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Stony Plain, Rounder, Black Top, Point Blank, Flying Fish, Columbia. Website. www .dukerobillard .com. Michael John "Duke" Robillard (born October 4, 1948) is an American guitarist and singer. He founded the band Roomful of Blues and was a member of the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Although Robillard is known as a rock and blues guitarist, he also ...
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. Duke Robillard has been thrilling audiences world-wide for three decades.
Tenor sax giant Scott Hamilton and blues guitarist Duke Robillard get together with the Duke Robillard Band for a Swingin' set of classic jazz and blues that are bound to make you tap your feet while mixing a classic cocktail. With special guests Sugar Ray Norcia, Jon-Eeik Kellso, Sunny Crownover and Tim Ray! Go to Duke's Store.
Dec 18, 2019 · Duke was born Michael John Robillard on October 4, 1948 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. His first guitar influences were Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Duane Eddy and Link Wray. ‘It was a few years after I was playing in high school bands that I discovered the blues,’ Robillard remembers. In 1967, pianist Al Copley and him founded Roomful Of Blues ...
Nov 21, 2023 · Published November 21, 2023 at 9:57 AM EST. Listen • 28:55. Courtesy of the artist. Duke Robillard. Blues guitar slinger Duke Robillard has played with everyone from Pinetop Perkins and Bob Dylan to Muddy Waters and Robert Gordon. He was awarded the W.C. Handy Award for top blues guitar player a remarkable four times.
He is also in the running at this year’s awards ceremony on May 5 in Memphis for Best Acoustic Album with The Acoustic Blues and Roots of Duke Robillard. In 2007, Duke received a Grammy nomination for the album “Guitar Groove-a-rama,” produced in his Mood Room studio in his basement.
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Nov 9, 2007 · The CD set is two hours of material, both lyrical and instrumental, and 23 superb interpretations of compositions by the likes of T-Bone Walker, Bob Dylan, Booker T. Jones, Bo Diddley, Tom Waits, Jimmy Reed, and of course Duke Robillard. For the love of the instrument and especially for fellow enthusiasts, the guitar used in each recording is ...
