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Duke Robillard

Blues-rock musician and bandleader who in 1967 co-founded the blues and swing revival group Roomful of Blues. He would depart from the group in 1979 to perform with Robert Gordon as well as his out outfits. In 1990 he replaced Jimmie Vaughan as the guitarist of The Fabulous Thunderbirds and continued to perform as a solo artist. He has toured with both Tom Waits and Bob Dylan and recorded with the likes of Pinetop Perkins, Snooky Pryor, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Ronnie Earl.

In his style are many pure blues. It is a combination of many varieties – early rhythm and blues, from the 1940s and 1950s, a bit of Chicago and Texan blues, but also quite a lot of swing music, swinging jazz.

He loves the way jazzmen interpreted blues in the 1930s and 1940s, and you can hear that in the style of Duke Robillard. It is a combination of different species. There is also a bit of rock and roll in his music. He grew up in the 1950s and when he started playing, rock and roll was the most popular and made the biggest impression on him. When he plays he uses various inspirations.

Albums

Duke Robillard & the Pleasure Kings (1984) (Rounder)
Too Hot to Handle (1985) (Rounder)
Swing (1987) (Rounder)
You Got Me (1988) (Rounder)
Rockin’ Blues (1988) (Rounder) compilation
After Hours Swing Session (1990) (Rounder)
Turn it Around (1991) (Rounder)
Temptation (1994) (Point Blank)
Duke’s Blues (1996) (Point Blank)
Dangerous Place (1997) (Point Blank)
Stretchin’ Out Live (1998) (Stony Plain)
New Blues for Modern Man (1999) (Shanachie)
La Palette Bleue (1999) (Dixie Frog)
Conversations in Swing Guitar with Herb Ellis (1999) (Stony Plain)
Explorer (2000) (Shanachie)
Living with the Blues (2002) (Stony Plain)
More Conversations In Swing Guitar with Herb Ellis (2003) (Stony Plain)
Exalted Lover (2003) (Stony Plain)
Blue Mood: The Songs of T-Bone Walker (2004) (Stony Plain)
The Duke Meets the Earl with Ronnie Earl (2005) (Stony Plain)
Guitar Groove-a-Rama (2006) (Stony Plain)
Duke Robillard’s World of Blues (2007) (Stony Plain)
A Swingin’ Session with Duke Robillard (2008) (Stony Plain)
Stomp! The Blues Tonight (2009) (Stony Plain)
Tales from the Tiki Lounge with Sunny Crownover (2010) (Blue Duchess)[6]
Passport to the Blues (2010) (Stony Plain)
Low Down and Tore Up (2011) (Stony Plain)
Wobble Walkin’ (2012) (Blue Duchess)
Independently Blue (2013) (Stony Plain)
Calling All Blues (2014) (Stony Plain)
The Acoustic Blues & Roots of Duke Robillard (2015) (Stony Plain)
Blues Full Circle (2016) (Stony Plain)
Duke Robillard and His Dames of Rhythm (2017) (M.C. Records)
Ear Worms (2019) (Stony Plain)
Blues Bash! (2020) (Stony Plain)
Swingin’ Again with Scott Hamilton (2021) (Blue Duchess)
They Called It Rhythm & Blues (2022) (Stony Plain)

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Duke Robillard on Stafford Springs Blues Festival – Saturday, August 9, 2014. Filmed by Sodafixer

Michael John “Duke” Robillard

… is an American blues musician. After playing in various bands and working for the Guild Guitar Company, he co-founded the band Roomful of Blues with pianist Al Copley in 1967. He has also been a member of The Fabulous Thunderbirds which included Kim Wilson, replacing Jimmie Vaughan on guitar. Also experienced in jazz, swing, and rock and roll, aside from his preferred blues music, Robillard has been generally regarded as a guitar player keeping the blues style of T-Bone Walker.

