Rob Ickes

*1967 San Francisco, CA

3rd version

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS see also Three Ring Circle,  Blue Highway

ca. late 1996 unknown – Rob Ickes (Jason Burleson [banjo], Jerry Douglas [dobro], Adam Steffey [mandolin], Wayne [vcl/bass], Victor Krauss/Barry Bales [bass], Larry Atamanuik [drums], Shawn Lane [vcl/fiddle], Gary Smith [piano]. Producer: Rob Ickes; Tim Stafford)
001 NO MORE MY LAND Rounder CD-0402
002 DOWN IN THE HOLE Rounder CD-0402
003 TOM DOOLEY Rounder CD-0402
004 FLATT LONESOME Rounder CD-0402
005 REUBEN Rounder CD-0402
006 SONG FOR JENNIFER Rounder CD-0402
007 LOOK-KA PY PY Rounder CD-0402
008 HARD TIMES Rounder CD-0402
009 ASHLAND BREAKDOWN Rounder CD-0402
010 ONE BAD CASE OF THE BLUES Rounder CD-0402
011 HOW GREAT THOU ART Rounder CD-0402
012 UPTOWN BLUES Rounder CD-0402
6-10 April 1998 Garage, Nashville, TN/OTR Studios, Belmont, CA - Rob Ickes (Rob Ickes [dobro], Tim O'Brien [vcl], Joe Craven [mandolin/ percussion], Derek Jones [bass], Kendrich Freeman [drums], John R. Burr [piano], Suzanne Cox, Sidney Cox [bck vcl])

013 DWIGHT'S BLUES Rounder 11661-0452-2
014 WATERMELON MAN Rounder 11661-0452-2
015 CAN'T FIND MY WAY HOME Rounder 11661-0452-2
016 LAST POLAR BEAR Rounder 11661-0452-2
017 WAY WE WAS Rounder 11661-0452-2
018 CALIFORNIA BLUES Rounder 11661-0452-2
019 CENTRAL PARK Rounder 11661-0452-2
020 BE THOU MY VISION Rounder 11661-0452-2
021 NEW BLUES Rounder 11661-0452-2
022 DON'T GIVE IT UP Rounder 11661-0452-2
ca. fall 2001 OTR Studios, Belmony, CA - Rob Ickes [dobro] (Derek Jones [bass], Kendrick Freeman [drums], John R. Burr [piano/organ], Paul Hanson [bassoon/saxophone])
023 MR. GOODBAR Rounder 11661-0492-2
024 SCHEERHORN SHUFFLE Rounder 11661-0492-2
025 SELF PORTRAIT Rounder 11661-0492-2
026 STANFORD AND SON Rounder 11661-0492-2
027 I'LL TAKE LES Rounder 11661-0492-2
028 KILLEEN Rounder 11661-0492-2
029 JUKE JOINT Rounder 11661-0492-2
030 BLUES FOR SAMMY Rounder 11661-0492-2
031 WHEN WE WERE LEAVING Rounder 11661-0492-2
032 UNION PACIFIC Rounder 11661-0492-2
033 50 YEARS AGO Rounder 11661-0492-2

ca Fall 2003 Monkey Finger Studio, Nashville, TN - Raul Malo, Pat Flynn, Rob Ickes, Dave Pomeroy (Raul Malo [vcl], Pat Flynn [gt/bouzouki/mandolin/bck vcl], Rob Ickes [dobro/bck vcl], Dave Pomeroy [bass gt], Lenny Castro [percussion], Hoke [harmonica] + Seidah Garrett [bck vcl]. Producer: John Wooler)

