Many musicians claim that they “grew up in the church,” but for Robert Randolph that is literally the case. It wasn’t until he was out of his teens that Randolph broke away from the confines of his social and musical conditioning and discovered rock, funk, soul, jazz and the jam band scene, soon forging his own sound by fusing elements of those genres. Randolph was named one of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time by Rolling Stone. 

“When I look back on that time, to be honest, I had no idea what the hell we were doing,” says Randolph. “Got Soul,” Randolph’s most recent album, features guest artists Anthony Hamilton, Darius Rucker, and Cory Henry. Robert Randolph and the Family Band display their virtuosity within the context of a dozen smartly crafted tunes. “I like both playing live and recording,” says Randolph. 

“The thing about a record is you get a chance to rehearse parts and fine-tune things. When you’re in the studio, it’s hard to improvise without an audience. But for us, well, we’ve been playing in front of audiences our whole lives.”