Bob Woodruff

BOB WOODRUFF BIOGRAPHY Bob Woodruff played in rock & roll bands as a kid growing up in Greenwich Village in New York City, but when he started writing songs, country music was where he found his vehicle for expression. While attending college in New York, Woodruff started writing country-oriented songs and formed a band called the Fields, which developed a loyal following regionally and was offered a recording contract with Restless Records. The Fields recorded a record, but Re...

BOB WOODRUFF BIOGRAPHY Bob Woodruff played in rock & roll bands as a kid growing up in Greenwich Village in New York City, but when he started writing songs, country music was where he found his vehicle for expression. While attending college in New York, Woodruff started writing country-oriented songs and formed a band called the Fields, which developed a loyal following regionally and was offered a recording contract with Restless Records. The Fields recorded a record, but Restless went bankrupt before the album could be released, so at that point Woodruff decided to pursue music as a solo act. He started playing gigs by himself and as his songwriting became more country, his lawyer was sending tapes to Nashville. In the meantime, Restless solved its bankruptcy problems and offered Woodruff another deal, but he ended up signing with Elektra/Asylum Records' Nashville division in late 1992. His debut album, Dreams & Saturday Nights, was released in 1994 to critical acclaim, but his melding of R&B, country, and rock didn't go over at country radio and Woodruff ended up parting ways with the label after one album. Woodruff found a new home for his music at former Sony/CBS Records president Roy Wunch’s Imprint Records and released his second album, Desire Road, in 1997. His sophomore album was also met with universal critical acclaim but unfortunately Imprint folded just weeks after the album’s release. After the collapse of Imprint Records Woodruff pursued other interests outside the music business and took time to cope with some personal matters. In 2003 Bob moved to Los Angeles where he is writing songs for motion pictures , television and other recording artists. Bio by Jack Leaver All Music Guide Below is a sampling of some recent press Bob has received: In reference to Jeff Bridges' character in the Academy Award winning, "Crazy Heart", the film about a country singer, a recent HUFFINGTON POST article declared that: "BOB WOODRUFF IS BAD BLAKE". they also had the following to say about him and his albums: "SHOULD HAVE BEEN A HOUSEHOLD NAME" "IF THERE'S ANY JUSTICE WOODRUFF GETS A COMEBACK" "FLAWLESS" "ALL OF IT SOUNDING LIKE OLD FAVORITES YOU NEVER HEARD BEFORE" click on this link to read the whole story!: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jesse-kornbluth/bob-woodruff-never-heard_b_437022.html also another story about Bob in the HOUSTON CHRONICLE arts section is headlined: "BOB WOODRUFF IS THE BEST COUNTRY SINGER YOU NEVER HEARD" the article goes on do say the following about Bob and his music: "DREAMS AND SATURDAY NIGHTS IS, FOR MY MONEY THE BEST COUNTRY ALBUM RELEASED IN THE 90's" and Bob’s new demo/ EP elicited this response from Rolling Stone writer and Houston Chronicle Arts and Entertainment editor Andrew Dansby: "I NOW HAVE A BURNED CD WITH THE FIRST FEW WOODRUFF SONGS I’VE HEARD SINCE HIS SECOND ALBUM, DESIRE ROAD, STIFFED IN 1997, IT’S LIKE STUMBLING INTO SOMETHING NEW BY ELLIOTT SMITH, NICK DRAKE OR JEFF BUCKLEY. ONLY WOODRUFF ISN’T DEAD, THROUGH NO FAULT OF HIS OWN.” “AFTER WOODRUFF’S LONG ABSENCE, HIS CAREER SHOWS SIGNS OF LIFE THESE DAYS” http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/6852860.html