45 Live

by Roomful of Blues

Overview

Roomful of Blues are in superb form on this live date recorded over three days' worth of shows at the Ocean Mist in Rhode Island. The purpose of these dates was to commemorate and celebrate the band's 45th anniversary; they started back in 1967 with guitarist Duke Robillard and keyboardist Al Copley. Since those early days, Roomful of Blues has seen numerous musicians pass through its ranks: Ronnie Earl, Lou Ann Barton, Ron Levy, Curtis Salgado, Greg Piccolo, Sugar Ray Norcia, Fran Christina, and Preston Hubbard. The 14 tracks for these live shows were chosen by guitarist, bandleader, and producer of this set, Chris Vachon, and include some the band's best-known originals: "Dressed Up to Get Messed Up," "Turn It On, Turn It Up," and "That's Right!" The other half of this live mix features songs that Roomful have previously recorded with blues giants such as Big Joe Turner, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, and Earl King. On this 2012 Roomful of Blues performance, the band is propelled by Vachon, with vocalist Phil Pemberton, saxophonists Rich Lataille and Mark Earley, trumpeter Doug Woolverton, keyboardist Rusty Scott, bassist John Turner, and drummer Chris Rivelli, who continue the band's timeless, jump blues swing tradition. ~ Al Campbell

Product Details

Release Date:	07/30/2013
Label:	Alligator Records
UPC:	0014551495529
Rank:	81123

Tracks

1. Just Keep on Rockin'
2. It All Went Down the Drain
3. Jambalaya
4. Easy Baby
5. That's Right!
6. Crawdad Hole
7. You Don't Know
8. Dressed Up to Get Messed Up
9. Straight Jacquet
10. I Left My Baby
11. Blue, Blue World
12. Somebody's Got to Go
13. Turn It On, Turn It Up
14. Flip Flap Jack

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Roomful of Blues   Primary Artist
Rich Lataille   Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Clarinet
Rusty Scott   Keyboards
Mark Earley   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Chris Rivelli   Drums
John Turner   Bass
Doug Woolverton   Trumpet
Phil Pemberton   Vocals
Chris Vachon   Guitar

Technical Credits

Rich Lataille   Composer
Bruce Iglauer   Mastering
Big Bill Broonzy   Composer
Mark Earley   Composer
Mike LeBeau   Engineer
Kevin Niemiec   Package Design
Ray Smith   Assistant
Piccolo   Composer
Matt Wunsch   Assistant
Michael Trossman   Logo
Collin Jordan   Mastering
Jeff Ceasrine   Assistant
Elise J. Rugens   Photography
B.B. King   Composer
Chris Vachon   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Count Basie   Composer
Sam Ling   Composer
Art Tipaldi   Liner Notes
Samuel Maghett   Composer