Duke Robillard & The Pleasure Kings

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 Roomful of Blues, he released his first solo album, Duke Robillard & the Pleasure Kings, in 1984. He replaced Jimmie Vaughan in the Fabulous Thunderbirds in 1989 and remained through 1993. Robillard released three albums on Virgin's Point Blank during the mid-'90s, including 1997's Dangerous Place. In 1999, he and jazz guitarist Herb Ellis issued Conver...