2009-06-23
It is said that everything old is new again and Duke Robilard is bring back the Rockin R&B sounds of the 40’s and 50’s with vengeance. Joined by roomful of blues alumni Doug James, Rich Latiaille and Carl Querfurth on horns this could have been released as the finest Roomful CD in years. Sharing vocals with the terrific Sunny Crownover Duke plays homage to some of the finest vocalists of the era including Wynoie Harris, Roy Milton, Big Joe Turner and Helen Humes’ who originally recorded the “Million Dollar Secret”. Most of the tracks on this disc were originally recorded 40-60 years ago, but Duke brings them back to life and makes them sound as fresh as the day they were recoded. My advice is put on your dancing shoes and Stomp the Blues Tonight! Reviewed By: Gregg SaurJimmy Carpenter
Toiling in Obscurity
The Phantom Blues Band
Out of the Shadows
JAMIE MCCLEAN BAND
Sunday Morning
Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers
Love Whip Blues
ALLISON THRASH
DO YOU COME WITH THE DRINK?
The Maxx Band
Funk Box
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