Stageside at Burnside Court: The Duke Robillard Band
Theatre - Performance
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Thursday, August 6, 2009 8:00 PM-10:00 PM |
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| Suggested Audiences: | High School, College, Adult | |
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Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts 2 Southbridge St. Worcester, MA 01608 |
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| Cost: | $20.00 | |
| Description: | Burnside Court Returns for 2009! nspired by blues legends like T-Bone Walker, Charlie Patton and Big Joe Turner, Duke's guitar work has seamlessly spanned the worlds of jazz, blues, and swing since he founded the renowned big band, Roomful of Blues, in 1967. About Duke Robillard: Guitarist. Bandleader. Songwriter. Singer. Producer. Session musician. And a one-man cheering section for the blues, in all its forms and permutations. And every one of those names has shared recording studio space or stage time with a man who is a legend in the blues community. The Blues Music Awards (formerly W.C.Handy Awards) have named Duke Robillard "Best Blues Guitarist" four years out of five (2000,2001,2003,2004) making him the second most honored guitarist for that award! He was also nominated in that category in 2005, 2007 and again this year of 2008. In 2007 Duke received a Grammy nomination for his "Guitar Groove-a-rama" CD and was also honored with the prestigious Rhode Island Pell Award for "excellence in the arts" along with actress Olympia Dukakis, actor Bob Colonna, and R.I. Choreographer/Festival Ballet director Mihailo "Misha" Djuric.The Pell award is named for Senator Claiborne Pell who help establish the the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities in 1965. Other awards over the last decade include three Canadian Maple Blues Awards in 2001, 2002, and 2003 for "Best International Blues Artist," The Blues Foundation's "Producer of the Year" award in 2004, The French Blues Association "Album of the Year" award in 2002 (Living with the Blues) and "Guitarist of the Year" awards in 1999 and 2002. |
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| More Information: |
Website: http://www.thehanovertheatre.org/shows/showDetail.php?showID... E-mail: info@thehanovertheatre.org Phone: 877-571-7469 Entered by: The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts |
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