国籍：美国 出生地：美国罗德岛州 职业：音乐家、歌手、词曲作者 生日：1948年10月4日 简介：Michael John "Duke" Robillard (born October 4, 1948, Woonsocket, Rhode Island) is an 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.He has also been a member of The Fabulous Thunderbirds which included Kim Wilson, replacing Jimmie Vaughan on guitar. Also experienced in jazz, 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. by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Duke Robillard is one of the founding members of Roomful of Blues, as well as one of the guitarists who replaced Jimmie Vaughan in the Fabulous Thunderbirds in 1990. Between that time, Robillard pursued a solo career that found him exploring more musically adventurous territory than either Roomful of Blues or the T-Birds. On his solo recordings, the guitarist dips into blues, rockabilly, jazz, and rock & roll, creating a unique fusion of American roots musics. In 1967, Duke Robillard formed Roomful of Blues in Westerly, RI. For the next decade, he led the band through numerous lineup changes before he decided that he had grown tired of the group. Robillard left the band in 1979, initially signing on as rockabilly singer Robert Gordons lead guitarist. After his stint with Gordon, Robillard joined the Legendary Blues Band. In 1981, the guitarist formed a new group, the Duke Robillard Band, which soon evolved into Duke Robillard & the Pleasure Kings. After a few years of touring, Duke Robillard & the Pleasure Kings landed a contract with Rounder Records, releasing their eponymous debut album in 1984. For the rest of the decade, the band toured America and released a series of albums on Rounder Records. Occasionally, the guitarist would release a jazz-oriented solo album. In 1990, Robillard joined the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Even though he had become a member of the Austin group, the guitarist continued to record and tour as a solo artist, signing with the major label Point Blank/Virgin in 1994 for Temptation. Dukes Blues followed two years later, and after one more album for Virgin, 1997s Dangerous Place, Robillard signed to Shanachie for 1999s New Blues for Modern Man. Conversations in Swing Guitar followed later that year, and the prolific guitarist returned in mid-2000 with Explorer. Robillard switched to the Stony Plain label with 2002s Living with the Blues, and began a steady run of releases for the imprint, including a second pairing with jazz guitarist Herb Ellis for More Conversations in Swing Guitar (2003). Exalted Lover followed later that same year. Blue Mood, a tribute to T-Bone Walker, and New Guitar Summit (which teamed Robillard with guitarists J. Geils and Gerry Beaudoin) both appeared in 2004. Guitar Groove-A-Rama was released in 2006. 从艺历程：Duke Robillard is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, bandleader, and session player. His warm, vintage sound and clean playing style crisscross the history of blues, jump R&B, swing, and roots rock. A founding member of , he released his first solo album, Duke Robillard & the Pleasure Kings, in 1984. He replaced in in 1989 and remained through 1993. Robillard released three albums on 's during the mid-'90s, including 1997's Dangerous Place. In 1999, he and jazz guitarist issued Conversations in Swing Guitar on . 2004's Blue Mood: The Songs of T-Bone Walker won global acclaim. Following 2007's A World Full of Blues, he returned to jazz on A Swinging Session with Duke Robillard. 2015's The Acoustic Blues & Roots of Duke Robillard won a Blues Music Award. 2017's Duke Robillard and His Dames of Rhythm was a collection of collaborations with female vocalists. In 2022, he issued the self-produced They Called It Rhythm and Blues appended by a star-studded cast of players and singers. In 2024, Roll with Me, his final recording for , appeared. Born Michael John Robillard in Rhode Island in 1948, his earliest musical influences included early rockers such as , , and -- all of whom he'd heard through the record collection of his guitar-playing older brother. Wanting his own instrument, Robillard told his father he needed to build one for a school project. The pair fashioned a crude instrument modeled after country rockabilly guitar ace 's Fender Telecaster. When the British Invasion hit the States, Robillard's interest shifted to their influences. He began to check out records by , , , and -- all of whom had influenced the popular English groups. At 17, Robillard decided to form a band of his own. In 1967, he and pianist Al Copley formed in Westerly, Rhode Island. Over the next decade, they were a regional hit but could not break nationally despite two well-received albums on , 1978's Roomful of Blues and 1979's Let's Have a Party. After numerous lineup changes, Robillard decided to go out on his own and left the band in 1979. He got a gig as rockabilly singer 's lead guitarist. After his stint with , Robillard joined . In 1981, the guitarist formed a new group, , which soon evolved into Duke Robillard & the Pleasure