Article: Grammy nominee to play Prairie Center.(News)

Byline: Eric Peterson Daily Herald Staff Writer

Four-time Grammy nominee Robben Ford, who has played guitar with such stars as George Harrison, Joni Mitchell, Miles Davis and David Sanborn, will appear in concert with his band Saturday at Schaumburg's Prairie Center for the Arts.

Though Ford has played a variety of styles, the blues not only provided the start of his career but also became the genre to which he's returned most often.

In 1974, he was enlisted by saxophonist Tom Scott for the jazz fusion band L.A. Express, which went on to perform with Mitchell for the next two years. He next accompanied Harrison on the former Beatle's only solo ...

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