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OK y’all, you can say you heard about it first at STLBlues. The release date for Standing Room Only was January 11, 2005. Roomful of Blues 18th album entitled " Standing Room Only " is the follow-up to the Grammy nominated " That's Right "! Roomful of Blues has been combining the big band of 40’s and 50’s with a bluesy/R&B sound that’s all their own for 37 years. The fourteen high energy, boppin’ tunes...
Chuck Berry didn’t write “Run Rudolph Run,” though many think he did. Rather, it was Johnny Marks and Marvin Brodie. Marks, of course, is the gent who wrote the original “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” in 1948. Berry turned it into a hit in 1958, and the rest is Christmas history. I have nine versions of “Run Rudolph [...]
I get the feeling you’re getting tired of all that old stuff, that you’d like to hear some tunes you can actually go out and buy. So we’re gonna head into the weekend with three tunes from a couple of contemporary blues outfits. We start with Roomful of Blues, a New England-based group that I’ve enjoyed since [...]
–A SUPER SUPER COLOSSAL GIANT DOUBLE-SIZED PODCAST!!– Playlist Blessed 1-2 Alleee 1 Dick Roberston & His Orchestra * I Want You for Christmas Blessed 3-4 “Big” Tiny Little * Christmas Medley Andrews Sisters with Der Bingle * Here Comes Santa Claus Blessed 5-6 Caiola & Ortolani * I’ll be Home for Christmas The Big 18 * March of the Toys Blessed 7 Parade of the Wooden Soldiers [...]
Since his tenure as lead guitarist with Roomful of Blues in the 1980s, Ronnie Earl has established himself as a force to be reckoned with in the crowded universe of blues guitarists. Influenced by old masters like T-Bone Walker, B.B. King, Magic Sam and Robert Lockwood Jr., Earl is a traditionalist and an innovator at the same time, merging old-school Chicago and Delta blues with more contemporary...
Michael John "Duke" Robillard (born October 4, 1948 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island) is an American blues musician. After playing in various bands and working for Guild guitars, he co-founded Roomful of Blues with pianist Al Copley in 1967. He has also been a member of the The Fabulous Thunderbirds which included Kim Wilson, replacing Jimmie Vaughan. Also experienced in Jazz, Swing, Rock and Roll and...
Guitarist Ronnie Earl was featured from late '79 through the mid-'80s with Roomful of Blues, and commenced recording solo albums while still with Roomful. His second Black Top album, released in 1985, is another horse-doctor's dose of masterful, biting blues guitar and impassioned, no-nonsense performances, with Sugar Ray on vocals. ------------- 1. Ronnie Johnnie (2:57) 2. I Smell Trouble (4:23)...
ROCK AND POP Musicians and night-club proprietors live complicated lives; it’s advisable to call ahead to confirm engagements. ABRONS ARTS CENTER 466 Grand St., at Pitt St. (212-598-0400)--Sept. 13: The drummer Amir Ziv’s quartet Kotkot, which features the guitarist Marc Ribot, the percussionist Cyro Baptista (of Beat the . . .
I have gone to the last two Onset Bay Blues Festivals and greatly enjoyed them. Here is my review of Onset Bay Blues Festival 2006 and Onset Blues Festival 2007. The festival returns this year on Saturday August 2, 2008...
This CD really captures THE LIVE TVB SOUND! Preston Hubbard(ex Fabulous Thunderbirds & Roomful of Blues bassist) described it best, while working on the project, "yeah man, it's the Fabulous Thunderbirds meets the Stones!" The goal for me, production wise, was to make it sound like my favorite records of yesteryear. All of those old Memphis studio recordings, all of the old Chess and Stax records...
Blue Stew is a unique and original rockin' blues band from Ventura, CA. with three critically acclaimed CDs released in the USA. Formed in 1994, they have played shows with Little Feat, Duke Robillard, Eddy Clearwater, Roomful of Blues, Larry Carlton, The Blasters, Storyville, Doug Sahm & The Last Real Texas Blues Band.... Their music has had substantial radio play as well as glowing reviews in Blues...
After fronting Roomful Of Blues for a half dozen years, Sugar Ray Norcia released this solo collection of tunes that range from bar-band favorites to material he claims he always wanted to record. Far from being just a retro blues album, Norcia digs deep and comes up with nice versions of Arthur Alexander's "You Better Move On" (one of two songs featuring the Jordanaires doing backups), Hank Williams'...
Scott Hamilton & Friends - Across The Tracks - In Stores May 6, 2008 Scott Hamilton has long been known as keeper of the flame for swinging tenor saxophone in the tradition of such icons as Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Gene Ammons, Illinois Jacquet, and Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis. He has also been a Concord Jazz recording artist since 1977!—some thirty years, longer than any other Concord artist recorded...
WHO: Buddy Guy, Roomful of Blues and Sonny Moorman WHERE: Elk Creek Vineyards in Owenton, Ky. WHEN: May 31st 2008 Five-time Grammy award winning Blues musician Buddy Guy is playing at Elk Creek Vineyards in Owenton, Ky. on May 31st for the first ever 2008 Elk Creek Blues Festival. Also performing are Roomful of Blues and Cincinnati's own Sonny Moorman...
