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Born: Oct 4, 1948 in Woonsocket, RI. Genres: Blues. Styles: Contemporary Blues, Blues. Instruments: Vocals, Guitar
Duke Robillard is one of the founding members of Roomful of Blues, as well as one of the guitarists that 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. Robillard left the band in 1979, initially signing on as rockabilly singer Robert Gordon's lead guitarist. After his stint with Gordon, Robillard joined the Legendary Blues Band.
In 1981, the guitarist formed a new group, the Duke Robillard Band, which soon evolved into Duke Robillard & the Pleasure Kings. After a few years of touring the group landed a contract with Rounder Records, releasing their eponymous debut album in 1984. For the rest of the decade, Robillard and the Pleasure Kings toured America and released a series of albums on Rounder Records. Occasionally, the guitarist would release a jazz-oriented solo album.
In 1990, Robillard joined the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Even though he had become a member of the Austin group, the guitarist continued to record and tour as a solo artist, signing with the major label Point Blank/Virgin in 1994 for Temptation. Duke's Blues followed two years later, and after one more album for Virgin, 1997's Dangerous Place, Robillard signed to Shanachie for 1999's New Blues for Modern Man. Conversations in Swing Guitar followed later that year, and the prolific guitarist returned in mid-2000 with Explorer.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine (All Music Guide)
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CD коллекции, связанные с исполнителем: |
как основной исполнитель ... |
Duke Robillard - 'A Swingin Session With Duke Robillard' - 2008, Stony Plain |
Duke Robillard - 'Blue Mood' - 2004, Stony Plain |
Duke Robillard - 'Conversations In Swing Guitar' - 1999, ArsNova, Stony Plain |
Duke Robillard - 'Dangerous Place' - 1997, Virgin |
Duke Robillard - 'Duke's Blues' - 1994, Pointblank, M&A Group, Planet Music |
Duke Robillard - 'Exalted Lover' - 2003, Stony Plain |
Duke Robillard - 'Explorer' - 2000, Shanachie |
Duke Robillard - 'Guitar Groove-A-Rama' - 2006, Stony Plain |
Duke Robillard - 'Independently Blue' - 2013, Stony Plain |
Duke Robillard - 'La Palette Bleue' - 1999, Dixie Frog |
Duke Robillard - 'Livin With The Blues' - 2002, Stony Plain |
Duke Robillard - 'More Conversations In Swing Guitar' - 2003, Stony Plain |
Duke Robillard - 'Passport To The Blues' - 2010, Stony Plain |
Duke Robillard - 'Plays Blues: The Rounder Years' - 1997, Bullseye Blues |
Duke Robillard - 'Plays Jazz - The Rounder Years' - 1997, Bullseye Blues, New Rounder |
Duke Robillard - 'Rockin' Blues' - 1990, Rounder |
Duke Robillard - 'Stomp! The Blues Tonight' - 2009, Stony Plain |
Duke Robillard - 'Stretchin Out Live' - 1998, Stony Plain |
Duke Robillard - 'Swing' - 1987, Rounder |
Duke Robillard - 'Temptation' - 1994, Point Blank |
Duke Robillard - 'Turn It Around' - 1990, Rounder |
Duke Robillard - 'World Full Of Blues' - 2007, Dixie Frog |
Duke Robillard - 'You Got Me' - 1988, Rounder |
как основной соисполнитель ... |
Joe Beard - 'Dealin'' - 2000, Audioquest |
Ronnie Earl - 'The Duke Meets The Earl' - 2005, Stony Plain, Irond Ltd. |
как соисполнитель ... |
Johnny Adams - 'The Great Johnny Adams Blues Album' - 2005, Rounder |
Johnny Adams - 'Walking On A Tightrope' - 1989, Rounder |
Ruth Brown - 'A Good Day For The Blues' - 1999, Bullseye Blues |
Debbie Davies - 'Love The Game' - 2001, Shanachie |
Jay McShann - 'Hootie's Jumpin' Blues' - 1997, Stony Plain |
Jay McShann - 'Still Jumpin' The Blues' - 1999, Stony Plain |
Kid Ramos - 'West Coast House Party' - 2000, Evidence |
Jimmy Witherspoon - 'Jimmy Witherspoon With The Duke Robillard Band' - 2000, Stony Plain |