Robert Carl Blank
Robert Carl Blank (* 1975 near Frankfurt am Main ) is a German blues and pop guitarist and singer.
Life
Blank is of Czech descent. He wrote and arranged his first songs at the age of 16. He was impressed by Frank Zappa's music . After a year abroad in England, he played in various rock and pop bands in the Rhine-Main area from 1996. Blank received his musical direction in 1997 in the USA. After an internship in Chicago, he accompanied Carl Weathersby on his tour as a guitarist for six weeks. His influences include Keb Mo , BB King , Marc Cohn , Eva Cassidy , Bernard Fanning ( Powderfinger ), Neil Finn ( Crowded House ), John Mayer , G. Love & Special Sauce and The Getaway People .
Blank founded the band Boxer with others and composed pieces for the group in the fields of R'n'B, soul and pop from 1998. He contributed six titles to the debut album Stick Together produced by Edo Zanki . Boxer was the opener for Elton John , Whitney Houston and Eros Ramazzotti .
After a two-year break and tour through Australia, Blank released his first solo album Steps in September 2003 . At the PRINZ talent competition he reached the finals in the singing category. At the Festival of Street Arts , he took first place in the Solo Act category
In 2008 he released the album Soul Circus, mastered by Greg Calbi ( Sterling Sound , NYC) . The follow-up album Last Time I Saw Dave was released in 2010.
Band members are André Schulz (bass), Dirk Morning (drums), Chris Drave (violin) and Christian Blaser (electric guitar).
Discography
Albums
| year | album |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Steps |
| 2004 | Human Reclamation (EP) |
| 2005 | Things We Do (EP) |
| 2006 | Mad Weather (EP) |
| 2007 | Inches & Miles (EP) |
| 2008 | Soul Circus |
| 2009 | True B-Sides |
| 2010 | Last time I saw Dave |
| 2015 | Rooms for Giants |
| 2016 | Fairground Distractions |
| 2019 | The poet |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ robertcarlblank.de , query date: September 18, 2013. The GND mentions 1970 as the date of birth, query date: September 18, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blank, Robert Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German folk rock guitarist and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | near Frankfurt am Main |