Kings. After a few years of touring, Duke Robillard & the Pleasure Kings landed a contract with , releasing their eponymous debut album in 1983. For the rest of the decade, the band toured America and issued a series of albums on including 1988's You Got Me in collaboration with and organist . Occasionally, the guitarist would release a jazz-oriented solo album such as the acclaimed Swing a year earlier. In 1989, Robillard replaced guitarist in the Austin, Texas-based , but he also continued to record on his own and work as a sideman. He issued seminal solo recordings during the period, including 1991's Turn It Around, and 1992's After Hours Swing Session, and played with , , and . His tenure with was during the MTV era; it netted two charting outings, Walk That Walk, Talk That Talk in 1991 and Wrap It Up in 1993. Robillard signed a solo deal with 's imprint for 1994's Temptation. Duke's Blues followed two years later, and spent ten weeks on the Blues Albums chart after peaking at number six. In early 1997, he played on 's Time Out of Mind, and later that year released Dangerous Place, his final outing for . Robillard signed a non-exclusive deal with Canada's and issued Stretchin' Out in 1998. The following year, he released New Blues for Modern Man as the first of two albums for Shanachie, and reunited with for Swingin' and Jumpin'. Conversations in Swing Guitar, in collaboration with jazz legend , followed on later in 1999; he cut Explorer, his final Shanachie outing, in 2000. These albums resulted in the first of Robillard's four consecutive Awards as Best Blues Guitarist. After recording La Palette Bleu on France's in 2001, Robillard returned to in earnest for 2002's acclaimed Living with the Blues, and has called the label his home ever since. In 2003, he and re-teamed for More Conversations in Swing Guitar (2003). The R&B-drenched jump and swing of Exalted Lover followed later that year. It included a guest duet with on the track "I'll Never Be Free." 2004's Blue Mood: The Songs of T-Bone Walker earned several W.C. Handy Awards, while New Guitar Summit teamed Robillard with guitarists J. Geils and Gerry Beaudoin. A year later, The Duke Meets The Earl, a collaboration with guitarist (and former member) was released. Robillard returned to solo recording for 2006's Guitar Groove-A-Rama; it received a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album. Robillard continued to explore the jazz and jump blues with the number seven-charting 2007's World Full of Blues, and 2008's A Swingin Session with Duke Robillard for . He returned to his early R&B influences for 2009's Stomp! The Blues Tonight, which also peaked at number seven on the Blues Albums charts; it, too, was nominated for a Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album. That year, he also recorded Tales from the Tiki Lounge with singer , a tribute with lounge/exotica side trips to blues, as well as vintage pop songs. Robillard's next album for , Passport to the Blues, saw him returning to the Chicago-styled, gritty, house rent blues. In 2011, he delivered the '40s and '50s blues covers album Low Down and Tore Up, followed by Independently Blue in 2013. In April 2013, Robillard joined 's road band when lead guitarist temporarily left the group. Twenty-seven shows later, Robillard returned to playing solo gigs. In 2015, the guitarist celebrated his love of rootsy American music from the 1920s to the '40s with The Acoustic Blues & Roots of Duke Robillard, a compilation of unreleased standards and collaborations; it took home the Blues Music Award for Best Acoustic Blues Album. In September 2016, Robillard returned with the charting Blues Full Circle, which included guest appearances from , , and . The following year saw the release of Duke Robillard & His Dames of Rhythm, a collection of swing and jump tunes from the 1920s and '30s that included singers , , , Elizabeth McGovern, , and . Robillard turned to the music of his youth for 2019's Ear Worms, which offered his unique, raw interpretations of songs that fascinated him as a youngster, including hits and rarities from the catalogs of rock, blues, R&B, and swing. In November 2020, he released Blues Bash with Duke Robillard & Friends, a straight-ahead, raucous blues party album with two horn sections -- one of which reunited him with members -- that showcased appearances from vocalists Chris Cote, , and a guest spot from boogie woogie pianist Mark "Mr. B" Braun. 2022's They Called It Rhythm and Blues, featured Cote and and an all-star guest list that included , , , and . In 2005, Robillard and his studio band were given the OK by his then-new label to record a blues album. They compiled and wrote songs, demo'ed them, and ultimately put them and the album aside in favor of other musical concepts that occurred to the bandleader. Twenty years later, Robillard and company finally completed the set and released it as his final outing on in 2024. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine & Thom Jurek, Rovi