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Rob Tognoni and his guitar have been treading the stages worldwide for the past 40 years.
He has opened for the greats - Roy Buchanan, Stevie Ray Vaughan's mentor Lonnie Mack, Joe Walsh from the Eagles, shared stages with Peter Green, Sting, Johnny Winter, ZZ Top, Bo Diddley. He has represented Australia at the Royal Wedding celebrations of King Frederik & Queen Mary of Denmark, performed for FIFA World Cup Football in Kaiserslautern, played from maximum security prisons in Australia to Mozart's House in Vienna plus countless other experiences that have honed his skills.
Rob is originally from Turner's Beach, Tasmania (Australia) and goes under the pseudonym of The Tasmanian Devil.
His style is fiery, energetic, inventive and explosive. His roots are from blues, blues rock & classic rock but also adding many other colours to the palate to give him his sound & uniqueness.
Rob is also energetic & physical on stage, a performer & not just a musician. Echos of Cream, Hendrix, BB King, AC/DC can be heard woven through his musical fabric.
27 albums over the past 29 years are to his credit through labels such as Provogue, Dixiefrog, Blues Boulevard coupled with countless, tireless tours.
His shows are a true experience not to be missed. As written by a British journalist:
You have to admire Rob Tognoni's stamina. He is able to sustain a ferocious pace, few could manage it. Perhaps his stamina is the consequence of 30 years conditioning. Perhaps it's natural selection.
Blues In Britain Magazine
