It’s not clear how many albums veteran guitarist and occasional songwriter Duke Robillard has recorded (his publicity cites between 35 and 38, and that’s just from the post-Roomful of Blues years starting in 1985).
But at 77 he is nearing the twilight of a prolific run that hasn’t seen many, if any, misfires in a quest to deliver rollicking rocking, jump blues, rockabilly, and energized jazz to a dedicated and appreciative, if rather cult, audience.
Along the way, Robillard has supported or produced artists as diverse as Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Ronnie Earl, John Hammond, Ruth Brown, Joe Louis Walker and a couple of dozen other talented icons who traverse similar musical territory. It has been an active, colorful, busy livelihood and…

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