ROBBIE LAWS – was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He began learning guitar at the age of 22 and soon began playing in top-40 bands, traveling up and down the Pacific West Coast. He had an insatiable appetite for music and learned every rock and roll lick he heard, talked to other guitar players, studied every music book he could get his hands on and taught himself music theory. Robbie quickly moved into the category of guitar virtuoso and by 1984, won runner-up in Portland’s “Blazing Guitar Contest.”

Robbie joined the Portland-based band Delta Haze and later the Margo Tufo Band, which took him on a tour through England. He was an instant hit with his impressive stage presence, likable personality and terrifying chops. In 1993, Robbie formed his own band, the Urban All Stars. It was with this band that Robbie recorded his first CD “Midnight Rain” under his own label. The CD gained international airplay with a large and devoted following. He began touring the United States and Canada in 1996 and has continued to win awards and recognition throughout his career.

From the Cascade Blues Association in Portland, which is one of the largest and most prestigious blues organizations in North America, Robbie has been inducted into the CBA Muddy Awards Hall of Fame after winning 18 Muddy Awards for Best Electric Guitar and Best Blues Recording, among others.

His 1998 release “Takin’ the Night Train,” won Robbie another CBA Muddy Award for Best NW Recording. He signed with Blue Heron Records in 2002 and has recorded two more releases, the acoustic recording “River City Blues” and a true blues masterpiece, “Deep Ellum Blues,” both of which won him Best NW Recording awards as well.