Rob Ickes
Rob Ickes | |
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Performing with Blue Highway. June 21, 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1967 (age 58) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Bluegrass, country, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, instructor |
| Instrument | Resonator guitar |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Website | www.robickes.com |
Rob Ickes (/aɪks/; born 1967) is an American dobro (resonator guitar) player in San Francisco, California. Ickes moved to Nashville in 1992 and joined the contemporary bluegrass band Blue Highway as a founding member in 1994. He currently collaborates with guitarist Trey Hensley, with whom he has released three albums. Ickes has been nominated for numerous Grammy Awards, winning two in 1994 for bluegrass and gospel albums he contributed to. He has also won twenty three International Bluegrass Music Awards, including winning Resophonic Guitar Player of the Year fifteen times.