Bassist Preston Hubbard, RI Blues legend, will be playing at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel on December 11th.
by Christopher Annino
For one night only, some of the members from “Roomful of Blues” will gather with other Blues legends for a historical musical event on December 11th at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel. The event will feature RI Blues legends guitarist Duke Robillard, pianist Al Copley, horn players Greg Piccolo and Doug James, bassist Preston Hubbard, trombonist Carl Querfurth and percussionist Mark Teixeira.
Inspired by blues legends T-bone Walker, Charlie Patton and Big Joe Turner, “The Roomful of Blues” was founded in 1967 by Al and Duke. Duke recorded 20 solo albums and toured the world with both his own band and as Jimmie Vaughan’s replacement for the “Fabulous Thunderbirds.” Recently, he worked with Tom Waits. Al Copley performed and recorded with Lou Rawls, “The Fabulous Thunderbirds,” Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ruth Brown, and opened for Eric Clapton.
“This is going to be such a wonderful event. There were a lot of memories over at Lupos’s with us as a band. I remember when we performed with Stevie Ray Vaughn and the ‘Fabulous Thunderbirds’ when they were in Providence. After the gig we went to Lupo’s to jam. Lupo’s and “The Knickerbocker Club,” Westerly, were the two places that really supported us in the beginning,” said horn player Douglas James. Fellow horn player Greg Piccolo added, “We played during the summer and everything was the same, nothing had to be adjusted. One of the most memorable times that I had with the band was when we got to play with Big Joe Turner. I hope we can do this more often I really enjoy it.”
Posted on December 9th, 2009 | category: Featured Articles