034 BLUE BAYOU CMH CD-8709

035 EARLY MORNING RAIN CMH CD-8709

036 THE GREAT ATOMIC POWER CMH CD-8709

037 WEARY BLUES FROM WAITING  CMH CD-8709

038 YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME LONESOME WHEN YOU GO CMH CD-8709

039 WAITING FOR A TRAIN CMH CD-8709

040 WHEN I STOP DREAMING  CMH CD-8709

041 MOON RIVER  CMH CD-8709

042 HOT BURRITO #1  CMH CD-8709

043 BRIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD CMH CD-8709

044 FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS, (I LOVE YOU)  CMH CD-8709

1 September/21 November 2003 Skaggs' Place Studio, Hendersonville, TN - Rob Ickes (Shawn Lane [vcl/mandolin/fiddle], Wayne Taylor [vcl/bass], Jason Burleson [gt/banjo/mandolin], Tim Stafford [gt])
045 MACHINE GUN KELLY Rounder 11661-0538-2
046 ELZIC`S FARWELL Rounder 11661-0538-2
047 MATT HYLAND Rounder 11661-0538-2
048 BORN IN A BARN Rounder 11661-0538-2
049 THE FATAL SHORE Rounder 11661-0538-2
050 WAYFARING STRANGER Rounder 11661-0538-2
051 FIDDLER`S DREAM Rounder 11661-0538-2
052 I`M THINKING TONIGHT OF MY BLUE EYES Rounder 11661-0538-2
053 LIKE WATER Rounder 11661-0538-2
054 I AM A PILGRIM Rounder 11661-0538-2
055 LONESOME MOONLIGHT WALTZ Rounder 11661-0538-2
056 LOST INDIAN Rounder 11661-0538-2
057 IRELAND, LOVE OF MY HEART Rounder 11661-0538-2
2007 [sessions for Hornography] Slack Key Studio, Nashville, TN - Rob Ickes (Producers: Jimmy Ross, Randy Kohrs)
058 WHEEL HOSS Left of Center 869

2009 Wildwood Recording Studio, Brentwood, TN – Rob Ickes (Rob Ickes [dobro], Michael Alvey [piano], Robinella [vcl-1]. Producer: Rob Ickes)
059 SONG FOR MY FATHER Reso revolution 5335

060 CARAVAN Reso revolution 5335  

061 YOU WIN AGAIN -1 Reso revolution 5335

062 ROAD SONG Reso revolution 5335

063 IF I HAD YOU -1 Reso revolution 5335

064 I CAN'T MAKE YOU LOVE ME Reso revolution 5335

065 WEST COAST BLUES Reso revolution 5335  

066 THE NEARNESS OF YOU -1 Reso revolution 5335

067 TAKE THE "A" TRAIN Reso revolution 5335

068 HYMN TO FREEDOM Reso revolution 5335 

2/22 May 2012 Bias Recording, 5400 Carolina Place, Springfield, VA -  Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas, Rob Ickes (Jerry Douglas solo*

069 SILVER THREADS AMONG THE GOLD Rounder 3577  

000 NORTH* Rounder 3577  

070 MOON RIVER Rounder 3577  

071 TILL THERE WAS YOU Rounder 3577  

072 DOBRO HEAVEN Rounder 3577  

073 SUNRISE SERENADE Rounder 3577  

074 THE PERILS OF PRIVATE MULVANEY Rounder 3577  

075 THE THREE BELLS Rounder 3577  

076 FOR BUDDY Rounder 3577  

077 THE MESSAGE Rounder 3577  

000 PANHANDLE RAG* Rounder 3577  

078 I'M USING MY BIBLE FOR A ROADMAP Rounder 3577 

2014 unknown  - Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley (Rob Iickes [dobro], Trey Hensley [vcl/gt])

