
Frontman Robert Randolph was trained as a pedal steel guitarist in the House of God Church and makes prominent use of the instrument in the band's music. The instrument is referred to in many African-American Pentecostal churches as Sacred Steel. Randolph was discovered while playing at a sacred steel convention in Florida. Randolph‘s family is made up of many talented musicians who all grew up playing together in New Jersey churches. They collaborate as Robert Randolph and The Family Band. Robert Randolph and The Family Band’s sound is inspired by successful 1970s funk bands such as Earth, Wind & Fire and Sly & the Family Stone.
Frontman Robert Randolph was trained as a pedal steel guitarist in the House of God Church and makes prominent use of the instrument in the band's music. The instrument is referred to in many African-American Pentecostal churches as Sacred Steel. Randolph was discovered while playing at a sacred steel convention in Florida. Randolph‘s family is made up of many talented musicians who all grew up playing together in New Jersey churches. They collaborate as Robert Randolph and The Family Band. Robert Randolph and The Family Band’s sound is inspired by successful 1970s funk bands such as Earth, Wind & Fire and Sly & the Family Stone.
Frontman Robert Randolph was trained as a pedal steel guitarist in the House of God Church and makes prominent use of the instrument in the band's music. The instrument is referred to in many African-American Pentecostal churches as Sacred Steel. Randolph was discovered while playing at a sacred steel convention in Florida. Randolph‘s family is made up of many talented musicians who all grew up playing together in New Jersey churches. They collaborate as Robert Randolph and The Family Band. Robert Randolph and The Family Band’s sound is inspired by successful 1970s funk bands such as Earth, Wind & Fire and Sly & the Family Stone.