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Timeline
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1950s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Chops Not Chaps
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography271 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1378892843
Biography
Roy Rogers (born July 28, 1950, Redding, California, United States) is an American blues rock slide guitarist and record producer. He was named after the singing cowboy. Rogers plays a variety of guitar styles related to the Delta blues, but is most often recognized for his virtuoso slide work.
Career
In the 1980s, Rogers was a member of John Lee Hooker's Coast to Coast Band. Rogers produced four John Lee Hooker albums - The Healer, a Grammy Award winner, Mr. Lucky, Boom Boom and Chill Out. He also produced two Grammy nominated recordings for Ramblin' Jack Elliott entitled Friends of Mine and A Long Ride. Rogers also co-wrote "Gnawnin' On It", which was nominated for 'Best Female Rock Vocal' for Bonnie Raitt, a long-time friend and collaborator.
Rogers has performed and/or recorded with for a diverse spectrum of artists including Linda Ronstadt, Sammy Hagar, Bonnie Raitt, Zucchero, John Gorka and Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Elvin Bishop, Carlos Santana, Steve Miller, and Ray Manzarek. Since 1980, Rogers has also fronted his own trio, The Delta Rhythm Kings. In 2003, Roger's own Slideways reached number 3 on Billboard's chart for "Top Blues Albums." Split Decision
Split DecisionSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Calm Before the Storm3:282Patron Saint of Pain4:453Little Queen Bee3:194River of Tears4:015Bitter Rain4:306Your Sweet Embrace2:397Someone Like You3:298Rite of Passage4:149Requiem for a Heavyweight4:0010I Would Undo Anything4:3211Holy Ghost Moan3:5512Walkin' the Levee2:31 also charted in 2009. He has also been nominated for a Blues Music Award for 'Best Blues Guitar Instrumentalist' by the Blues Foundation. Other awards include those from France and Australia with long-time friend Norton Buffalo. His most recent release is his first solo album in five years, titled Into The Wild Blue
Into the Wild BlueSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Last Go-Round2:332Don’t You Let Them Win4:393Got to Believe3:544Losin’ You3:405She’s a Real Jaguar3:576Dackin’4:527Love Is History3:428Into the Wild Blue4:179High Steppin’3:4710Dark Angels3:1611Song for Robert (A Brother’s Lament)3:37, released by Chops Not Chaps
Chops Not ChapsSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks132/20 Blues2:442Hot to Trot/Ready to Go2:563Guilty of Lovin' You4:244Judgment Day2:265Devil Got My Woman3:216Feel So Blue4:067Terraplane Blues3:348Kindhearted Woman4:289One More Time3:0410Shake Your Moneymaker4:5511Happy Trails0:59 Records in June 2015. His releases have been received worldwide, as he has been touring Europe, Brazil, Australia, and Scandinavia since 1982.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 14 | 84.5th |
| Studio albums | 14 | 94th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 15 | 91.2th |
| Recording span (years) | 41 | 81.6th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (14 release groups · 14 studio albums)
Albums · 14
1985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 36:57
132/20 Blues2:442Hot to Trot/Ready to Go2:563Guilty of Lovin' You4:244Judgment Day2:265Devil Got My Woman3:216Feel So Blue4:067Terraplane Blues3:348Kindhearted Woman4:289One More Time3:0410Shake Your Moneymaker4:5511Happy Trails0:591987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:36
A1Cover Up4:10A2I Wish You Luck3:41A3Comin' on Too Strong3:24A4Walkin' Blues4:30A5Terraplane Blues2:53B1Gazing Out My Window4:37B2Tip-Walk2:55B3Red Hot2:55B4Pretty Girls Everywhere3:10B5Down in Mississippi3:211989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 43:02
1Black Cat Bone3:272Crawfish City3:473Blues on the Range5:154Baby, Please Don’t Go4:455You Better Run5:056Spanish Blues3:497She’s Cold as Ice3:598Dreamin’ at the Juke2:329Hellhound on My Trail5:0110Ramblin’ Blues5:221993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 47:30
1Don't Give It Up3:442Bad Situation3:503Don't Say a Word2:544Stones in My Passway3:245Cure for an Achin' Heart4:036Mellow Apples5:467Slide of Hand3:228Make Your Paradise3:219Rockin' at the Hey Hey3:1310Down Home Girl4:1311Work Hard for the Money3:1712Change of the Season3:5613Bull Hog Grind2:271993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 47:18