079 BEFORE THE SUN GOES DOWN Compass 4639  

080 LIGHTNING Compass 4639  

081 I'D RATHER BE GONE Compass 4639  

082 GEORGIA ON A FAST TRAIN Compass 4639  

083 MY WAY IS THE HIGHWAY Compass 4639  

084 WORKIN' MAN CAN'T GET NOWHERE TODAY Compass 4639  

085 WHEN MY LAST SONG IS SUNG Compass 4639  

086 PRIDE AND JOY Compass 4639  

087 MORE THAN ROSES Compass 4639  

088 RAISIN' THE DICKENS Compass 4639  

089 MISERY Compass 4639  

090 LITTLE CABIN HOME ON THE HILL Compass 4639 

2016 Compass Sound Studio, Nashville, TN/ Hat Creek Recording Company, Nashville, TN/ The Groove Palace, Nashville, TN – Rob Ickes ans Trey Hensley (Trey Hensley [gt/baritone vcl], Rob Ickes [dobro/lap steel], Ron Block [banjo], Mike Bub [bass],  John Alvey [drums],  Andy Leftwich [fiddle-1],  Aubrey Haynie [fiddle-2], Carl Jackson [hmny vcl-3], John Randall Stewart [hmny vcl-4],  Robinella [hmny vcl-5],  Shawn Lane [hmny vcl-6],  Vince Gill [hmny vcl-7]. Producer: Rob Ickes, Trey Hensley)

091 BALLAD OF A WELL KNOWN GUN -4-5 Compass 4669 

092 EVERYWHERE I GO IS A LONG WAY FROM HOME -2-6  Compass 4669 

093 THAT’S WHAT LEAVING’S FOR Compass 4669 .

094 PRAY ENOUGH -1-4-5 Compass 4669 

095 LEAVE MY WOMAN ALONE -2 Compass 4669 

096 I WON’T GIVE UP MY TRAIN -2-4-5 Compass 4669 

097 BISCUITS AND GRAVY -2 Compass 4669 

098 FRIEND OF THE DEVIL -2-6 Compass 4669 

099 MAY YOU NEVER BE ALONE -1-7 Compass 4669 

100 WILLIE JONES -1-3 Compass 4669 

101 ONE WAY OUT  -2 Compass 4669  

2019 Nashville, TN – Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley , with Vince Gill [-1], Taj Mahal [-2]  (Producer: Brent Maher)

102 BORN WITH THE BLUES Compass 4736  

103 BROWN-EYED WOMEN -1 Compass 4736

104 I'M HERE BUT I'M LONELY Compass 4736  

105 THIRTY DAYS Compass 4736  

106 WORLD FULL OF BLUES (INTRO) Compass 4736  

107 WORLD FULL OF BLUES -2 Compass 4736  

108 THE FATAL SHORE Compass 4736  

109 NOBODY CAN TELL ME I CAN'T Compass 4736  

110 THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO REMIND ME OF YOU Compass 4736  

111 SUZANNE Compass 4736  

112 BOTH ENDS OF MY RAINBOW Compass 4736  

113 RUGGED ROAD Compass 4736  

  2022 Nashville, TN – Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley (Producer: Brent Maher)
114 LIVING IN A SONG Compass 4792
115 DEEPER THAN A DIRT ROAD Compass 4792
116 BACKSTREETS OFF BROADWAY Compass 4792
117 WAY DOWNTOWN Compass 4792
118 I'VE GIVEN ALL THAT I CAN  Compass 4792
119 MOONSHINE RUN Compass 4792
120 JUST BECAUSE Compass 4792
121 I'M WORKING ON A BUILDING Compass 4792
122 IS THE WORLD STILL TURNING Compass 4792
123 LOUISIANA WOMAN Compass 4792
124 I THOUGHT I SAW A CARPENTER Compass 4792
125 THANKS Compass 4792  

ALBUMS
Rounder CD-0402 Hard Times: No More My Land; Down In The Hole; Tom Dooley; Flatt Lonesome; Reuben; Song For Jennifer; Look-Ka Py Py; Hard Times; Ashland Breakdown; One Bad Case Of The Blues; How Great Thou Art; Uptown Blues – 06-05-97
Rounder 11661-0452-2 Slide City: Dwight's Blues; Watermelon Man; Can't Find My Way Home; Last Polar Bear; Way We Was; California Blues; Central Park; Be Thou My Vision; New Blues; Don't Give It Up – 26-01-99
Rounder 11661-0492-2 What It Is: Mr.Goodbar; Scheerhorn Shuffle; Self Portrait; Stanford And Son; I'll Take Les; Killeen; Juke Joint; Blues For Sammy; When We Were Leaving; Union Pacific; 50 Years Ago – 05-02-02

