Rob Burns

Rob Burns
Burns recording in London, 1971
Background information
Birth name	Robert George Henry Burns
Born	(1953-02-24) 24 February 1953 (age 71) Willesden, London, England
Genres	Pop, rock, jazz, country, R&B
Occupation(s)	Musician, arranger, author, lecturer
Instrument	Bass guitar
Years active	1972–present

Rob Burns (born Robert George Henry Burns, 24 February 1953), earlier also known as Robbie Burns, is an English-born New Zealand bass player, author and academic. Burns's career spans five decades, encompassing musical genres such as pop, rock, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, folk, and country. From the late 1970s until 1999 he toured and worked several sessions a week for artists of international fame, as well as for many major British TV shows, before embarking upon an academic career.^[1]

Burns earned a PhD in music in 2008 and has published work in several academic publications. He resides in Dunedin, New Zealand, gaining citizenship of New Zealand on 4 June 2014. Burns is currently Honorary Associate Professor in the Music Programme (School of Performing Arts) at the University of Otago.