Roomful of Blues to Appear on Good Morning America

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Rhode Island's most famous blues band, Roomful of Blues, will appear live on Good Morning America on Sunday, September 24 at 8:30am eastern time. They will perform Just Keep On Rocking off of their latest Alligator CD, STANDING ROOM ONLY. The show is featuring the Taste Of Rhode Island that day, where Roomful of Blues is scheduled to perform. With an almost non-stop performance schedule for the last 36 years, Roomful of Blues has earned critical, popular and radio success and a legion of fans around the globe. Twice, the prestigious DownBeat International Critics Poll selected Roomful of Blues as "Best Blues Band." They joined the Alligator Records family with That’s Right! in 2003. The CD received massive amounts of praise and received yet another Grammy nomination. Now they’re back with Standing Room Only, an utterly hip-shaking set of songs highlighting the vocal and instrumental power of the band.

Remaining together for so long is not simply a matter of survival, but rather a testament to Roomful of Blues’ commitment to its originality and its ability to evolve. Over the years, Roomful’s lineup has changed but the band has always been one of the tightest, most joyful blues ensembles in the world. Currently an eight-piece unit led by guitarist Chris Vachon, the band has never sounded fresher or stronger. With vocalist/harpist Mark DuFresne, bassist Brad Hallen, drummer Jason Corbiere, keyboardist (and newest member of the group) Travis Colby, baritone and tenor saxophonist Mark Earley along with long-time members tenor and alto saxophonist Rich Lataille (the longest-standing member of the group) and trumpeter Bob Enos, Standing Room Only swings with ferocity and rocks with urgency and purpose. Moving effortlessly from eight originals to six carefully chosen covers, the expertly executed songs sizzle from start to finish.

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