Description
Whether it's a song, a style, an idiom or an image, Duke Robillard will render it with mastery, power, nuance and an unerring grasp of its essence. Originally from Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Duke has carved out one of blues' most illustrious legacies, while also trodding some lofty related territories as a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, bandleader, studio sideman, producer, label operator and educator. His unsurpassed mastery of the guitar style of T-Bone Walker (later crystallized memorably in his 2004 release "Blue Mood") is deservedly heralded, but his breadth is also head-turning - from swing, standards and ballads to rockers, gutbucket Chicago blues and rockabilly.
