Rowland Salley is an artist from the American Midwest.  He has played or recorded with Bobby Gentry, the Traum Brothers, Ian and Sylvia, Joan Baez, John Prine, Shawn Colvin, Lucinda Williams, Maria Muldaur and others.  He has been bassist with Chris Isaak & Silvertone since 1985.  His songs have been recorded by various artists.  "Killing the Blues" has been recorded by John Prine (Pink Cadillac and Anthology), and by Shawn Colvin (Cover Girl).  Robert Plant and Alison Krauss included it on Raising Sand, which won five Grammy awards in 2009. 

He says: 
"I was lucky to have been raised in that corridor that runs from north to south along the entire length of the Mississippi River.  That stretch of land has produced a lot of the music heard all around the world today.  Everyone in my family, from my Grandparents right down the line, could play an instrument.  I had gone from the French horn to the bass by the time i was a teenager.  From the beginning I began making up songs of my own.  Music, songs and stories have always moved me, in spirit and certainly in fact. As far back as I can remember, I have also been a painter.  I carry my watercolours where ever I go and when the time seems right, I make paintings.  Though painting and music are two different things, they come from the same essential place.  Switching from one to the other gives a great sense of balance and keeps me quite busy." R.S.

When the band made three successful seasons of the Chris Isaak Show, a Showtime television production based upon quirky and comical adventures of their rock and roll band, Rowland recorded a dozen of his own songs for a new album entitled "Killing the Blues". The music is a mixture of folk and blues of American roots. He plays bass, acoustic and electric guitars, ukulele and sings along with a classic backing band.

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