The Rob Strong Band Live

 QUOTES ON ROB STRONG FROM HIS BIOGRAPHY- ‘STILL GOING STRONG’

“Rob Strong is unique. He is incredibly talented. In my opinion he is the best Blues or Soul singer to ever come out of Ireland. His innate gift is his voice and his timing is incredible.

COLM WILKINSON

“Seeing Rob Strong with the Plattermen in the late 60s was big influence on me. To hear a fellow Northerner sing the soul music I loved so well, gave me a lot of confidence that one day I could find my own voice. Rob is one of the true originals!” PAUL BRADY

“To play with someone of the calibre of Rob Strong was a huge honour for me as Rob was one of the best singers I had ever seen in Ireland. JOHNNY LOGAN

“When I first heard Rob Strong sing ‘Living Doll’, I honestly felt that Rob sang it better than Cliff Richard himself! BRIAN COLL

 “Rob Strong would have been a big hero of mine back in the day. I was starting to be a bass player myself but he was on a different level.  The thing about Rob is, he’s a serious package, bass chops, voice and presence BARRY DEVLIN.  

“For me Rob is world class. I’d say he is one of the best Blues/Soul/Rock singers in the world. Rob is also a great bass player. He has a beautiful tone on the bass. It’s like he’s caressing the bass. I’ve played with lots of bass players- Rob is the best! DON BAKER 

“With that mane of hair, the shades, the mic way up high so he had to lean the head back and sing right up into it… He really did look and sound like he’d just been beamed down from the Whiskey in LA or the Fillmore in San Francisco. Not only would he have fitted right in there, he’d have blown them away. “JIM LOCKHART (HORSLIPS)

“When I think of Rob Strong I think of a big voice doing Bluesy stuff with a raw edge. Rob Strong has a big engine and a great vocal range. PHIL COULTER

“There is no doubt in my mind that Rob Strong is world class. There’s so much passion in his voice, which is really unique. He’s got that big soulful voice which you can see etched all over his face when he’s singing. PAT SHORTT

“I always regarded Rob Strong as the best Pop singer in the country. He has an incredible voice. He can sing anything from Tom Jones to The Four Tops. He interprets each song in an amazing unique manner.FR. BRIAN D’ARCY

The first time I saw Rob Strong was in The Coconut Grove in the mid-80s.He was really professional and powerful sounding. I could see that he was The Boss! His show was well rehearsed and well- delivered.I was very impressed. LIAM Ó MAONLAÍ (HOTHOUSE FLOWERS)

“When Rob Strong started singing in the Las Vegas Showband, I thought that he was a real superstar. Everybody that played with him knew that he was something really special. KELLEY 

 “I think Rob is an incredible singer, an amazing talent. I just don’t understand how he hasn’t become much bigger worldwide!” MARY COUGHLAN

 “I always thought that Rob Strong and Colm Wilkinson were the two best singers in Ireland” BRUSH SHIELS

  “Rob Strong is a fabulous musician- a great bass player and one hell of a singer”

ERIC BELL

I was always a great admirer of Rob’s. He deserved to get more rewards for the amazing talent that he still has. He should definitely have been big in places like England and America.

PADDY COLE