Duke Robillard News

Although he's a 40-year veteran, Joe Louis Walker flies under the blues radar. Hopefully, this session helmed by ace guitarist, producer, former Bob Dylan sideman and Roomful of Blues founder Duke Robillard will give Walker the recognition he so justly deserves.

Termites In My Basement [Hi Rez] , recording for Al Basile's Soul Blue 7 CD. Al Basile was Roomful of Blues' first trumpet player, in 1969, and his seventh album, Soul Blue 7 , on which he sings and plays cornet on these songs he wrote, is something of a reunion of Roomful originals -- Roomful founder Duke Robillard produced it.

Duke Robillard is coming to town. The legendary guitarist, who has been performing for more than three decades, is coming to central Maine with his trio for two gigs.

Published: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 9:54 a.m. Despite a musical legacy stretching back to the late 1960s, performing melodies in every genre under the sun on 15 albums, and collaborating with the likes of Jimmy Buffett, Bob Seger and Bonnie Raitt, the rock band Little Feat heads into ...

Veteran blues guitarist and singer Joe Louis Walker's latest album finds him in excellent form, leading a band straw-bossed by producer and fellow guitarist Duke Robillard, along with Bruce Katz on keyboards, Jesse Williams on bass, Mark Teixeira on drums, Doug James on saxophones, Carl Querfurth on trombone and Sugar Ray Norcia on harmonica and a ...

This is the one to start with if you are new to Ronnie Earl. He has been getting love from critics and fans for decades, but so much of his work, like that Duke Robillard or Robert Cray, has seemed to belong to a too-slick, session-man makes good blues that is high on chops but low on passion.

Inspired by blues legends like T-Bone Walker, Charlie Patton and Big Joe Turner, Duke's guitar work has seamlessly spanned the worlds of jazz, blues and swing since he founded the renowned big band, Roomful of Blues, in 1967.

I've been following Kim Wilson and the Fabulous Thunderbirds ever since the so-called Texas circuit days in the 1970s, when the Austin rock 'n' blues band used to work clubs in Dallas, Houston, Austin and out of the way places like Lubbock, where I went to school, on a regular basis.

Duke Robillard is the real deal -- he's played with Roomful of Blues and the Fabulous Thunderbirds.

Blues legend Duke Robillard takes the stage with his band at 8 tonight in the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts as part of the Stageside at Burnside Court music series presented in conjunction with radio station WCUW.

Blues legend Duke Robillard takes the stage with his band at 8 tonight in the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts as part of the Stageside at Burnside Court music series presented in conjunction with radio station WCUW.

Blues legend Duke Robillard takes the stage with his band at 8 tonight in the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts as part of the Stageside at Burnside Court music series presented in conjunction with radio station WCUW.

Duke Robillarda s Jumpina Blues Revue: Stomp The Blues Tonight Ace blues guitarist Duke Robillard was heavily involved with the Sunny & Her Joy Boys album reviewed here a few weeks ago.

Since 1967, guitarist Wayne Riker has played just about every musical style, and in an array of musical settings - house parties, coffeehouses, nightclubs, musical theater, cruise ships, arena rock concerts, and stadium festivals.

The Duke Robillard Band will kick off this summer's Cortland Main Street Music Series with a performance on Friday at the Marketplace Mall parking lot, 64 Main St., downtown Cortland.

For blues fans, the first half of 2009 have been a real humdinger! During the last six months, we've seen earth-shakin' live discs from the legendary Charlie Musselwhite and legend-in-the-making Nick Moss; liver-quivering new albums from talented axe-slingers Duke Robillard and Ronnie Earl; and groovy new tunes from young - but-seasoned - blues ...

It's no secret that Duke Robillard is one of the best -- if not the best -- jump blues players on the planet.

The prolific guitar wiz's 16th album for Stony Plain comes just a few months after his Introducing Sunny and Her Joy Boys session, an all-acoustic jazz set featuring vocalist Sunny Crownover.

Mountain Stage kicked off FestivALL Friday night with an electrifying blues concert at The Clay Center featuring Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials, Shemekia Copeland, Duke Robillard and an extended set by the legendary Buddy Guy.

Roomful of Blues isn't just a band. It could almost be called a club. There have been 55 members of Roomful of Blues since the act formed in 1967 in Providence, R.I. "It's pretty remarkable when you think about how many people have been in Roomful of Blues," guitarist Chris Vachon said.