1Don't Give It Up3:412Bad Situation3:483Don't Say A Word2:564Stones In My Passway3:205Cure For An Achin' Heart4:006Mellow Apples5:447Slide Of Hand (Instrumental)3:238Make Your Paradise3:219Rockin' At The Hey Hey3:1310Down Home Girl4:1011Work Hard For The Money3:1612Change Of The Season3:5613Bull Hog Grind (Instrumental)2:301994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 44:32
1Get Back in Line4:282Spent Money2:343House of Blue Dreams4:254Lover's Moon4:315Livin' on a Borrowed Time3:486Ode to the Delta4:257Not Fade Away3:108Slide Zone4:459Lookin' Up at the Downside2:4010Rough House3:5711Still a Long Ways to Go4:0312Off the Cuff1:461996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 54:06
1Vida's Place4:222My Heart's Desire3:403Call on Me4:194Built for Comfort3:205Feel My Care3:476For the Love of a Woman4:157Shakin' Hands With the Devil4:318Your Mind Is on Vacation3:529Proud Man3:4110Blues for Brazil3:4211Love Me or Leave Me4:0312Ever Since I Lost You3:3213Wrong Number3:1014Remembering You3:521998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 50:37
1Down Here in the Real Big Empty4:522Will My Love to You3:363Maybe Not4:314My Lost Home in Your Arms4:195You Can't Stop Now5:146I'm Failin' By Degrees4:257Gertie Ruth4:348Bloody Barefoot Blues4:199My Rose in the Snow3:3110Down at Josephine's3:5711What the Funk4:1012Gone But Not Forgotten3:091999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
1Molly O & Dog Boy2Joey3You Choose4Nothing Left To Lose5Here We Go6Mate Of Fate7Hello Stranger8Therapy9Amy Sky10Playin' The Feel11Lover's Moon12Everybody's Angel2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 56:41
1Avalanche4:022Smoke and Mirrors3:593Razor's Edge3:494Duckwalk2:255I'm With You4:136Talking Walls5:387Crescent Steps5:508No Destination5:109Swamp Dream2:0310There Is Only You4:3211Precious Moments4:2612Gumbo Funk6:1913For the Children4:152006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 52:27
1Actions and Words4:402No Tell Hotel (Re-Recording)4:183Lonely Is the Heart That Let You Go3:184All My Love Is Taken Away3:135One Big Heartache3:436Capricorn Woman4:077Invisible Man4:268Robbery (Re-Recording)5:509Take Her Back Home3:3310Her Place, Not Mine4:2211Second Skin4:3912Crossing2:3213You Don't Have to Say Goodbye3:462009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 45:23
1Calm Before the Storm3:282Patron Saint of Pain4:453Little Queen Bee3:194River of Tears4:015Bitter Rain4:306Your Sweet Embrace2:397Someone Like You3:298Rite of Passage4:149Requiem for a Heavyweight4:0010I Would Undo Anything4:3211Holy Ghost Moan3:5512Walkin' the Levee2:312015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 42:14
1Last Go-Round2:332Don’t You Let Them Win4:393Got to Believe3:544Losin’ You3:405She’s a Real Jaguar3:576Dackin’4:527Love Is History3:428Into the Wild Blue4:179High Steppin’3:4710Dark Angels3:1611Song for Robert (A Brother’s Lament)3:372026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 36:31
1Those Bygone Days4:112Just Dodgin' Bullets3:563There Ain't No Goin' Back for Me3:144He's a Legend (In His Own Mind)3:565I Would Do Anything3:496You're the One and Only2:487Lost Love Among the Ruins3:498The Face3:589My Dreams Come Back3:1710The Last Time3:33
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Roy Rogers head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 14 | 84.5th |
| Studio albums | 14 | 94th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 15 | 91.2th |
| Recording span (years) | 41 | 81.6th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Rogers & Norton Buffalo(band) | — | present | |
| Roy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings(band) | — | present | guitar,lead vocals,original |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roy_in_green_big.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/466d6ede-e12f-453e-ba84-3b850522f999discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/466d6ede-e12f-453e-ba84-3b850522f999core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7373318seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Rogers_%28guitarist%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Rogers_%28guitarist%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of blues musicians — rank #85
| 1950 | | California | Electric blues* |
Tier rule: genre canon: blues
Image: Ewoman17 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q7373318 · MusicBrainz: 466d6ede-e12f-453e-ba84-3b850522f999
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