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Robb Henry ( born Robert Earl Henry; March 6, 1953, in Minneapolis, Minnesota ) is an American guitarist based in Minneapolis.

Henry received his first electric guitar in 1965 at the age of 12 and began performing in the western suburbs of Minneapolis with a teenage rock band called the Surfers the following year. A self-taught guitarist, he credits all the musicians he has worked with over the years as his major influences, and the wide-ranging variety of gigs he’s played as the reason he’s had such a successful and sustainable career. His years of teaching private guitar lessons have also added to his versatility, understanding, and overall grasp of the instrument.

His experience playing with blues artist Mojo Buford from early 1969 through 1970 had a lasting impact on his developing guitar style. A partial list of other notable local bands Henry played with would include Brave New World, Inside Straight, Sweet Thing, the R&B outfit Philadelphia Story, new-wave group Fingerprints; and during his time in Chicago from 1979 through 1984, Jim Desmond, Metropole, and Big Daddy Kinsey and the Kinsey Report.

In 2001 he formed the collective group Parisota Hot Club to explore the music of French guitarist Django Reinhardt. The group is still active to this day.

Recent Robb Henry trio dates feature an eclectic mix of jazz, blues, rock, and pop instrumentals played finger-style on his Fender Stratocaster. He cites Jimi Hendrix, Wes Montgomery, Django Reinhardt, and Jeff Beck as top choices among his favorite guitarists.