Robert Holmes (musician)

Robert Holmes is a guitarist, best known for his work as guitarist/vocalist/writer in the new wave band 'Til Tuesday,^[1] the former band of Aimee Mann.

From 'til tuesday to Ultra Blue

In 1988 he formed a bluesy rock quartet called Ultra Blue with his wife Glenda who sang backups for Robert and occasionally sang lead. Ultra Blue won best new artist at the Boston Music Awards in 1989 and made many recordings. Several sessions were paid for by Epic records but a recording contract never materialized.

In 1993 Ultra Blue was put on the back burner when Robert joined up with Street Magic, an a cappella quintet specializing in Doo Wop. A short article written by Robert Holmes was published on the backside page of the August 1996 Musician magazine called "The Morning After 'Til Tuesday" in which Robert detailed some of the differences between working with ’Til Tuesday and doing general business work on a local level with Street Magic.

In 1996 Robert moved to Vermont and formed a function/cover band called "Love Bomb" for which he was the leader and lead guitarist. The band built up a sizable following in the Southern Vermont/ Western Massachusetts area and played numerous weddings and private parties for the next 13 years. In 2010, Robert collaborated with Grammy-award-winning producer Bob St. John and former Beat Surender (Sony Records) front man Paul Souza to release Shakin' Not Stirred under Paul's current rock band The Velveteen Playboys, before moving to the UK.

Back to the UK

Robert Holmes is now a freelance guitar player for hire living in the UK.^[2]

During late 2011 and spring 2012 Holmes played guitar on the first Wilderspin ^[3] album 'Something to Crow About', with songs written by Mark Wilderspin, and produced/engineered by Paul Bryant.

Late 2012 sees Holmes again working with producer and bass player Paul Bryant, on the Sarana VerLin ^[4] and Billy Brandt ^[5] CD 'Going home'.

Both Wilderspin and VerLin Brandt albums recorded in Paul Bryant's Cotswold recording studio in the UK.^[6]

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