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Bobby Messano is a legendary guitarist and contemporary blues artist who has released nine solo CDs, placed songs in many TV and cable shows and played on over 50 major label and indie albums. His music has been heard on everything from MTV jingles to Benny Mardones’ smash hit, “Into The Night”. The celebrated guitarist has played on records by Clarence Clemmons, Franke & The Knockouts, Joe Lynn Turner, and STARZ. His CD’s are heard daily on “Sirius/XM’s B.B. King’s Bluesville.” His 2015 album, Love & Money, was nominated for a prestigious Blues Blast Award for “Best Rock-Blues Album” in August 2015. It debuted on the Billboard Blues Chart at #7, peaked at #1, and spent a total of nine weeks in the Top 10. It was also #7 on the Billboard Heat Seekers Chart and Top 40 on both the Billboard Rock and Indie Charts. Love & Money also ended 2015 at #44 on the Roots Music Report Chart.

Bobby’s follow up album, BAD MOVIE was released on April 15, 2017 and debuted at #1 on Sirius/XM BB King’s Bluesville and stayed in the Top 20 on SIX Roots Music Reports charts for seven months. It is a collection of 15 incredible songs written with major co-writers Jon Tiven, Larry Weiss, and Steve Kalinich, and features the amazing “Come To Your Senses” written by Queen founder Brian May and Jon Tiven, and the haunting duet “Water Under The Bridge” with Bobby and Alecia Elliott (2001 AMA Nominee). BAD MOVIE was a unique perspective of personal traumas and a country in a state of flux and the reviews have been outstanding.

For LEMONADE, Messano’s ninth studio album, Bobby joined forces with Bob Malone (John Fogerty), Doug Belote (Eric Clapton), and the late Carl Dufrene, Jr. (North Mississippi Allstars). The album was inspired by trying to balance personal relations in a complicated, ever-changing industry. Lemonade was released on July 12th, 2019 via Fishhead/WMG Records.

THE SONGS I NEVER SANG (THE COVID SESSIONS) was released on January 29^th 2021 on all digital platforms. The Project is a labor of love for Bobby. It is a collection of 11 songs that he has loved in his life but never recorded.

Bobby’s newest project, “MUSIC & OTHER SUNDRIES” was released on VINYL on April 15th 2022 and was released to iTunes and Digital stations on August 1st, 2023.

The singles “BLACKTOP MORNINGS” and “BLESSING IN DISGUISE “ have had airplay on over 150 major Americana and Rock radio stations and the song “WHY YOU LOOKING BACK” is a certified hit on Sirius/XM’s BB King’s Bluesville with heavy rotation daily. The album was again Produced by Geoff Wilbourn and Bobby, the team that created the Billboard Blues #1 CD “LOVE & MONEY” in 2015. It features a stellar cast of acclaimed and award-winning musicians: Kirby Barber-Bass (Award winning Canadian bassist) Brad Clancy- Drums (David Ball, Confederate Railroad) Kinny Landrum-Keys (Robert Palmer, Alain Toussaint, Benny Mardones, Twin Peaks) David Northrup-Drums (Travis Tritt, Boz Scaggs) and on vocals the Famous trio of Tracy Nelson, Diane Davidson and Vickie Carrico.

Bobby’s song “ON THE FIRING LINE” from his 1989 Rock album MESSANO was just featured in the HULU/DISNEY+ hit show, “WELCOME TO CHIPPENDALE’S”

ACOUSTIC TRANSITIONS VOLUME 1 was released on August 13th 2024.

Bobby Messano has been writing and playing Blues music for over forty years. He is a multi-award-winning Contemporary Blues artist who garnered a Billboard Blues Chart #1 in 2015.  Even though he is considered a Blues-Rock artist, he has always paid reverence to the Masters that came before him; Robert Johnson, Willie Dixon, Freddie, BB and Albert King, Big Bill Broonzy and Otis Rush. Acoustic Transitions Volume 1 is Bobby’s nod to the traditional Blues songs that he loves, and should never be forgotten, mixed with new versions of his own traditional Blues writings. In February of 2024, Music & Other Sundries, Bobby’s last album won for Best Americana Album at the WORLD MUSIC AWARDS. ACOUSTIC TRANSISITIONS VOLUME 1  has garnered heavy airplay on Blues radio around the world and HEAVY rotation on Sirius/XM BB King’s Bluesville..

On September 17th, 2024 Bobby’s song IN THE DEPTHS OF LOVE was the 1st place winner  for BEST BLUES SONG in the UNSIGNED ONLY MUSIC AWARDS COMPETITION

Bobby’s work has been in the Grammy First Round 53 times in nine categories.