01. Do the Memphis Grind (04:54)
02. Gambler Blues (04:28)
03. Down Along the Cove (03:10)
04. Sunday Mornin' (05:15)
05. Sewed Up (04:59)
06. Danny Boy (05:11)
07. Blues a Rama (16:13)
08. I'll Do Anything But Work (03:05)
09. No Way Out (04:35)
10. This Dream (10:19)
11. Just Before Dawn (00:54)
12. Dawn (02:14)
13. Cookin' (05:36)
14. Dark Eyes (06:05)

Marty Ballou - Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright), Guitar (Bass), Percussion
Al Basile - Cornet
Bruce Bears - Organ, Organ (Hammond)
Doug James - Harmonica, Sax (Baritone), Saxophone
Duke Robillard - Guitar,  Vocals
Mark Teixeira - Drums, Percussion

Is Duke Robillard a blues, jazz, swing, or rock musician? That's a question that has plagued many a record store clerk trying to slot the guitarist into a bin that fans might logically gravitate to. But, since Robillard has released albums in all of those genres, he clearly needs multiple locations for his albums, and this one needs to go in all of them. An outlet for his different vintage guitars (some shown on the cover) as well as styles he works in, Guitar Groove-A- Rama is a one-stop album for the Duke Robillard fan who isn't sure which category of music he wants to hear. Kicking off with some dusky Southern swamp rock in "Do the Memphis Grind," the album twists, turns, and wiggles through deep blues, loungey jazz, instrumental surf and pop, a Bob Dylan cover, a tango, and a 16-minute history of blues guitar legends who have inspired Robillard. If it sounds like a lot to bite off, and it is, but due to savvy sequencing and the artist's incredible talents, the project never seems scattershot or eclectic simply for the sake of being so. The 14 tracks unwind over the course of 77 minutes, but it's unlikely any fan of Robillard will be pushing the forward button during its length. Accompanied by a stripped-down duo and occasionally augmented by old Roomful of Blues cohorts Al Basile on cornet and Doug James on baritone sax and harmonica, Robillard pulls out the stops on a pu pu platter of many (but probably not every) style he knows. He swings it on his own "Cookin'," gets mellow on a lovely cover of "Danny Boy" with a surprise and humorous Beatles ending, goes country for Bob Dylan's "Down Along the Cove," and shifts into slinky combo mode when he pulls out a Ray Charles obscurity "I'll Do Anything But Work." He also revisits "This Dream," a tune previously recorded for the Temptation album, that shifts into Middle Eastern scales for a ten-minute workout that is just one of the disc's many highlights. Liner notes by the artist describe each guitar and pick-up used for the tech heads. Most importantly, Robillard sounds like he's having a blast and that vibe transfers to the listener throughout the set's extended length and various genres. It helps make this a perfect place to begin a Duke Robillard collection, or continue an existing one. ---Hal Horowitz, AllMusic Review

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01. Down Home Country Girl    [0:04:56.62]
02. I'll Never Be Free (with Pam Tillis)    [0:03:46.58]
03. Real Live Wire    [0:02:53.62]
04. Exalted Lover    [0:04:59.39]
05. Deep Inside    [0:04:42.69]
06. How Long Has It Been (with Debbie Davies)    [0:03:56.27]
07. Tore Up    [0:04:12.35]
08. Love Made A Liar Out Of Me    [0:04:22.42]
09. Double X Daddy    [0:04:35.43]
10. Travelin' Mood    [0:03:24.45]

Duke Robillard (vocals, guitar, synthesizer, bass)
Debbie Davies (vocals, guitar)
Pam Tillis (vocals)
Doug James (baritone & tenor saxophone)
Steve Gordon (tenor saxophone)
Scott Aruda (trumpet)
Carl Quefurth (trombone)
Steve Burk (piano, organ)
Jesse Williams (bass) 
Marty Ballou (acoustic bass)
Mark Texiera (drums, percussion)

