{"id":15637,"date":"2016-06-29T13:44:35","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T17:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=15637"},"modified":"2016-10-12T11:51:48","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T15:51:48","slug":"grammy-award-winner-alumnus-forrest-robinson-returns-chattanooga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2016\/06\/grammy-award-winner-alumnus-forrest-robinson-returns-chattanooga\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammy Award winner and Alumnus Forrest Robinson returns to Chattanooga"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Robinson1\"<\/a>They call him the heartbeat of the band. Grammy Award winner <\/span>Forrest Robinson<\/span><\/a>, of super band Delta Deep, is an alumnus of UTC\u2019s College of Music. Although he\u2019s a Memphis native, he calls Chattanooga his home. So the band\u2019s recent stop in Chattanooga to perform at Riverbend was something of a homecoming for Robinson.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s my first time playing Riverbend in 20 years. I played here twice before: on this stage in \u201892 and I think it was the Miller Stage in 1996. It was great to be back here,\u201d Robinson said in an interview with <\/span>UTC TV<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Delta Deep<\/span><\/a> began as \u201can extreme blues project\u201d with Phil Collen, lead guitarist of Def Leppard, and singer Debbi Blackwell-Cook, whose history boasts stints as back up singer for Michael Buble and Gregory Hines, among others. Along the way, the band picked up Robinson, drummer, and Stone Temple Pilots\u2019 bassist, Robert DeLeo.<\/span><\/p>\n

With seven Grammy Awards under his belt, Robinson has built quite the musical career for himself. He\u2019s toured as drummer with bands India.Arie, Victor Wooten, Joe Sample, TLC, and Arrested Development, to name a few. He has also performed live on \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d, \u201cLate Show with David Letterman\u201d, \u201cGood Morning America\u201d, and many more.<\/span><\/p>\n

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