Bob Margolin

In 2020, Margolin was presented with a Blues Music Award for 'Acoustic Album of the Year' for This Guitar and Tonight.

In 2013, Margolin was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the 'Traditional Blues Male Artist' category. His joint album with Ann Rabson, Not Alone was also nominated in the 'Acoustic Album' category.

In 1994, he appeared with Jerry Portnoy as guest musicians on the album, Ice Cream Man by John Brim. It received a Blues Music Award (formerly W. C. Handy Award) nomination as the best 'Traditional Blues Album of the Year'.

In 1980 Margolin had his own band, which played mostly in blues clubs in the southeast US, although he was still a member of Waters' band.

In 1979, he made a guest appearance, along with Pinetop Perkins, on The Nighthawks album, Jacks & Kings.

In 1978, he made a guest appearance on Big Joe Duskin's debut album, Cincinnati Stomp, on Arhoolie Records.

Margolin's association with Johnson resulted in his hooking up with Waters' band, where he played from 1973 to 1980.

Margolin started playing guitar in 1964, and his first appearance on record was with Boston psychedelic band The Freeborne, and their 1967 album Peak Impressions.

Jazz guitarist Bob Margolin was born in Boston, MA, in 1949. He began his musical career in Chicago, playing with Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson, who had once been a member of Muddy Waters' band.