded like Hendrix to me,but studio clean

[@hansriemens3125]

Trower: every week I play tracks from him. What a miracle, this man!!!

[@DanSmith-he8ek]

what about victims of the fury

[@samuelgates5935]

Yes! This album always gets over look for "Bridge of Sighs" Glad you mentioned it!

[@nealmont]

I was wondering that too.

[@MichaelandCathy1999]

What’s with the “PRO-CALL HARUM”

[@bryantcochran5065]

Since Robin is releasing a new album I think this guy is so out of touch he needs to be ignored.

[@ManfluWill]

You left out Victims Of The Fury, 1980.

[@jerrywatt6813]

I saw hi, in LA at the Whiskey on sunset went up stairs to jis dressing Room and had chat Great guy and Legendary Guitarist / writer he's still kicking cheers !!😊

[@WalterBridgewater-c1d]

Still creative genius.his playing better than ever

[@TheBlueskyson]

These days Bob runs a real estate company in Miami

[@billmc7351]

Dude proof read your copy, you sound like you've never read it before

[@pdd60absorbed12]

Smoked a lot of Trower tunes way back then.

[@williamsullivan1349]

You forgot victims of the fury.

[@trevorgwelch7412]

Do Yngwie Malmsteen next .

[@StephenMartinez-ve1ey]

Long misty days was a good album too

[@davidpendry7731]

Wonderful Blues guitarist

[@Vincent-fo7xp]

He's still around and making good music so I'm not even going to watch this video

[@grahamball9375]

Jeez! This narration drove me up the wall! Turned off after 60 seconds!

[@MrKapeji]

It is dreadful.

[@stuartblyton75]

Is it ai