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Biography
BLP refimprove|date=October 2010Infobox musical artist|name = Duke Robillard|image = Duke Robillard.jpg|caption = Robillard in 2006. Photograph: Louis Ramirez|landscape = Yes|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Michael John Robillard|birth_date = birth date and age|1948|10|4|birth_place = Woonsocket, Rhode Island|Woonsocket , Rhode Island , United States |instrument = Human voice|Vocals , guitar |genre = Blues , blues rock , rockabilly , swing jazz |occupation = Musician , songwriter , bandleader |years_active = 1967–1990 Roomful of Blues 1990–1993: The Fabulous Thunderbirds 1993–present: (Duke Robillard Band)|label = Stony Plain Records , Chrysalis records , Rounder Records , Black Top Records , Point Blank Records , Flying Fish Records , Columbia Records |associated_acts = Duke Robillard Band, Roomful of Blues, The Fabulous Thunderbirds|website = http://www.dukerobillard.com Duke Robillard.com Michael John "Duke" Robillard (born October 4, 1948, Woonsocket, Rhode Island|Woonsocket , Rhode Island ) is an United States|American blues musician.
After playing in various bands and working for the Guild Guitar Company , he co-founded the band Roomful of Blues with pianist Al Copley in 1967.cite book | first= Tony | last= Russell | year= 1997 | title= The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray | edition= | publisher= Carlton Books Limited | location= Dubai | page= 159 | isbn= 1-85868-255-X He has also been a member of The Fabulous Thunderbirds which included Kim Wilson , replacing Jimmie Vaughan on guitar. Also experienced in jazz , Swing music|swing , and rock and roll , aside from his preferred blues music, Robillard has been generally regarded as a guitar player keeping the blues style of T-Bone Walker .
He has recorded with artists such as Jimmy Witherspoon , Snooky Prior , Jay McShann , Hal Singer , Pinetop Perkins , Joe Louis Walker , Todd Sharpville , Tom Waits and Bob Dylan . In the summer of 2006, Robillard accompanied Tom Waits on a tour of the Southern United States .
Session work
Expand section|Critical reception of works, further notability|date=October 2008Robillard has contributed to a large number of musicians' recordings in his career. Some of the most famous have been mentioned, but others include artists as diverse as Wham! and Jimmy Witherspoon .
Robillard was hired by Tom Waits, who was looking for a blues guitarist and a master of American roots music for his Orphans Tour. Although Robillard did not record with Waits, the 2006 dates were widely bootlegged. Robillard's latest album Tales from the Tiki Lounge , was a tribute to Les Paul , and he played an array of Gold Tops and other Les Paul models, plus an Epiphone Broadway.
Awards
He has been nominated for and has received numerous awards over his career. Awards include:
2007 Rhode Island Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts
2001 "Best Blues Guitarist" Blues Music Award|W.C. Handy Award http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2007/Dec/A_Bluesy_World_an_interview_with_Duke_Robillard.aspx Duke Robillard Interview 2007, by Brian D. Holland
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http://www.dukerobillard.com/ Official Duke Robillard Website
The Fabulous Thunderbirds Persondata | NAME =Robillard, Michael John | ALTERNATIVE NAMES =Robillard, Duke | SHORT DESCRIPTION = United States|American blues musician | DATE OF BIRTH =October 4, 1948 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Woonsocket, Rhode Island , United States | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Robillard, Duke Category:1948 births Category:Living people Category:American blues musicians Category:American blues guitarists Category:American blues singers Category:American male singers Category:Contemporary blues musicians Category:Jazz-blues guitarists Category:American rockabilly guitarists Category:People from Woonsocket, Rhode Island Category:Songwriters from Rhode Island Category:American people of French-Canadian descent
