Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Duke Robillard live with an Epiphjone jazzbox at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 1999. Born in Rhode Island, Duke ...

In a world fraught with turmoil and lack of predictability, there’s at least one thing that can be counted on, and that’s the driving and dynamic sound of blues veteran Duke Robillard. With a career ...

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The ever-prolific Duke Robillard, a guitarist with a sterling pedigree, knows his way around a blues tune. He founded Roomful Of Blues ‘way back when, worked for a while with The Fabulous Thunderbirds ...

Guitarist Duke Robillard may be widely praised for his blues bona fides, but calling him a blues guitarist is a bit limiting. While his work with Roomful of Blues and his stint with the Fabulous ...

Music fans in New England certainly don’t need an introduction to Duke Robillard, as the Rhode Island guitarist has been a major force in the region ever since founding Roomful of Blues in 1967, and ...

Duke Robillard is a true, if not, under-appreciated, treasure of American music. Since he broke into the music business with the band he help found, Roomful of Blues, Duke has recorded over twenty ...

OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. (WTNH) — Blues guitarist and singer Duke Robillard was inducted into the New England Music Hall of Fame on Thursday following his successful career spanning over 50 years.

Guitarist. Bandleader. Songwriter. Singer. Producer. Session musician. And a one-man cheering section for the blues, in all its forms and permutations. And every one of those names has shared ...

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.

Back in the early '70s, when guitar players were skinny and had long hair and bellbottoms, guitar master Duke Robbilard led a renowned Kansas City swing band called Roomful of Blues, dressed in a ...