LEGENDARY DOORS GUITARIST, ROBBY KRIEGER,
RECEIVES MUCH-DESERVED GRAMMY
AWARD
NOMINATION
There are few guitarists in rock
history that have managed to scale the heights that
Robby Krieger managed while a member of one of the all-time great
groups, The Doors. Krieger continues to release original music that
strikes a chord in music listeners worldwide, as evidenced by his
critically acclaimed solo album, 2010's 'Singularity.' But the greatest
proof is that Krieger was recently nominated for a
Grammy Award, in
the "Best Pop Instrumental Album" category, alongside the likes of
Gerald Albright,
Larry Carlton & Tak
Matsumoto, Kenny G,
and Kirk Whalum.
In order for an album to be considered for this category, it must
contain 51% or more playing time of instrumental tracks.
"I am super proud to be
nominated," says Krieger, "Especially as hard as Arthur Barrow
[the album's co-producer] and I worked on this album. We started working
on the song 'Russian Caravan' as a tribute to
Miles Davis,
shortly after he passed away years ago. We never gave up on the project,
even though it took a lot longer than we planned. Believe it or not, we
actually said, 'Man this is good enough to get a Grammy!' And here we
are, nominated. Thank you!". Also incredibly pleased with the nomination
is the owner of Oglio Records, Carl Caprioglio, the label that released
'Singularity.' "Oglio Records has been in business since 1993. We have
worked with many great artists, but I have to pinch myself every time I
think of my good fortune to be working with the legendary Robby Krieger.
I will certainly go down in history as one of the luckiest guys in the
independent record label
business". Robby is represented by Tom Vitorino Management.
Robby Krieger was one of The
Doors' principle songwriters, penning the classics "Light
My Fire," "Love
Me Two Times," "Love
Her Madly," and "Touch Me." 'Singularity' co-producer Arthur
Barrow is also a multi-instrumentalist musician, best known for his
stint as a bass player and band leader for
Frank Zappa in the
late 70's and early 80's. Arthur appeared on The Doors 'An
American Prayer' album, and the two have worked together on
nearly all of Krieger’s solo work and performances.
Along with Barrow, 'Singularity'
features a number of Zappa alumni, including
Tommy Mars, Bruce
Fowler, Larry Klimas, and
Vinnie Colaiuta
(all of which are featured on the album’s aforementioned standout track,
"Russian Caravan") as well as one of the last appearances from
Little Feat’s
Richie Hayward.
'Singularity' also features two additional long-time Krieger
collaborators, Dale Alexander on "Solar Wind" and Kevin "Brandino"
Brandon on "Event Horizon". Additionally, Brandino has appeared on
Krieger’s 'Cinematix' album for Oglio Records, plus albums from
Outkast, Justin
Timberlake, and Mary J.
Blige, and played over two decades with the Queen of Soul, Aretha
Franklin.
The 53rd Annual
Grammy Awards will
air on CBS on February 13, 2011, at 8pm ET/PT. Tune in to see if Robby
takes home the prized gilded gramophone statuette!