Ross Bon was part of the Chicago music scene beginning in 1992 as a harmonica player and vocalist.
He recorded with artists such as Willie “Big” Smith, Buddy Scott, Pinetop Perkins, Junior Wells, Dave Specter, James Cotton and Kim Wilson.
In 1995, he joined with guitarist Gareth Best, bassist Jimmy Sutton, drummer Bob Carter, pianist Donny Nichilo and saxophonists Samuel Burckhardt and Jerry DeVivo to form the Mighty Blue Kings.
The band released two studio albums, Meet Me In Uptown (1995), and Come One, Come All (R-Jay Records).
Together, they sold over 100,000 copies, with the latter having debuted in the top ten on Billboard's Blues Album chart.