BOB E. - Guitar

Robert J. Egielski, a/k/a BOB E. – Guitar, began playing guitar at age 16. He joined his first band, Gripweed, while in college. Mike Bloomfield of the Butterfield Blues Band and B.B. King were his idols and major influences on his playing style. Gripweed was invited to make a demo at Mercury Records.

After college, Bob joined with other musician friends to form a Long Island cover band called Bats Renfield. He and his songwriting partner later formed NYLON, a New Wave band, performing original material. NYLON played its first gig in February 1977 at Max’s Kansas City as second on a triple bill that featured the B 52’s in their first performance in New York. NYLON got its first gig with the help of a four-song demo recorded at RCA studios in New York.

As the band evolved, its name was changed to RUR and was based on the premise that the band members were an advanced generation of robots capable of creating music. Out of the band’s original compositions, the members developed a rock and roll science fiction musical that was presented in a show case to executives from ViaCom in 1979.

The music continued to evolve, and the band changed its name to R’S, playing many times at Irving Plaza during its early days as a venue for new music and in several other Manhattan music clubs of the time, including CBGB’s, The Bitter End, and SNAFU.

After the R’S band broke up, Bob entered a period of seclusion, living in New Orleans, Arizona, and Chicago before returning to New York. During this time, Bob continued to play guitar and began laying the foundations for acoustic guitar compositions that are featured on his self-produced CD, There Goes Yesterday, Here Comes Tomorrow…