Duke Robillard's second 2003 release could just as well have been titled Living With the Blues, Part 2, since it picks up where his 2002 album of that name left off. Returning to the Roomful of Blues horn sound (where he began his recording career in 1977), Robillard employs brass on the majority of these rocking blues tracks. In fact, both saxist Doug James and trombone player Carl Querfurth (who play on this album) are Roomful alumni, as is pianist Matt McCabe. The horns are used more for embellishment, though, in contrast to Roomful, where they often define the sound. The opening mid-tempo swamp rock of "Down Home Country Girl" kicks things off in tough form with Robillard's gutsy singing fronting the powerful brass, but a short guitar solo fades out just as it builds up a head of steam. Robillard then branches out into classic R&B territory when he duets with Pam Tillis on a sweet and sassy version of "I'll Never Be Free," a tune made popular by Tennessee Ernie Ford, Dinah Washington, Louis Jordan, and others. Rollicking tracks such as "Real Live Wire," "How Long Has It Been" (a crackling vocal and guitar duet with Debbie Davies, returning the favor of Robillard producing her Love the Game album), and a rockabilly-flavored "Love Made a Liar of Me" keep the mood upbeat. The lounge/jazz swing of the title track (with sensual French spoken-word from Aimee Hill along with Robillard playing a guitar synth that sounds like a trumpet) and "Double X Daddy" brings the disc back to the Roomful days with swanky horn solos. "Deep Inside" hearkens back to classic blues/R&B that Robillard does so well. He adds a stinging, staccato, Albert King-styled solo that stabs through the song and is one of the album's finest leads. A percussion-heavy, Bo Diddley-ized version of James Wayne's "Travelin' Mood" closes out an album that shows a few different sides of Robillard, but stays closer to his blues and swing roots. He seems to be having a blast throughout, and even though his voice isn't as polished as his guitar skills, he puts across these songs with exuberance and class. It's another excellent entry to an already strong catalog that continues to improve with age. ---Hal Horowitz, allmusic.com

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01. I Wouldn’t-a Done That
02. Below Zero
03. Stapled To The Chicken’s Back
04. Patrol Wagon Blues
05. Laurene
06. Moongate
07. I’m Still Laughing
08. Strollin With Lowell And BB
09. You Won’t Ever
10. This Man, This Monster
11. Groovin’ Slow
12. If This Is Love

Musicians:
Duke Robillard – guitar, tenor banjo, vocals
Bruce Bears – piano, organ, synthesizer
Brad Hallen – bass
Max Teixeira – drums, percussion
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Billy Novick  - clarinet
Doug Woolverton – trumpet
Monster Mike Welch - guitars

Undoubtedly one of Duke’s finest blues albums, this set owes much to the musicians present on these sides (Bruce Bears on piano and Hammond organ, Brad Hallen on bass, Mark Teixeira on drums), all of whom have developed a common language with Duke over the years. Monster Mike Welch also brings a crucial touch to Independently Blue, appearing on all tracks (some of which he also signed). Such high levels of musicianship and sound quality are sure to put all electric blues lovers in a trance! --- bluesweb.com

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01. Quicksand (3:12)
02. Train Fare Home (4:35)
03. Mercy Mercy Mama (3:04)				play
04. Overboard (3:18)
05. Blues After Hours (4:33)
06. Want Ad Blues (3:58)
07. Do Unto Others (2:27)
08. It's Alright (3:22)
09. Let Me Play With Your Poodle (2:35)	play
10. Tool Bag Boogie (3:10)
11. What's Wrong (3:35)
12. I Ain't Mad At You (3:30)
13. Twelve Year Old Boy (4:31)
14. Later For You Baby (3:18)

Duke Robillard (vocals, guitar); 
Sax Gordon (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); 
Bruce Bears (piano); 
Brad Hallen (acoustic bass); 
Mark Teixeira (drums).

