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Duke Robillard

Title: Guitar Groove-A-Rama

Label: Dixiefrog

Cat No:DFGCD8606
Format:CD

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Perhaps the most ambitious album in the career of this multi-award winning guitarist, “Guitar Groove-A-Rama” jumps out of the gate with the funky lead-off track, “Do The Memphis Grind,” (with a tip of the hat to guitar greats James Burton and Steve Cropper) and never lets up. Along the way, Duke explores the grooves of Delta blues (Lil’ Son Jackson’s “Gambler’s Blues”), jazz/gospel (“Sunday Mornin’”), Chicago blues (Sonny Boy Williamson’s “One Way Out”), the soul of Ray Charles (“I’ll Do Anything But Work”), the country blues of Bob Dylan (“Down Along The Cove”) and even Irish folk (“Danny Boy”). In an album filled with highlights, the best may be the 16-minute tour-de-force “Blues-A-Rama,” wherein Duke pays tribute to 10 guitar influences with an amazing performance recorded live in the studio.

“When I came up with the idea of “Guitar Groove-A-Rama”, I wanted to make an album of tunes that showcased all the sounds and influences that make up my style” says Robillard in the CD liner notes. “Of course, the blues is at the root of nearly everything here, but I also wanted to show some of my other influences that moved me as a young guitarist. “Guitar Groove-A-Rama” is a culmination of my lifelong love affair with guitars and roots music, but I really wanted to make this album for my fans,” he adds.

Track Listing for Guitar Groove-A-Rama
1. Do the Memphis Grind
2. Gambler Blues
3. Down Alone The Cove
4. Sunday Mornin’
5. Sewed Up
6. Danny Boy
7. Blues A Rama
8. I’ll Do Anything But Work
9. No Way Out
10. This Dream
11. Just Before Dawn
12. Dawn
13. Cookin’
14. Dark Eyes

Reviews

fRoots

A vertibable cornucopia of guitar styles and sounds played with finesse by maestro Robillard.

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