Bobby Messano

About

Bobby Messano, born June 23, 1954, in Teaneck, New Jersey, is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter who studied music and English at Washington College in Maryland. He began his professional career in 1976 with Stanky Brown, a Sire Records act that toured with Boston and the Allman Brothers, then joined Starz on Capitol Records for the album Coliseum Rock. A busy session and touring career followed, working with Peter Criss, Gloria Gaynor, Benny Mardones, Fiona and Joe Lynn Turner. He served as music director for Steve Winwood's 1983 UK and European tour, played the only guitar solo on Clarence Clemons' album Hero, and toured with Lou Gramm of Foreigner.

Since the late 1990s Messano has built a solo career in contemporary blues, beginning with Dominion Roads in 1998 and continuing through a dozen albums that include That's Why I Don't Sing the Blues, Love and Money, Bad Movie, Lemonade, Music & Other Sundries and Still~Life. He was inducted into the Delaware Blues Hall of Fame in 2012, saw Love and Money reach number one on Billboard's blues albums chart in August 2015, and won a Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Blues Album in 2017 for Bad Movie. His songs have been placed in television and cable shows, and he continues to tour the United States and Europe.