Duke Robillard

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Duke Robillard (born October 4, 1948 in Woonsocket , Rhode Island ; actually Michael Robillard ) is an American blues singer and guitarist .

Robillard caught in 1967 in Westerley ( Rhode Iceland ) as the founder of Roomful of Blues attention. In 1979 he left the band to become lead guitarist for Robert Gordon . After that he was briefly a member of the Legendary Blues Band . In 1981 he founded the Duke Robillard Band, which was soon renamed Duke Robillard & the Pleasure Kings. After the band got a record deal with Rounder Records in 1984 , they released a number of albums and separated again in 1990.

In the same year, Robillard replaced Jimmie Vaughan with Doug Bangham in the Fabulous Thunderbirds , who soon split up. From then on, Robillard worked as a solo artist who released a variety of albums in the 1990s and 2000s. He is also featured on Chris Flory's album Blues in My Heart (2003). From April 5, 2013 he played for some concerts in Bob Dylan's band .

Discography

  • Duke Robillard & the Pleasure Kings (1983) (Rounder 3079)
  • Too Hot to Handle (1985) (Rounder 3082)
  • Swing (1987) (Rounder 3103)
  • Rockin 'Blues (1988) (Rounder 11548)
  • You Got Me (1988) (Rounder 3100)
  • After Hours Swing Session (1990) (Rounder 3114)
  • Turn It Around (1990) (Rounder 3116)
  • Temptation (1994) (Point blank 39652)
  • Duke's Blues (1996) (Stony Plain 1195)
  • Dangerous Place (1997) (Pointblank 42857)
  • Plays Jazz (1997) (Bullseye 9597)
  • Plays Blues (1998) (Bullseye 9598)
  • Stretchin 'Out (live album; 1998) (Stony Plain 1250)
  • New Blues for Modern Man (1999) (Stony Plain 1259)
  • La Palette Blue (1999) (Dixiefrog 8486) (like New Blues for Modern Man with an additional song)
  • Conversations in Swing Guitar (1999) (Stony Plain 1260)
  • Explorer (2000) (Stony Plain 1265)
  • Living with the Blues (2002) (Stony Plain 1277)
  • More Conversations in Swing Guitar (2003) (Stony Plain 1292)
  • Exalted Lover (2003) (Stony Plain 1293)
  • Blue Mood: The Songs of T-Bone Walker (2004) (Stony Plain 1300)
  • Blue Mood: The Songs of T-Bone Walker (2004) (Dixiefrog 8580) (8 additional songs on 2nd CD)
  • New Guitar Summit (2004) (Stony Plain 1301)
  • The Duke Meets The Earl (2005) (Stony Plain 1303)
  • A Special Evening At Blackstone Theater (2005) (Stony Plain 1308) (DVD and CD)
  • Guitar Groove A-Rama (2006) (Stony Plain 1316)
  • The Unheard Duke Robillard Tapes (2006) (Blue Duchess DRSP01)
  • World Full of Blues (2007) (Stony Plain 1323) (2 CD)
  • A Swing Session with Duke Robillard (2008) (Stony Plain 1331)
  • Best Of Rounder Records (2009) (Rounder 132632)
  • Duke's Box-The Blues And More (2009) (Dixiefrog 8657) (3 CD Box)
  • Tales From The Tiki Lounge (2010) (Blue Duchess TL 1001)
  • Passport to the Blues (2010) (Stony Plain 1349)
  • Low Down and Tore Up (2011) (Stony Plain 1357)
  • Wobble Walkin (2012) (Blue Duchess BD001)
  • Independently Blue (2013) (Stony Plain 1364)
  • Calling All Blues! (2014) (Stony Plain 1374)
  • The Acoustic Blues & Roots of Duke Robillard (2015) (Stony Plain 1383)
  • Blues Full Circle (2016) (Stony Plain 1392)
  • Duke Robillard And His Dames Of Rhythm (2017) (MCRecords 083)

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