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SHERMAN
ROBERTSON & BLUES MOVE (USA)
Saturday,
July 7th, 21.30
Sherman Robertson -guitar, vocals
Gary Rackham - bass
Michael Hellier - drums
Julian Grudgings - keyboards
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Sherman
Robertson is already considered a young master of zydeco, hard-swinging
Texas electric blues, R&B and swampy Louisiana blues. Robertson
often surprises audiences with his ability to play R&B, zydeco
and blues with a rock edge. "I use that driving, road-cooking
type zydeco groove, and put blues on top of it," says Robertson.
It's basically rhythm |
and
feel." In June 2000, Robertson played at the Pioneer Valley Blues
Festival in Massachusetts. Alligator president, Bruce Iglauer, was
in the crowd. "He was always good,” he says, "but
when I saw him in June he was on fire
.
He ruled the stage, had the audience in the palm of his hand, and
his just plain physical showmanship reminded me of Albert Collins.
As Soon as he walked of the stage I started talking about signing
him. He's got that Texas energy, great guitar chops, and is a wonderful,
soulful singer."
Sherman was born in Beaux Bridge, Louisiana and raised in Houston,
Texas. Robertson quickly earned a local reputation as a very good
guitarist. While still in high school Robertson was recruited by his
music teacher, Conrad Johnson, to play in his popular group, Connie's
Combo (and otherwise adult band). As a teenager in the late 1960's,
he spent six weeks on the road as lead guitarist with blues superstar
Bobby "Blue" Bland and also backed Junior Parker. That gave
Sherman the incentive to form his own band, Sherman Robertson and
the Crosstown Blues Band with whom he recorded two albums on the Lunar
II label. During the 1970's, Robertson was content playing weekends
while raising a family and holding down a "regular" job
until Clifton Chenier, " the King Of Zydeco," asked him
to do some dates with his band. Those few dates turned into 5 years,
as Robertson toured Europe and U.S. with Chenier. He then joined Terrance
Simien's hot, then young zydeco band, briefly playing with Rockin'
Dopsie, Johnny Clyde Copeland and several other well-known artists.
The word on Robertson's talent began to spread. Paul Simon needed
a guitar player to add some sounds to his Graceland album and he chose
Robertson. Soon after, legendary British producer Mike Vernon (John
Mayall's Bluebreakers with Eric Clapton, Freddie King, Fleetwood Mac,
David Bowie) signed Robertson to Atlantic Records. Robertson's first
solo recording, 1993's I'm The Man (Atlantic1994), was nominated for
a W.C. Handy Award.
His second Atlantic release, Here And Now, was released in 1996 to
more critical acclaim. But convinced he would have more promotional
support and artistic freedom from an independent label, Robertson
weighed his options. In early 1998, producer Joe Harley, with the
help of Robertson's manager, Catherine Bauer, assembled a first class
back up band for a project for the AudioQuest label, including two
charter members of Little Feat, keyboardist Bill Payne and drummer
Richie Hayward. They all gathered at Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood
for the sessions that resorted in the album, Going Back Home. Blues
Revue loved the release. " Potent singing and sizzling guitar…Robertson
is unstoppable." |
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