Westerly, Rhode Island native son Bob Christina grew up in a large family, where he was first introduced to the blues at a young age by watching his older brother, Fran Christina, on drums practicing with his friends in their basement. The year was 1967 and those friends were none other than Al Copley on piano, Duke Robillard on guitar and Larry Peduzzi on bass; the original Roomful of Blues band. By the time he was 15 and after a few months of guitar lessons, Bob got some of his brother's hand-me-down drums and made the switch to drumming. In his over 40 years as a producer and artist in the music industry Bob Christina has been fortunate enough to have become friends with numerous national, international and local musicians, especially in the genre of blues, R & B, and jazz. Out of these many acquaintances has grown the acclaimed Bobby Christina's Caravan. The Caravan consists of a number of these musicians including Christine Ohlman (Saturday Night Live), Toni Lynn Washington (Queen of the Boston Blues), Curtis Salgado and Joe Beard getting together for some great entertainment throughout New England and beyond. Bobby Christina’s Caravan is responsible for filling venues all over the East Coast with his recognizable brand of entertainment. The Caravan is now in its 15th year of hosting “Mitch Fest”, a highly anticipated fundraiser for Hope Hospice and Palliative Care of Rhode Island with over 40 musicians.