Robert Holmes (musician)
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Robert Holmes is a guitarist, best known for his work as guitarist/vocalist/writer in the new wave
band 'Til Tuesday
, the former band of Aimee Mann
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In 1988 he formed a bluesy rock quartet called Ultra Blue. 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 acapella quintet specializing in Dop 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.
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band 'Til Tuesday
'Til Tuesday
Til Tuesday was an American New Wave band formed in Boston in 1982. Its original lineup was bassist/vocalist Aimee Mann, guitarist/vocalist Robert Holmes, keyboardist Joey Pesce, and drummer Michael Hausman.-History:...
, the former band of Aimee Mann
Aimee Mann
Aimee Mann is an American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and bassist.-Early life:Aimee Mann grew up in Bon Air, Virginia, graduated from Open High School in 1978 and attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, but dropped out to sing with her first punk rock band, the Young Snakes...
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In 1988 he formed a bluesy rock quartet called Ultra Blue. 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 acapella quintet specializing in Dop 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.
Robert Holmes is now a free lance guitar player for hire.