"[3][4] Ross made his professional debut in 1942 at the age of seventeen, broadcasting on the radio station KFFA in Helena, Arkansas.

[5] In October 1954, Ross moved his family to Flint, Michigan, and began working at a General Motors factory.

[1][5] The left-handed Ross added to his colorful presentation by playing a right-handed guitar upside down, with the bass strings on the bottom.

Two years later, Ross played on the Big Bear Records package tour and album American Blues Legends '74.

[5][11] In the latter part of his career, Ross was a frequent fixture at blues festivals in both the United States and Europe.