March 10 Warfield Theatre San Francisco, CA* March 11 Warfield Theatre San Francisco, CA* March 14 Paramount Theatre Denver, CO* March 16 Uptown Theatre Kansas City, MO* March 17 Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis, MN* March 18 Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL* March 20 Fox Theatre St. Louis, MO* March 21 Riverside Theatre Milwaukee, WI* March 23 Civic Theatre Akron, OH* March 24 Wellmont Theatre Montclair, NJ* March 25 Count Basie Theatre Red Bank, NJ* March 27 Fox Theatre Atlanta, GA* May 16 First Flush Festival Wadmalaw Island, SC June 13 Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA June 26 Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival Bridgeview, IL**For more information, please contact Mary Moyer, Brendan Gillen or Carla Sacks, at Sacks & Co., 212.741.1000, mary@sacksco.com, brendan.gillen@sacksco.com or carla@sacksco.com.
Robert Randolph's Highly Anticipated New Album "We Walk This Road" Set for Release This June on Warner Bros. Records
Album Produced by the Legendary T-Bone Burnett Features Appearances by Ben Harper, Leon Russell and Doyle Bramhall II
| Source: Warner Bros. Records
BURBANK, CA--(Marketwire - March 16, 2010) - "Since Robert Randolph's been making his joyful
noise, the distance between heaven and Earth has measurably narrowed." --
Los Angeles Times
Grammy-nominated Robert Randolph & The Family Band's highly anticipated new
album "We Walk This Road" -- the first since the band's acclaimed 2006
effort, "Colorblind" -- is set for release this June on Warner Bros.
Records. Produced by the legendary T-Bone Burnett, the album continues the
Sacred Steel tradition for which Randolph has earned wide praise, including
the New York Times, which applauds "his rip-roaring virtuosity and his gift
for making his instrument sing without a word." Randolph is also renowned
for his passionate live performance -- called "a spiritual celebration
complete with audience participation and animated dancing" by the Chicago
Tribune. Accompanied by his Sacred Steel mentors, Randolph will embark on
the "Experience Hendrix Tour" beginning March 10 in San Francisco. The tour
also features Los Lobos, Ernie Isley, Joe Satriani, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne
Shepherd and others.
Throughout the recording of "We Walk This Road," Randolph and Burnett
worked closely together as archivists, discovering songs -- decade by
decade -- from the 20th century American music canon. The songs they
uncovered, ranging from blues and rock to field recordings and gospel,
serve as the inspiration for the 11 songs on "We Walk This Road." Recorded
at the Village Recorders and Electro Magnetic Studio, the album includes
"If I Had My Way" (featuring Ben Harper), "Salvation" (featuring Leon
Russell), and reinterpretations of Prince's "Walk Don't Walk," Bob Dylan's
"Shot Of Love," (featuring Jim Keltner, who played drums on the original
version) and John Lennon's "I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama" (featuring
Doyle Bramhall II).
Of the album, Randolph says, "T-Bone and I drew a lot from the past while
we were making this record, but I think it really is a record for these
times. I think the fact that I, as a young guy who likes hip-hop and
gospel, am reaching back into this rich history of American roots music
will appeal to people who are fifteen, and people who are seventy-five
years old. T-Bone opened my eyes to great archival music. He's a link
between the past and the present."
Listed among Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, Robert
Randolph first rose to national prominence with the release of Robert
Randolph & the Family Band's 2003 studio debut, "Unclassified." The album
earned acclaim from the Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly and USA Today
and attracted the attention of Eric Clapton, who invited the band to tour
as a supporting act. 2006's "Colorblind" picked up where its predecessor
left off, receiving praise from Vanity Fair, Associated Press and the New
York Times and spawning the hit "Ain't Nothing Wrong With That," which has
been featured in the television shows "Grey's Anatomy" and "Undercover
Boss," as well as the films Stomp The Yard and The Game Plan. Most
recently, Randolph received a Grammy nomination for "Best R&B Performance
By A Duo Or Group With Vocals" for his collaboration with The Clark Sisters
on the track "Higher Ground" from the all-star collaboration album "Oh
Happy Day."
ROBERT RANDOLPH TOUR DATES
*"Experience Hendrix Tour"
**Featuring B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Albert Lee, The Allman Brothers Band and
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