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About Me:

Dale is an experienced musician, having played harmonica for about forty years now. At age fourteen, Dale was forced out of his home by his stepfather and left to live on the streets. He was given a harmonica by a fellow street person as a tool for earning spare change. Since then, Dale has played every day. In the early days it was a way to earn money for sustenance and his way of making friends.

Dale learned some of his chops from Peter "Madcat" Ruth. Dale used to practice on the “Diag”, in the campus of the University of Michigan. Madcat would bicycle by, pull out a harp, and play a riff for him to practice.

When he was 16, Dale met James Cotton at a club in Ann Arbor. They hung out together when James was in town and from him Dale learned a great deal.

The harmonica has been like a good friend, says Dale. He has traveled back and forth across the United States playing his harp. It has taken him around the world, to Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Mexico, and the Philippines.
Dale Robertson
A more complete list of bands and musicians with whom Dale has played:

The Falcons, The Ann Arbor Blues Band, Dale and The Positones, The Magic Mojo Band, Strings and Things, The Shindig, C. C. and the Bad Luck Boys, GQ and The Blues Crew, The Terraplanes, Cathy "Diva" Davis, Albert Collins, Luther Allison, Taj Mahal, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, James Cotton, Cee Cee Collins, The Alley Kats, Spence Beaman, Motor City Josh, Jimmy Johnson, Randy Volen, Casey Jones, George Winston, Christopher Leigh, Billy Ferris, Scott Morgan, Al Hill, Gary Quackenbush, Pat Savage, Mike Katon, Bob Cantoo, Hiawatha Bailey, Nikki Stix, Jackson Spires, A.C. Reed, Ricky Nelson, James Cloyd, Ben Davis, David Picard, The Butler Twins, Bullet Bob, Brophy Dale, Gary Markley, and many others too numerous to mention.

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