Born and raised in Cleveland Ohio, etymologically the cradle of Rock and Roll, Robert Grevey has been writing and playing music since he turned ten. After repossessing a dormant acoustic that belonged to his sister, he began learning songs and never looked back. The Beatles struck an early chord, and straightforward songwriting took over from there. Songsmiths like Johnny Cash and Townes Van Zandt heavily impacted his musical maturation. His most recent work was written while he was living in and around the town of Jackson, Wyoming, and is heavily influenced by the dusty mountain towns and people he encountered in the New West.
Rugged and isolated, Wyoming is still cowboy country. Bob first visited the state while working as a hand on Elk Mountain Ranch. The place was immense, about fifty square miles, and was easy to get lost in. Long days led to relaxed evenings in his cabin on Halleck Creek, the sounds of the moving water coming through the cabin window providing a backing track for his acoustic guitar. The cabin is one of the oldest school houses in Wyoming, located on a northeastern thumb of the Medicine Bow Range, and a near perfect place to write and learn.
The town of Jackson is growing a bit gentrified, and still a bit backwater, an outpost surrounded by wilderness. The convergence of old west and nouveau-riche made for compelling studies in contrast, while the hills offered a perfectly transcendent environment in which to hatch songs. From rowdy cowboy bars to elite hotels, Jackson turned out to be a great place for writing and refining Bob’s unique brand of music.
Bob recently moved to the tri-state area with a batch of songs and a Gibson J-100. He performs in both the electric and solo-acoustic formats in support of his debut release. His first full-length album, "humongous.", is currently available on Lick Records (www.lickrecords.com), CdBaby, and iTunes. Listen for the first single, "Carry You" on our local NPR affiliate, WCBE.
In addition to performing, Bob has begun to record rough tracks for his next release. Look for a new EP as well as live performances in the area. Rock and Roll.
Editor's note: Humongous, according to William Hartston, is "surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries, (the Independent, 1971)." We do hope you disagree with Mr. Hartston.
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