This version of "Texas Flood" is from "The First Album, Roomful of Blues featuring Duke Robillard". It was originally released in 1978 as "Roomful of Blues".

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Featuring, Tenor Saxophone – Scott Hamilton (tracks: 9). Guitar – Duke Robillard. Liner Notes – Tony Lioce. Photography By – David Gahr. Producer – Doc Pomus, Joel Dorn. Tenor Saxophone – Greg Piccolo. Vocals – Duke Robillard.

Roomful Of Blues - The First Album 1977 37:52. Roomful of Blues featuring Duke Robillard - Texas Flood - The First Album. Roomful Of Blues - Honey Hush 4:57.

Released 1988 Recorded 1977 at Regent Sound Studios, New York Genre Blues Length 37:40 Label Varrick Producers Joel Dorn, Doc Pomus. Duke Robillard - guitar, vocals Al Copley - piano Preston Hubbard - bass fiddle John Rossi - drums Richard Lataille - alto saxophone Doug James - baritone saxophone Greg Piccolo - tenor saxophone Scott Hamilton - tenor saxophone on "Still in Love with You".

The First Album is a jump blues music album recording by ROOMFUL OF BLUES released in 1977 on CD, LP/Vinyl and/or cassette. Roomful Of Blues Featuring Duke Robillard ‎– The First Album ( Box C687). Roomful of Blues : The First Album CD (2004). Vintage 1988 Roomful of Blues The First Album Cassette Tape.

Roomful of Blues' self-titled 1977 disc on Island Records, produced by Joel Dorn and the great Doc Pomus, reveals a powerful and entertaining approach to material from Noble "Thin Man" Watts, Chick Willis, Aaron Walker, Lou Willie Turner, and others. Duke Robillard's authentic vocal and guitar lead with authority, the group performing these solid blues with the precision of jazz greats. There's an interesting resemblance here to the Atlantic debut of the J. Geils Band, not in sound, but in look and attitude. Decades later Robillard would join John Geils; merging their.

Roomful of Blues is currently an eight-piece unit led by guitarist Chris Vachon and featuring long-time tenor and alto sax player Rich Lataille. In 2010, singer Phil Pemberton took over the vocal duties, replacing Dave Howard. Recently members are trumpeter Doug Woolverton, bassist John Turner and drummer Chris Rivelli, joining long-time member baritone and tenor saxophonist Mark Earley. In 1977, Roomful of Blues’ self-titled debut album on Island Records (reissued on Hyena Records as The First Album) brought them to national attention. Founding member Duke Robillard left the band in 1980, and guitarist Ronnie Earl replaced him. Singer Lou Ann Barton joined the band at this time, sharing vocals with sax man Greg Piccolo. By now the band was touring nationally, attracting bigger and bigger crowds.

I first came across Roomful Of Blues a few weeks ago when I listened to their latest album, & Line & Sinker'. I enjoyed it so much I decided to have a look at their back catalogue. And where better to start than right at the beginning, with their first album? Roomful of Blues are/were a big rhythm and blues orchestra style of band, a bit like Jools Holland and his crew. It was the first time I'd heard of Duke Robillard too. Wonderful guitar, singing and arranging. This is blues that really swings.

The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album was awarded from 1983 to 2011 and from 2017 onwards. Until 1992 the award was known as Best Traditional Blues Performance and was twice awarded to individual tracks rather than albums. The award was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy season in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012 onwards, the category was merged with the Best Contemporary Blues Album category to form the new Best Blues Album category.