The American bluesman is considered the successor of the famous T-Bone Walker, a leading representative of the Texas blues. With the pianist Al Copley, he founded the group Roomful of Blues in 1967, then he was a musician of The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Both of these formations were nominated for a Grammy Award, and Duke Robillard himself was invited to tour by Tom Waits and Bob Dylan (he played in 1997 on Dylan’s album “Time out of Mind”). Duke Robillard is a two-time BMA winner and has been nominated many times for the Grammy Awards.

In his work, the artist refers to many musical genres – swinging jazz, classic electric blues or music containing elements of funk, rock`n` roll and rockabilly.

GRAMMY Nominations for Best Traditional Blues Album for 2010 Stomp! The Blues Tonight and 2006 Guitar Groove-a-Rama
The Blues Music Awards (formerly W.C.Handy Awards) have named Duke Robillard “Best Blues Guitarist” four years out of five (2000,2001,2003,2004) making him the second most honored guitarist for that award!
He was also nominated in that category in 2005, 2007 2008.

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Duke Robillard

Blues-rock musician and bandleader who in 1967 co-founded the blues and swing revival group Roomful of Blues. He would depart from the group in 1979 to perform with Robert Gordon as well as his out outfits. In 1990 he replaced Jimmie Vaughan as the guitarist of The Fabulous Thunderbirds and continued to perform as a solo artist. He has toured with both Tom Waits and Bob Dylan and recorded with the likes of Pinetop Perkins, Snooky Pryor, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Ronnie Earl.

In his style is many pure blues. It is a combination of many varieties – early rhythm and blues, from the 1940s and 1950s, a bit of Chicago and Texan blues, but also quite a lot of swing music, swinging jazz.

He loves the way jazzmen interpreted blues in the 1930s and 1940s, and you can hear that in the style of Duke Robillard. It is a combination of different species. There is also a bit of rock and roll in his music. He grew up in the 1950s and when he started playing, rock and roll was the most popular and made the biggest impression on him. When he plays he uses various inspirations.

Duke Robillard – This Dream From Duke’s  CD, Guitar Groove-a-Rama

Duke Robillard is one of the founding members of Roomful of Blues, as well as one of the guitarists who replaced Jimmie Vaughan in the Fabulous Thunderbirds in 1990. Between that time, Robillard pursued a solo career that found him exploring more musically adventurous territory than either Roomful of Blues or the T-Birds. On his solo recordings, the guitarist dips into blues, rockabilly, jazz, and rock & roll, creating a unique fusion of American roots musics. In 1967, Duke Robillard formed Roomful of Blues in Westerly, Rhode Island. For the next decade, he led the band through numerous lineup changes before he decided that he had grown tired of the group.

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‘live’ at Bryant University.
FEATURING Doug James-baritone sax; Sax Gordon Beadle-tenor sax; Al Basile-cornet; Billy Novick-alto sax; Marty Ballou-bass; Matt McCabe-piano; Mark Teixeira; drums

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Duke Robillard

Blues-rock musician and bandleader who in 1967 co-founded the blues and swing revival group Roomful of Blues. He would depart from the group in 1979 to perform with Robert Gordon as well as his out outfits. In 1990 he replaced Jimmie Vaughan as the guitarist of The Fabulous Thunderbirds and continued to perform as a solo artist. He has toured with both Tom Waits and Bob Dylan and recorded with the likes of Pinetop Perkins, Snooky Pryor, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Ronnie Earl.

In his style are many pure blues. It is a combination of many varieties – early rhythm and blues, from the 1940s and 1950s, a bit of Chicago and Texan blues, but also quite a lot of swing music, swinging jazz.

He loves the way jazzmen interpreted blues in the 1930s and 1940s, and you can hear that in the style of Duke Robillard. It is a combination of different species. There is also a bit of rock and roll in his music. He grew up in the 1950s and when he started playing, rock and roll was the most popular and made the biggest impression on him. When he plays he uses various inspirations.

