Bob Ego was born in Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada. He started playing the drums at age 9 and was performing full
time with bands by the time he was 15.
He was
considered one of the top Canadian rock drummers throughout the 70’s and
has an impressive collection of Canadian music awards.
Canadian
band Painter released their first album on Elektra Records. It was a
ground breaking album; combining the elements of jazz and country with
thunderous heavy rock instrumentation.
The
band showcased at the Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles, and toured with
such acts as Procol Harum, Sugar Loaf, Frank Zappa, Lee Michaels, and
the Five Man Electrical Band. Along the way Ego jammed with Donald Fagen
(Steely Dan), and played a live concert with Frank Zappa which was
broadcast over an Atlanta radio FM station. The Painter album, which
became a much sought after collector’s item, is now available on
Amazon.com.
In 2003
Bob was inducted into the Western Canadian Music Hall of Fame with
Streetheart and is the recipient of the 2009 Double Platinum Award from
Capitol Records for the self-titled Streetheart album.
Ego
provided the beat for Streetheart albums Quicksand Shoes, Drugstore
Dancer, Streetheart, and Buried Treasure, as well as on the
hits “Teenage Rage”, “Tin Soldier”, “What Kind of Love Is This?”, “Look
in Your Eyes”, “Snow White”, and the superb Spider-penned instrumental
“Highway Isolation.” During his tenure in the band, they won a Juno and
two Ampex Golden Reel Awards, toured extensively, and shared the stage
with, Aldo Nova, April Wine, Harlequin, Kim Mitchell, Styx, and AC/DC.
Bob Ego
has played on over 100 albums and continues to perform, record and teach
drums in Las Vegas.