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News: Book / Magazine

Jazz & Blues Florida April 2012 Online Edition Posted

Jazz & Blues Florida April 2012 Online Edition Posted

The new edition of Jazz & Blues Florida, Florida's free online source for information on live jazz and blues in clubs, concerts and festivals, is now available. Readers throughout Florida and visitors coming from around the world consult this site for information on the vibrant scene to be found throughout the state. There is no other ...

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Article: Live From New York

The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Roomful Of Blues & Buckwheat Zydeco

Read "The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Roomful Of Blues & Buckwheat Zydeco" reviewed by Martin Longley


The Carolina Chocolate Drops The Allen Room February 2, 2011 What's the difference between country blues and country country? How do we separate hillbilly clunking from Delta sliding? Does the banjo solely descend from the West African n'goni? The Carolina Chocolate Drops engaged with certain aspects of ...

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News: Recording

Alligator Records Begins 40th Anniversary Celebration with New Shemekia Copeland & Roomful of Blues

As 2011 kicks off, Alligator Records, the company The Washington Post calls “the premiere blues label in the United States," celebrates its 40th anniversary. The celebration kicks off with the January 18 release of Hook, Line & Sinker from the kings of horn-driven swing, jump blues and early rock 'n' roll, Roomful of Blues, and Deluxe ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Roomful of Blues Celebrates New Release in Sellersville

"Excellent...marvelous wall-to-wall grooves—between the wicked guitar work and the brassy horn section, things never stop swinging."—USA TODAY The horn-fueled, jumping, swinging, award-winning band Roomful of Blues, touring in support of their new Alligator CD Hook, Line & Sinker, will perform live at the Sellersville Theater in Sellersville on Friday, January 21, 2011. Roomful of Blues, according ...

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Raisin A Ruckus

Label: Alligator Records
Released: 2008

Album

That

Label: Alligator Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. That's Right! 2. We Can't Make It 3. Shame, Shame, Shame 4. How Long Will It Last? 5. You're Driving Me Crazy 6. Ocean Of Tears

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Article: Album Review

Roomful of Blues: That

Read "That" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki


A few numbers: 40 band alumnae, 35 years, 16 albums, 4 Grammy Award nominations, and 2 W.C. Handy Awards since the group was founded by keyboardist Al Copley and guitarist Duke Robillard. Roomful of Blues’ resume includes Joe Turner, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson and was once called “the hottest blues band I’ve ever heard” ...

Album

The Blues'll Make You Happy, Too!

Label: Rounder Records
Released: 2000
Track listing: Poverty; The Comeback; Just Like Dynamite; I'm Just Your Fool; Standing Here at the Crossroads; If You Know It; Baby, Baby, Baby; She'll Be So Fine; Back on Front Street; He Knows the Rules; Loan A Helping Hand; Jeep's Blues; That's My Life; Shake Rattle and Roll

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Article: Album Review

Roomful of Blues: The Blues'll Make You Happy, Too!

Read "The Blues'll Make You Happy, Too!" reviewed by Ed Kopp


In commemorating its 30th anniversary as a label, Rounder Records is releasing 30 retrospective albums containing exceptional songs culled from its 3,000-plus albums. One full CD is appropriately devoted to Roomful of Blues, the great Providence-based jump band that's toured the world an average of 200 days per year for 32 years now.Roomful is ...


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