Mad to the Bone
Besides playing their own music, Rob and the guys have backed up many stars, including: Natalie Cole, Perry Como, Johnny Mathis, The Manhattan Transfer, Aretha Franklin, Englebert Humperdinck, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Olivia Newton-John, Lou Rawls, Bob Newhart, Rosemary Clooney, Stanley Turrentine, Bill Watrous, Regis Philbin, Jack Jones, Joel Grey, Bobby Rydell, Al Martino, Jerry Vale, Tommy Tune, Joan Rivers, David Brenner, Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca, Susan Anton, and Julius La Rosa. Rob himself also has performed with Sonny and Cher, Don Rickles, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Clark Terry, Bobby Watson, Wycliffe Gordon, Al Grey, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., Connie Stevens, and Connie Francis. He is an alumnus of the Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, and Harry James Orchestras. The Rob Stoneback Big Band has three recordings: Up Front (1983), Traditions (1990), and Caught in the Web (1997 on the Sea Breeze label). All of these receive airplay on radio stations across the country. In March 2003, the band recorded a new album, Mad to the Bone, with legendary jazz trombonist Bill Watrous.