CMH CD-8709 Nashville Acoustic Sessions: Blue Bayou; Early Morning Rain; The Great Atomic Power; Weary Blues From Waiting; You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go; Waiting For a Train; When I Stop Dreaming; Moon River; Hot Burrito #1; Bright Side of the Road; For Sentimental Reasons (I Love You) - 30-03-04  Raul Malo, Pat Flynn, Rob Ickes, Dave Pomeroy
Rounder 11661-0538-2 Big Time: Machine Gun Kelly; Elzic's Farwell;Matt Hyland;Born in a Barn;The Fatal Shore;Wayfaring Stranger;Fiddler's Dream;I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes;Like Water; I Am a Pilgrim; Lonesome Moonlight Waltz; Lost Indian; Ireland, Love of My Heart - 20-04-04 w. Blue Highway

Mel Bay MB-21785CDVD Contemporary Dobro Artistry: Angeline the Baker; I Am a Pilgrim; Be Thou My Vision; Monrobro; Wayfaring Stranger; Stanford and Son; Made in France; Wheel Hoss; I'm Thinkin' Tonight of My Blue Eyes; Blackberry Blossom; Jack's BBQ Blues; September Song; Lullaby of Birdland; Some Other Time; Stars Fell on Alabama; Ireland, Love of my Heart; The Old Rugged Cross - 08-08-08 (CD+DVD)
Reso Revolution 5335 Road Song: Song for My Father;Caravan; You Win Again; Road Song;If I Had You; I Can't Make You Love Me;West Coast Blues; The Nearness of You; Take the "A" Train;Hymn to Freedom - 21-07-09

Rounder 116661-3577-2 Three Bells: Silver Threads Among The Gold;  North;  Moon River;  Till There Was You;  Dobro Heaven;  Sunrise Serenade;  The Perils Of Private Mulvaney;  The Three Bells;  For Buddy;  The Message;  Panhandle Rag;  I'm Using My Bible For A Roadmap – 14-09-14 Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas, Rob Ickes

Compass 7 4639-2 Before The Sun Goes Down: Before The Sun Goes Down;  Lightning;  I'd Rather Be Gone;  Georgia On A Fast Train;  My Way Is The Highway;  Workin' Man Can't Get Nowhere Today;  When My Last Song Is Sung;  Pride And Joy;  More Than Roses;  Raisin' The Dickens;  Misery;  Little Cabin Home On The Hill; - 13-01-15 w. Trey Hensley

Compass 7 4669-2 The Country Blues:  Ballad of a Well Known Gun (with John Randall Stewart and Robinella);  Everywhere I Go is a Long Way From Home (with Aubrey Haynie, Shawn Lane and Ron Block);  That’s What Leaving’s For; . Pray Enough (with Andy Leftwich, John Randall Stewart and Robinella);  Leave My Woman Alone (with Aubrey Haynie);  I Won’t Give Up My Train (with Aubrey Haynie, John Randall Stewart and Robinella);  Biscuits and Gravy (with Aubrey Haynie);  Friend of the Devil (with Aubrey Haynie and Shawn Lane);  May You Never Be Alone (with Andy Leftwich and Vince Gill);  Willie Jones (with Andy Leftwich and Carl Jackson);  One Way Out (with Aubrey Haynie) – 08-07-16 w. Trey Hensley

Compass 7 4736 2 World Full Of Blues: Born with the Blues; Brown-Eyed Women (Feat. Vince Gill); I'm Here But I'm Lonely; Thirty Days; World Full of Blues (Intro); World Full of Blues (Feat. Taj Mahal); The Fatal Shore; Nobody Can Tell Me I Can't; There's Always Something to Remind Me of You; Suzanne; Both Ends of My Rainbow; Rugged Road – 04-10-19 w. Trey Hensley
Compass 7 4792-2 Living In A Song: Living in a Song; Deeper Than a Dirt Road; Backstreets Off Broadway; Way Downtown; I've Given All That I Can ; Moonshine Run; Just Because; I'm Working on a Building; Is the World Still Turning; Louisiana Woman; I Thought I Saw a Carpenter; Thanks – 10-02-23 w. Trey Hensley