Rob Knowlton
Traditional Country music with a twist of bluegrass, that’s Rob!

    Growing up in Richmond, Illinois, Rob started singing around the tender age of four.  Encouraged by his mother, he would listen to recordings by Hank Williams, Sr., and sing along.  His father taught him to play three chords on the guitar as they would sit on the back steps of the old home place.  There was no doubt about his love for country music.  It was in his blood and he was hooked for life!

   He formed his first band at the age of 14, singing, picking guitar and mandolin.  After a few years, the band reorganized and was called “Rob Knowlton & the Bluegrass Travelers”.  They performed at clubs, dance halls and TV stations throughout Wisconsin and surrounding states.  “One of the most memorable times of my career back then,” recalls Rob, “was meeting and opening up shows for Ernest Tubb & Johnny Russell.”

   Rob always dreamed of coming to Nashville to record.  His dream came true in early 1999 when he got together with Bobby G. Rice of MidLand Productions.  He recorded two songs that were released nationally, one of which he wrote himself, “I Don’t Think She Loves Me Anymore”.  The songs received a lot of airplay and chart action in the United States and overseas markets.  This helped make way for his first CD album, titled from his self-penned song “I’m Holden Back The Tears (Of A Broken Heart)”.  Other national charted songs include his number 1 song “Ole Slewfoot”.

   Rob has performed on shows such as “The Nashville Video Showcase”, “The Nashville Cowboy Church”, and appeared many times on the popular “Midwest Country RFD-TV Show” which is seen by many across the country!  Be watching for his current release ”There's Mothers Who've Cried”, from his new album Those Were the Good Old Days.