Blues records used to routinely sound like this: Loose and fun, almost anarchic in their pursuit of nothing more than good-time joy and real-time emotion. Duke Robillard, co-founder of Roomful of Blues and former member of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, breathes new life into the concept on Low Down and Tore Up, to be issued today on Stony Plain Records.

Now 40-plus years into his journey as a band leader and blues songwriter, Robillard has rarely sounded more visceral and present. He claims another piece — no, a chunk, really — of that legacy with every successive spin of his new disc.

Robillard started with some old favorites, even before he began recording them in the old way — tracks that you imagine he punched buttons to hear night after night on an old juke. Low Down and Tore Up is dotted with dusty sides from Eddie Taylor, and John Lee Hooker. From Jimmy McCracklin and Guitar Slim. From Tampa Red, Sugarboy Crawford, Pee Wee Clayton and Elmore James. But not the most popular, not the ones that everybody heard until they became featureless. Found objects like Crawford’s “What’s Wrong,” Tampa Red’s “Mercy Mercy Mama,” Guitar Slim’s “Later for You Baby” or McCracklin’s “It’s Alright” sizzle with new energy, in part, because they haven’t become accepted, then threadbare standards.

Next, Robillard — a well-known gearhead — unplugged a few of his gadgets. He dug out the same old attachable pickup he’d used when he co-founded Roomful more than four decades back, and a 1950s-era Vega amp, and a replica of Pee Wee Crayton’s original Strat. Then there is the added sauce of saxophonist Sax Gordon, who blows in a classic old-school honking style. Horn players back in the day performed with a crude salaciousness, and Gordon doesn’t just mimic it — he embodies it. He’s particularly effective on Taylor’s “Train Fare,” deftly recalling J.T. Brown’s squalling authority inside Elmore James’ Broomdusters’ band.

Of course, as long as he’s been making records, nothing has fit Robillard’s open-hearted growl more perfectly than a classic jump-blues. And Robillard, as always, boasts this unselfconsciously spontaneous instrumental acumen on tracks like Pee Wee Crayton’s “Blues After Hours.” But there’s something special going on here, something personal. This is, after all, the music of Robillard’s youth — and he plays it with a memorable exuberance, something else that’s missing all too often in the careful orthodoxy of modern blues music.

Low Down and Tore Up, instead, is wildly unmannered, open-hearted, free. You’re reminded once again that this sound, this uncomplicated verve, this sparky abandon, would become the basis — the stonework foundation — of rock ‘n’ roll. So clear is its power, Robillard’s record almost thrums with nervous energy at times. Not all of that power is musical, either. More than a little bit of it is pure attitude. And that’s where Robillard nails it, all of it. He makes you believe in this music, in its power and its magic, all over again. --- Nick DeRiso, somethingelsereviews.com

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01. Lonesome Woman Blues  4.08
02. T-Bone Shuffle  5.07
03. Love Is A Gamble  4.37
04. Alimony Blues  3.28
05. You Don't Love Me  5.24
06. T-Bone Boogie  5.24                  play
07. Blue Mood  3.10                      play
08. Pony Tail  3.07
09. I'm Still In Love With You  8.58
10. Hard Way  2.46
11. Born To Be No Good  5.34
12. Tell Me What's The Reason  2.49

Line up :
Duke Robillard - Vocals, Guitar
Doug James - Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone
Matt McCabe - Piano
Billy Novick - Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
Mark Teixeira - Drums
Jesse Williams - Double Bass
Al Basile - Cornet
Carl Quefurth - Trombone
John Abrahamsen – Trumpet

Duke Robillard pays homage to T-Bone Walker with this collection of swing, big band and blues songs. The bubbly and bouncy "Lonesome Woman Blues" has a be-bop Count Basie feeling as his supporting players are given brief solos to shine, particularly the horn section. There is far more substance and style to this approach than a rehashed run-through à la Brian Setzer. This fluidity continues, albeit a bit slower in tempo with the swinging "T-Bone Shuffle" which carries the same head-bobbing groove. Here the horns lead the way but Robillard makes his presence felt on guitar near the homestretch, and throughout the stellar "Pony Tail." The barroom blues and drum brushes on "Love Is a Gamble" takes things down to a creepy crawl, bringing to mind Dr. John or Delbert McClinton. An early favorite has to be the rousing and toe-tapping "Alimony Blues," an indication that Robillard wants to pay tribute in the right way by nailing each song beautifully.

