Robert Heft - Sundog (2016)

                                                                    Robert Heft
 Robert Heft was born in Washington, DC in 1956. He began his formal music education in third grade with the recorder, followed by six years of playing the trumpet. His interest in guitar started at age 12 and this was the beginning of a lifetime love for the instrument. Playing in high school rock and roll bands, he developed his chops listening to Alvin Lee, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Allman Brothers Band, Eric Clapton, and various other artists ranging in styles from country and blues to progressive rock.

It was during this period when Robert began playing slide guitar, emulating Duane Allman, Mick Taylor, Joe Walsh, Lowell George, and George Harrison. While playing clubs in Baltimore, Maryland, he earned his degree in Music Education.

Moving to California in 1979, most of his gigs were in blues venues. Robert Heft began teaching guitar formally in Southern California music stores in 1980. This is also when he began digging into session work and developing his engineering and producing skills. This eventually lead to the formation of "Songwriters' Studio Services", a studio built with the concept of providing an affordable environment for songwriters to produce quality demos.
Robert has developed a signature sound and style all his own. He has now established himself as a high profile guitarist, pedal steel guitarist, bassist, and producer on the Los Angeles music circuit.

The long awaited new album "Sundog", from Robert Heft on Angel Song Records has finally been released for 2016.
A healthy mix of rockin' Blues, shuffles, and ballads, this album contains 11 new original songs.
Robert handles the guitars, bass, some Keyboards, lead vocals and wrote all of the music and lyrics for this album.
The album also features Jeff Ackerman on saxophones and clarinet, Chris Cooke, Roger Reid, Paul Sinacore, and Milo Todesco on drums,
Kurt Fries and Derek Silverman on keyboards, E. Zane Wood on bass, Dallas Hodge on lead guitar, and Susan Rey on vocals and percussion.


Credits:

E. Zane Wood - Bass  
Milo Todesco - Drums   
Charley Tichenor IV - Backing Vocals    
Johnathon Freeman Anderson - Backing Vocals    
Miles Jayne - Backing Vocals   
Clay Goldstein - Harmonica   
Derek Silverman - Organ (Hammond B3), Strings   
Roger Reid - Drums   
Chris Cooke - Drums   
Dallas Hodge - Lead Guitar    
Susan Rey - Vocals, Percussion, Backing Vocals  
Kurt Fries - Piano  
Jon Gold - Piano, Organ   
Jeff Ackerman - Saxophone   
Robert Heft - Vocals, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Bass, Keyboards   
Paul Sinacore - Drums   

Tracklist:

01. It Don't Matter 05:13
02. She Got Her Mind Made Up 03:02
03. Never Last 06:05
04. High Class Man Boogie (Explicit) 04:05
05. Nobody 04:24
06. Don't Need You Anymore 04:38
07. Give Me Back My Heart 02:55
08. Sundog 05:19
09. Round and Round and Round 03:11
10. Worried Mind 07:31
11. Tell Me That You Love Me 07:06