 NOVEMBER 2013: Rosebud Artists Place High In DownBeat Readers Poll, Trombone Shorty Wins Best Trombonist, Bill Frisell #2 Best Guitarist
Ten Rosebud artists were ranked among the best musicians in the 78th Annual DownBeat Readers Poll (December 2013 Issue). Trombone Shorty won the Trombone category outright for the second year in a row, and he and his band, Orleans Avenue, placed in the top artists ranked for the Jazz Group category. Bill Frisell came in second in the Guitarist category (he won the category overall in the recent Downbeat critics poll for the fifth consecutive year and twelfth time in the past sixteen years!) and placed high in three additional categories: Jazz Artist, Composer, and Jazz Album of the Year (for Big Sur). Also scoring high in a variety of categories this year were some of Bill's recent collaborators including John Zorn, Gary Peacock, Kenny Wollesen, Brian Blade, Joey Baron, Eyvind Kang, Jenny Scheinman, Jason Moran, Charles Lloyd and Lee Konitz.
Multiple Rosebud artists took prominent spots in the Blues Artist or Group category, with Charlie Musselwhite, Marcia Ball and Duke Robillard as top contenders this year. Charlie also ranked in the top ten in the Blues Album category for Get Up!, his recent collaboration with Ben Harper. Also scoring in the Blues Album category was Jon Cleary for his album, Occapella, a collection of songs written by Rosebud artist Allen Toussaint. Toussaint himself was named in the Best Arranger category for the fourth consecutive year.
Meshell Ndegeocello was ranked in the Beyond Artist or Group category for the second year in a row as well as in the Electric Bass category, along with Robert Glasper Experiment bassist, Derrick Hodge, who Meshell appeared with on Glasper's album, Black Radio (2012).
Muddy Waters, a Rosebud artist until his passing, was ranked twice among the readers' top choices in the Historical Album of the Year category for his own album, You Shook Me: The Chess Masters, Vol. 3, 1958 To 1963, and for his collaboration with The Rolling Stones, Live At The Checkerboard Lounge Chicago 1981, which also features Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who Rosebud represents for his rare jazz performances.
Congratulations to all the artists. To Catch Them Perform Live On Stage, See Tour Dates >>
 JULY 2013: 10 Rosebud Artists Recognized In DownBeat's 61st Annual Critics Poll, Including Wins For Bill Frisell And Trombone Shorty
Bill Frisell, Allen Toussaint, Charlie Musselwhite, Duke Robillard, Marcia Ball, Jon Cleary, Trombone Shorty, Meshell Ndegeocello, The Dirty Dozen's Roger Lewis and Muddy Waters have all been recognized in DownBeat magazine's 61st Annual Critics Poll (August 2013 issue).
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 JUNE 2013: Rosebud Artists Nominated For Thirteen 2013 Living Blues Awards - Vote Now
Rosebud artists have been honored with an impressive total of thirteen nominations for the 2013 Living Blues Awards presented by Living Blues Magazine.
Marcia Ball and Charlie Musselwhite were each nominated for awards for Blues Artist of the Year and Most Outstanding Musician (for their respective instruments). Marcia has won both of these categories three times since 2009 with additional wins for Most Outstanding Musician in 2007 and 2008, and Charlie has won the Most Outstanding Musician category a total of nine times.
Also nominated for Most Outstanding Musician this year were Jon Cleary, Duke Robillard, and James Cotton for keyboard, guitar, and harmonica, respectively, while Mavis Staples was nominated for Most Outstanding Blues Singer.
Ruthie Foster scored two nominations for Blues Artist of the Year (her third year in a row) and for Best Blues Album of 2012 for her 2013 Grammy-nominated album, Let It Burn. Bettye LaVette garnered a nomination in the Best Blues Book of 2012 category for her tell-all, unapologetic biography with David Ritz, A Woman Like Me.
Elvin Bishop was nominated for Best Blues DVD of 2012 for That's My Thing, and Muddy Waters, a Rosebud artist until his passing, was nominated in the same category for his collaboration with The Rolling Stones, Live at the Checkerboard Lounge 1981. Live at the Checkerboard Lounge 1981 also features Stones drummer Charlie Watts who Rosebud represents for his rare jazz performances.
Voting is now open to the public until July 15, 2013. Please vote at livingblues.com.
Congrats to all of the nominees!
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MARCH 2013: Duke Robillard's New Album, Independently Blue, Out April 9, 2013
Duke Robillard will release his new album, Independently Blue, on April 9, 2013 via Stony Plain Records. Duke is joined on the album by Blues guitarist "Monster" Mike Welch as a special guest. Duke stated that "the addition of Mike Welch added a Blues fire to everything and I am really happy about the instant rapport Mike and I had, and what a great team we made coming up with parts for the songs." Independently Blue blends elements of Blues, early Rock & Roll and Jazz demonstrating both Duke's virtuosity and his versatility - traits which have garnered Duke no fewer than four Blues Music Awards for Best Blues Guitar. An accomplished producer and winner of the The Blues Music Foundation's 2004 Keeping The Blues Alive Award for Best Producer, Duke further extends his impressive producer credits list with his work on Independently Blue. Duke's longtime friend and former Roomful of Blues band mate, Al Basile, contributed three tunes to the new CD, one of which was co-written by Duke.