The same can be said for the finger-snapping "T-Bone Boogie," which just touches a guitar style of Chuck Berry in its introduction and also near the closing rave-up. The ebb and flow of the album is probably its greatest strength, as "Blue Mood" has Robillard up to his waist in the blues. The lengthy nine-minute epic "I'm Still in Love With You" seems to sag in parts, partly because the momentum isn't consistent for the song. It also brings to mind Fats Domino often. "Born to Be No Good" has a better fate, especially with Robillard evoking the styles of B.B. King and Clapton circa From the Cradle on this number — meticulous and deliberate but quite engaging."This has been an inspirational project of the highest order for me," Robillard says in the liner notes. The end result is another charming record.

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1. Stop Knockin' - 3:26
2. Who'll Be There - 3:09
3. Judgement Day - 4:51
4. You Got Me - 4:34                      play
5. You Can't Be The One For Me - 3:52
6. Don't Bother Trying To Steal Her Love - 3:37
7. Don't Treat Me Like That - 4:01        play
8. You're The One I Adore - 5:30
9. Don't Come Back - 5:31
10. Do What You Did - 2:12

Duke Robillard - Guitars, 6-String Bass, Vocals
Dr. John - Piano, Organ
Jimmie Vaughan - Guitar
Ron Levy - Piano, Hammond B3 Organ
Matthew Quinn - Keyboards
Thomas Enright - Bass; 
Tom DeQuattro - Drums
Scott Billington - Percussion, Vocals

Duke Robillard's sessions have alternated between jazzy, sophisticated, low-key ventures and bluesy, more energetic, rousing dates. This one is on the robust side, matching Robillard's guitar and good-natured, celebratory vocals with the talents of a great guest corps that includes Dr. John and Ron Levy on keyboards, guitarist Jimmie Vaughan, bassist Thomas Enright, and drummer Tommy DeQuattro (the Pleasure Kings). These aren't always musical triumphs, but even the songs that don't quite work are entertaining, while the more inspirational offerings like 'You're the One I Adore' and 'Don't Treat Me Like That" nicely balance tremendous instrumental support with energetic vocal performances. ---Ron Wynn, allmusic.com

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01. Midnight Cannon Ball (3:03)
02. Glamour Girl (4:49)
03. I Still Love You Baby (2:58)   play
04. Texas Hop (2:42)
05. Don’t Leave Me Baby (3:26)
06. Tell Me Why (2:48)             play
07. Something to Remember You By (5:52)
08. Love Slipped In (3:48)
09. Information Blues (5:06)
10. Don’t Treat Me Like That (3:22)
11. Never Let You Go (5:23)
12. Gee I Wish (3:18)
13. My Heart Is Cryin’ (4:27)
14. Red’s Riff (6:49)
15. Dyin’ Flu (11:17)

Gordon Beadle- Baritone, Tenor Sax
Duke Robillard- Guitar,Vocals
Greg Mazel- Baritone, Tenor Sax,Vibraphone
Paul Murphy- Guitar
Marty Ballou- Bass
Matt McCabe- Piano
Al Basile- Cornet
Jeff McAllister- Drums

In 1990, Robillard joined the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Even though he had become a member of the Austin group, the guitarist continued to record and tour as a solo artist, signing with the major label Point Blank/Virgin in 1994 for Temptation. **Duke’s Blues** followed two years later, and after one more album for Virgin, 1997′s Dangerous Place, Robillard signed to Shanachie for 1999′s New Blues for Modern Man. Conversations in Swing Guitar followed later that year, and the prolific guitarist returned in mid-2000 with Explorer.

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