ROB STILL GOING STRONG! As Rob Strong celebrates an incredible 60 years on the road this year, the title of his biography confirms that the legendary Blues/Soul singer is ‘STILL GOING STRONG’! The Derry native started out in the 1960s and progressed to become lead singer of the iconic showband, The Plattermen. Rob has since fronted his own band, The Rob Strong Band over the last 40 years and always drew big crowds to his gigs at The Sunset Club at the Longford Arms Hotel. Rob was also the vocal coach for his son, Andrew Strong and the band for The Commitments movie. Rob’s show includes many of the top classics from the movie, such as ‘Mustang Sally’, ‘Treat her Right’, ‘Midnight Hour’ & ‘The Dark end of the Street! Nobody in Ireland personified the raw energy of rock, blues and soul music like Rob Strong, who once turned down the opportunity to join the world famous Deep Purple! While Rob is still known as The Godfather of Soul in Ireland, he is equally versatile in singing all other genres of music, especially Rock, Blues, Jazz and Pop. Rob’s voice is widely revered in the music business by many of Ireland’s biggest stars as evident by these amazing quotes from his peers in Rob’s biography - ‘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 a 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. ‘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. ‘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. "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