Duke is actively touring in the US and Europe and is currently finishing up an extensive tour that began in late February and included dates in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium and The Netherlands.
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 OCTOBER 2012: Duke Robillard Performs At The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame's Chuck Berry Tribute With Chuck Berry
Duke Robillard was a featured performer at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Chuck Berry tribute concert on October 27, 2012. Part of the 17th Annual American Music Masters series, the concert was held at PlayhouseSquare's State Theater in Cleveland, OH. Along with Chuck himself, Duke joined a legendary cast of rock and blues musicians for the event which included Joe Bonamassa, Rick Derringer, Rosie Flores, Merle Haggard, Steve Jordan, Ronnie Hawkins, Chuck Prophet and Lemmy Kilmister.
The concert capped off a week-long celebration called Roll Over Beethoven: The Life and Music of Chuck Berry. One of the first musicians to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Chuck Berry has inspired virtually every rock and roll musician to date. That includes Duke, who showed his respect for Chuck in saying "the event was called Roll Over Beethoven, and Chuck sure made that happen... what a privilege to pay tribute to such a legend!"
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 JUNE 2012: Rosebud Artists Nominated for 7 Living Blues Awards: Marcia Ball, Ruthie Foster, Mavis Staples and Duke Robillard All Up For Nominations - Cast Your Vote
Marcia Ball, Ruthie Foster, Mavis Staples and Duke Robillard all earned Nominations in the 2012 Living Blues Awards, with Ruthie Foster scoring two and Marcia Ball racking up an impressive three nominations - more than any other nominee this year.
Marcia Ball was nominated for Blues Artist of the Year (Female) and Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboard), both being categories she won last year. She won the former category in 2009 as well. This year Marcia is also nominated for Best Blues Album of 2011 for her CD, Roadside Attractions.
Ruthie Foster was also nominated for Blues Artist of the Year (Female) for the second year in a row - this being a category she won in the Critic's Poll in 2010. This year she also brought in a nomination for Best Blues DVD of 2011 with Ruthie Foster - Live At Antone's.
Mavis Staples is also acknowledged as a nominee for Most Outstanding Blues Singer, a category she won in the 2011 Critic's Poll in which she also won as Blues Artist of the Year.
Duke Robillard earns a nomination for Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar), a category he has won 4 times in the Blues Music Awards (of an impressive 14 nominations).
You can vote at livingblues.com for your choices, as well as write-in candidates. All ballots must be received by July 10, 2012. Congratulations to all the nominees!
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 MAY 2012: Allen Toussaint, Ruthie Foster, Charlie Musselwhite and Marcia Ball Honored with Blues Music Awards
7 Rosebud Artists have been honored with 12-plus nominations for the 2012 Blues Music Awards. Tommy Castro, Ruthie Foster, Charlie Musselwhite, Marcia Ball, Jon Cleary, Bettye LaVette and Duke Robillard have all been nominated.
Tommy Castro is once again among the most-nominated artists this year. He garnered nominations for B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, Band of the Year and Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year (all awards which he has won previously). In addition, Tommy Castro Presents The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue - Live! (which features Tommy and his band on their own and alongside various other artists) is nominated for Contemporary Blues Album of the Year. He is also featured in the nominated DVD, All Jams on Deck (shot on the October 2010 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise). The "Jams" DVD also features fellow Rosebud Artists Marcia Ball and Coco Montoya among others. In a related nomination, longtime Tommy Castro Band saxophonist Keith Crossan is up for Best Instrumentalist - Horn.
Ruthie Foster is also among the most-nominated artists this year with 3 nominations: for B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, the Koko Taylor Award for Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year (an award she won last year) and DVD of the Year for her Live At Antone's DVD.
25-time BMA winner Charlie Musselwhite is nominated in 2 categories he won last year: Best Instrumentalist - Harmonica and Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year. Bettye LaVette is nominated for Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year, an award she has won previously. Duke Robillard is nominated for the Gibson Guitar Award, an honor he has won previously 4 times (when the category was known as Best Instrumentalist - Guitar). Both Jon Cleary and Marcia Ball are nominated for Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year. Marcia has been honored with 4 of her 8 previous Blues Music Award wins in this category. This is Jon's 3rd nomination in the category.
Congratulations to all the nominees! The 33rd Blues Music Awards will be held at the Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis, TN, on May 10, 2012 and will be broadcast live in their entirety on Sirius XM's B.B. King's Bluesville. Catch all the nominees performing individually live on stage, please see Tour Dates >>
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