Gambler Blues - Musique

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 Modern Electric Blues Forms Robillard Is Generally Regarded As A Guitar Player Keeping The Blues Style Of T-Bone Walker. He Has Recorded With Leading Artists Such As Jimmy Witherspoon Snooky Prior Jay McShann Hal Singer Pinetop Perkins And Bob Dylan. In The Summer Of 2006 Robillard Accompanied Tom Waits On A Ten Date Tour Of The Southern USA. Waits Had Not Visited Many Of These Cites In Almost 30 Years And Tickets For The Louisville KY Show Which Waits Had Not Played Since 1978 Sold Out In Less Than 10 Minutes. Citation Needed Awards He Has Been Nominated For And Has Received Numerous Awards Over His Career. Awards Include * 2007 Rhode Island Pell Award For Excellence In The Arts * 2001 "Best Blues Guitarist" W.C. Handy Award * 2000 "Best Blues Guitarist" W.C. Handy Award Robillard Has Also Been Nominated For * 2007 "Best Contemporary Blues Album" Grammy Award Discography * "Let Me Love You"/"Sleepin' On It" 1981 Wham Single * Duke Robillard & The Pleasure Kings 1984 Rounder * Too Hot To Handle 1985 Rounder * Swing 1987 Rounder * You Got Me 1988 Rounder * Soul Searchin' Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters 1988 Blacktop * Soul Deep Miki Honeycutt 1989 Rounder * Rockin' Blues 1988 Rounder * Royal Blue Al Copley & Hal Singer 1990 Modern Blues * Heavy Juice Greg Piccolo 1990 Blacktop * Turn It Around 1991 Rounder * Too Cool To Move - With Snooky Pryor 1991 Antones * Poison Kisses - With Jerry Portnoy 1991 Modern Blues * Texas Bluesman - With Zuzu Bolin 1991 Antones * After Hours Swing Session 1992 Rounder * Temptation 1992 Pointblank * Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - With Pinetop Perkins 1992 Antones * Good Understanding - With Al Copley And The Fabulous Thunderbirds 1993 Suffering Egos Records * Toolin' Around - With Arlen Roth 1993 Blue Plate * Minor Swing Gerry Beaudoin And David Grisman 1994 North Star * Spoon's Blues Jimmy Witherspoon 1995 Stony Plain * Get Down With The Blues Tony Z 1995 Tone Cool * Married To The Blues - With Mark Hummel 1995 Flying Fish * Found True Love - With John Hammond 1996 Pointblank * Hootie's Jumpin' Blues - With Jay McShann 1997 Stony Plain * Time Out Of Mind - With Bob Dylan 1997 Columbia * Duke Robillard Plays Jazz 1997 Rounder * Duke Robillard Plays Blues 1997 Rounder * New Blues For Modern Man 1998 Stretchin' Out * Jimmy Witherspoon With The Duke Robillard Band Jimmy Witherspoon 1999 Stony Plain * Living With The Blues 2000 Stony Plain * Still Jumpin' The Blues Jay McShann 2000 Stony Plain * Blow Mr. Low - With Doug James 2001 Stony Plain * More Conversations In Swing Guitar 2002 Stony Plain * Exalted Lover 2003 Stony Plain * Blue Mood 2003 Stony Plain * The Duke Meets The Earl 2004 Stony Plain * Guitar Groove-A-Rama 2006 Stony Plain * Duke's Box 2009 Dixie Frog read less