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Duke Robillard

Born: October 4, 1948

Duke Robillard - Blues Guitarist 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. Since 1980, Duke has recorded over a dozen acclaimed solo albums and toured the world both with his own band and as a featured accompanist. Called "one of the great players" by the legendary B.B. King, Duke's upbeat live performance, accented by a swinging horn section, is a tasteful display of a wide variety of blues styles

The Blues Period: The First Decade of Nola Blue Records, 2014-2024

by Scott Gudell
May 4, 2024

Start with a degree in Business Administration and Management and you might just wind up running and owning a record company. Sounds like a long shot but that's what happened to Sallie Bengtson in 2014 when her passion for all things blues--especially if it has something to do with jny: New Orleans--inspired her to visit the ...

Fragments - Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series, Vol. 17

Label: Columbia Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Disc 1: Love Sick; Dirt Road Blues; Standing In the Doorway; Million Miles; Tryin' to Get to Heaven; 'Til I Fell in Love With You; Not Dark Yet; Cold Irons Bound; Make You Feel My Love; Can't Wait; Highlands. Disc 2: The Water is Wide; Dreamin' of You; Red River Shore - version 1; Love Sick - version 1; 'Til I Fell in Love with You - version 1; Not Dark Yet - version 1; Can't Wait - version 1; Dirt Road Blues - version 1; Mississippi - version 1; 'Til I Fell in Love With You - version 2; Standing In the Doorway - version 1; Tryin' to Get to Heaven - version 1; Cold Irons Bound. Disc 3: Love Sick - version 2; Dirt Road Blues - version 2; Can't Wait - version 2; Red River Shore - version 2; Marchin' to the City; Make You Feel My Love - version 1; Mississippi - version 2; Standing in the Doorway - version 2; 'Till I Fell in Love with You - version 3; Not Dark Yet - version 2; Tryin' to Get to Heaven - version 2; Highlands. Disc 4: Love Sick; Can't Wait; Standing in the Doorway; Million Miles; Tryin' to Get to Heaven; 'Til I Fell in Love with You; Not Dark Yet; Cold Irons Bound; Make You Feel My Love; Can't Wait; Mississippi; Highlands. Disc 5: Dreamin' of You; Red River Shore - version 1; Red River Shore - version 2; Mississippi - version 1; Mississippi - version 3; Mississippi - version 2; Marchin' to the City - version 1; Marchin' to the City - version 2; Can't Wait - version 1; Can't Wait - version 2; Cold Irons Bound - live; Tryin' to Get to Heaven - live.

Swingin' Again

Label: Blue Duchess
Released: 2021
Track listing: I Never Knew; I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket; Never Mind; Steady Daddy; All I Do Is Dream Of You; Blue Lou; Pennies From Heaven; You Can Depend On Me; Esquire Bounce; One O'Clock Jump

Scott Hamilton and Duke Robillard: Swingin' Again

by Kyle Simpler
September 2, 2021

In 1987, Duke Robillard released the album Swing (Rounder), a successful combination of jazz and jump blues. He got his old friend, tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton to help him out with the recording. Although Robillard is primarily known as a blues guitarist, the record made it obvious that jazz is also deeply rooted in his musical ...

Danny Green Trio Plus Strings at Heckscher Park

by Dan Bilawsky
August 6, 2018

Danny Green Trio Plus Strings Chapin Rainbow Stage, Heckscher Park Huntington Summer Arts Festival Huntington, NY August 3, 2018 While Long Island's Huntington Summer Arts Festival doesn't hold status as a jazz feast per se, the music most certainly plays a significant role on its calendar. The not-so-distant past ...

Gary Clark, Jr. and Jimmie Vaughan at the Iridium

by Mike Perciaccante
September 16, 2017

Gary Clark, Jr. and Jimmie Vaughan The Iridium New York, NY September 8, 2017 Speakeasy is a public television series that pairs Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famers, Grammy Award winners, Tony Award winners and iconic musicians with an interviewer of their choice. The show features conversations between the stars and ...

Sax Gordon: In the Wee Small Hours

by Angelo Leonardi
October 9, 2015

Le esibizioni spettacolari da honker anni '40 lo hanno reso famoso al pubblico del blues ma gli amanti del jazz hanno gusti raffinati e non gli prestano molta attenzione. In questo disco, inciso in Italia con Alberto Marsico e Alessandro Minetto, Sax Gordon si mostra però ligio alla tradizione jazzistica del tenore, ampliando il suo campo ...

Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters: Good News

by Mike Perciaccante
July 19, 2014

Ronnie Earl first gained national attention in 1979 when he replaced Duke Robillard as the lead guitarist for Roomful Of Blues. After spending eight years as the main axeman in that group, Earl decided it was finally time to completely branch out on his own. Though Earl had released his first solo disc, Smokin', in 1983 ...

Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival 2014

by R.J. DeLuke
July 9, 2014

Saratoga Performing Arts Center Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival Saratoga Springs, NY June 28-29, 2014 Perfect weather accented this years Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, an event that had an eclectic mix of young musicians with interesting ideas and approaches, and veterans who deliver consistently. The weather is always a factor ...