Albums

Duke Robillard & the Pleasure Kings (1984) (Rounder)
Too Hot to Handle (1985) (Rounder)
Swing (1987) (Rounder)
You Got Me (1988) (Rounder)
Rockin’ Blues (1988) (Rounder) compilation
After Hours Swing Session (1990) (Rounder)
Turn it Around (1991) (Rounder)
Temptation (1994) (Point Blank)
Duke’s Blues (1996) (Point Blank)
Dangerous Place (1997) (Point Blank)
Stretchin’ Out Live (1998) (Stony Plain)
New Blues for Modern Man (1999) (Shanachie)
La Palette Bleue (1999) (Dixie Frog)
Conversations in Swing Guitar with Herb Ellis (1999) (Stony Plain)
Explorer (2000) (Shanachie)
Living with the Blues (2002) (Stony Plain)
More Conversations In Swing Guitar with Herb Ellis (2003) (Stony Plain)
Exalted Lover (2003) (Stony Plain)
Blue Mood: The Songs of T-Bone Walker (2004) (Stony Plain)
The Duke Meets the Earl with Ronnie Earl (2005) (Stony Plain)
Guitar Groove-a-Rama (2006) (Stony Plain)
Duke Robillard’s World of Blues (2007) (Stony Plain)
A Swingin’ Session with Duke Robillard (2008) (Stony Plain)
Stomp! The Blues Tonight (2009) (Stony Plain)
Tales from the Tiki Lounge with Sunny Crownover (2010) (Blue Duchess)[6]
Passport to the Blues (2010) (Stony Plain)
Low Down and Tore Up (2011) (Stony Plain)
Wobble Walkin’ (2012) (Blue Duchess)
Independently Blue (2013) (Stony Plain)
Calling All Blues (2014) (Stony Plain)
The Acoustic Blues & Roots of Duke Robillard (2015) (Stony Plain)
Blues Full Circle (2016) (Stony Plain)
Duke Robillard and His Dames of Rhythm (2017) (M.C. Records)
Ear Worms (2019) (Stony Plain)
Blues Bash! (2020) (Stony Plain)
Swingin’ Again with Scott Hamilton (2021) (Blue Duchess)
They Called It Rhythm & Blues (2022) (Stony Plain)

Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxYdQfm-UUc

Thank You!

We appreciate your time and dedication to reading our article. For more of the finest blues guitar music, make sure to follow our Facebook page, “I Love Blues Guitar”. We share exceptional selections every day. Thank you once again for your continued support and readership.

Duke Robillard on Stafford Springs Blues Festival – Saturday, August 9, 2014. Filmed by Sodafixer

Michael John “Duke” Robillard

… is an American blues musician. After playing in various bands and working for the Guild Guitar Company, he co-founded the band Roomful of Blues with pianist Al Copley in 1967. He has also been a member of The Fabulous Thunderbirds which included Kim Wilson, replacing Jimmie Vaughan on guitar. Also experienced in jazz, swing, and rock and roll, aside from his preferred blues music, Robillard has been generally regarded as a guitar player keeping the blues style of T-Bone Walker.

The American bluesman is considered the successor of the famous T-Bone Walker, a leading representative of the Texas blues. With the pianist Al Copley, he founded the group Roomful of Blues in 1967, then he was a musician of The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Both of these formations were nominated for a Grammy Award, and Duke Robillard himself was invited to tour by Tom Waits and Bob Dylan (he played in 1997 on Dylan’s album “Time out of Mind”). Duke Robillard is a two-time BMA winner and has been nominated many times for the Grammy Awards.

In his work, the artist refers to many musical genres – swinging jazz, classic electric blues or music containing elements of funk, rock`n` roll and rockabilly.

GRAMMY Nominations for Best Traditional Blues Album for 2010 Stomp! The Blues Tonight and 2006 Guitar Groove-a-Rama
The Blues Music Awards (formerly W.C.Handy Awards) have named Duke Robillard “Best Blues Guitarist” four years out of five (2000,2001,2003,2004) making him the second most honored guitarist for that award!
He was also nominated in that category in 2005, 2007 2008.

Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ClPcXzgJnU

Thank You!

We appreciate your time and dedication to reading our article. For more of the finest blues guitar music, make sure to follow our Facebook page, “I Love Blues Guitar”. We share exceptional selections every day. Thank you once again for your continued support and readership.