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THE ROOMFUL OF BLUES DISCOGRAPHY:
ORIGINAL RELEASES
by Rick Bellaire

Each entry reflects its original configuration/cover art on release. With very few exceptions (for instance, the Room-Tone singles and the “Live At Wolf Trap” CD), all of the band’s material has been reissued and is currently available on CD and/or by download

1968
Demo Recording (East Coast Sound 10″ acetate)
Produced by Mike Robillard
The earliest known recordings by Roomful Of Blues

Side A
1. A&M Strut
2. Can’t Hide Out Much Longer
3. The Same Thing
Side B
1. Cold Blooded Woman
2. Sugar Mama

Mike Robillard: Guitar
Al Copley: Piano
Tony Lamb: Vocals, harmonica
Larry Peduzzi: Bass
Charlie Riggs: Drums
(Label scan and information courtesy collection of Ronald Martinez/Beacon Agency)

1975
Don’t You Want To Roll With Me b/w You Rascal You
(Room-Tone Records 45 RT-1001)
Produced by Duke Robillard & Bob Kaminsky
The first Roomful Of Blues record

Duke Robillard: Guitar, vocals
Doug James: Baritone saxophone
Greg Piccolo: Tenor saxophone
Al Copley: Piano
John Rossi: Drums
Ed Parnagoni: Bass
Richard Lataille: Alto saxophone

1977
Roomful of Blues (Island Records LP ILPS-9474)
Produced by Doc Pomus & Joel Dorn

Duke Robillard: Guitar, vocals
Doug James: Baritone saxophone
Greg Piccolo: Tenor saxophone
Al Copley: Piano
John Rossi: Drums
Preston Hubbard: Acoustic bass
Richard Lataille: Alto saxophone
with
Scott Hamilton: Tenor Saxophone

1979
Let’s Have a Party (Antilles Records LP AN-7071)
Produced by Joel Dorn

Rich Lataille: Alto saxophone
Doug James: Baritone saxophone
Preston Hubbard: Bass
John Rossi: Drums
Duke Robillard: Guitar, vocals
Al Copley: Piano
Greg Piccolo: Tenor Saxophone

1980
Hot Little Mama (Blue Flame Records LP BLUF-1001)
Produced by Roomful Of Blues

Ronnie Earl Horvath: Guitar
Rich Lataille: Alto saxophone
Greg Piccolo: Vocals, tenor saxophone
Mr. Low (Doug James): Baritone saxophone
Danny Motta: Trumpet
Porky Cohen: Trombone
Al Copley: Piano
Jimmy Wimfheimer: Bass fiddle, bass guitar
John Rossi: Drums

All subsequent pressings have used this cover art

1982
Reelin’ & Rockin’ b/w Please Don’t Leave (Room-Tone Records 45 RT-1002)
Produced by Roomful Of Blues

1984
Dressed Up to Get Messed Up (Varrick Records LP VR-018)
Produced by Greg Piccolo
Executive Producers: Roomful Of Blues

Doug James: Baritone saxophone
Ronnie Earl: Guitar
Greg Piccolo: Vocals, tenor saxophone
Porky Cohen: Trombone
Al Copley: Piano
Rich Lataille: Alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Bob Enos: Trumpet
John Rossi: Drums
Preston Hubbard: Bass fiddle, bass guitar
with
Kim Wilson: Vocal
Rory MacLeod: Bass fiddle
John LaMoia: Percussion
14 Karat Soul (Glenny T., David Thurmond, Russell Fox II,
Brian Simpson, Reginald Brisbon): Backing vocals

1986
Live at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel (Varrick Records LP VR-024)
Produced by Greg Piccolo, Doug James & Roomful Of Blues

Bob Enos: Trumpet, vocal
Porky Cohen: Trombone
Rich Lataille: Alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Greg Piccolo: Tenor saxophone, vocals
Doug James: Baritone saxophone
Ron Levy: Keyboards, vocal
Ronnie Earl Horvath: Guitar
Rory MacLeod: Bass fiddle, bass guitar
John Rossi: Drums
Curtis Salgado: Vocals

1994
Dance All Night (Bullseye Blues CD BEYE-9555)
Produced by Carl Querfurth
Executive Producers: Bob Bell & Carl Querfurth

Sugar Ray Norcia: Vocals, harmonica
Chris Vachon: Guitar
Rich Lataille: Alto saxophone
Greg Piccolo: Tenor saxophone
Doug James: Baritone saxophone
Bob Enos: Trumpet
Carl Querfurth: Trombone
Matt McCabe: Piano
John Rossi: Drums

1995
Turn It On! Turn It Up! (Bullseye Blues CD BEYE-9566)
Produced by Carl Querfurth
Assistant Producer: Chris Vachon
Executive Producers: Bob Bell & Carl Querfurth

Sugar Ray Norcia: Vocals, harmonica
Chris Vachon: Guitar
Bob Enos: Trumpet
Carl Querfurth: Trombone
Rich Lataille: Alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Doug James: Baritone saxophone
Matt McCabe: Piano
Ken “Doc” Grace: Bass
John Rossi: Drums

1996
White Christmas b/w The Christmas Song
(Rounder Select Records CD5 60829)
Produced by Carl Querfurth
Executive Producers: Bob Bell & Carl Querfurth

Matt McCabe: Piano
Sugar Ray Norcia: Vocals, harmonica
Carl Querfurth: Trombone
John Rossi: Drums
Chris Vachon: Guitar
Bob Enos: Trumpet
Ken “Doc” Grace: Bass
Doug James: Baritone saxophone
Rich Lataille: Alto saxophone, tenor saxophone

1997
Under One Roof (Bullseye Blues CD BEYE-9569)
Produced by Carl Querfurth
Associate Producer: Chris Vachon
Executive Producers: Bob Bell & Carl Querfurth

1997
Running Out Of Time b/w Farmer John non-album live version
(Bullseye Blues CD5 BB-4611)
Produced by Carl Querfurth
Associate Producer: Chris Vachon
Executive Producers: Bob Bell & Carl Querfurth

1997
Roomful of Christmas (Bullseye Blues CD BEYE-9591)
Produced by Carl Querfurth
Executive Producers: Bob Bell & Carl Querfurth

Matt McCabe: Piano
Sugar Ray Norcia: Vocals
Carl Querfurth: Trombone
Bob Enos: Trumpet
Rich Lataille: Alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Doug James: Baritone Saxophone
Chris Vachon: Guitar
Ken “Doc” Grace: Bass
John Rossi: Drums

1998
There Goes The Neighborhood (Bullseye Blues CD BEYE-9609)
Produced by Chris Vachon & Phil Greene
Executive Producers: Bob Bell & Chris Vachon

Mac Odom: Vocals
Chris Vachon: Guitar
Rich Lataille: Allto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Kevin May: Baritone saxophone
Bob Enos: Trumpet
John Wolf: Trombone, bass trombone
Albert Weisman: Organ
Marty Ballou: Bass
John Rossi: Drums

2001
Watch You When You Go (Bullseye Blues CD BEYE-9638)
Produced by Chris Vachon
Executive Producer: Bob Bell

Mac Odom: Vocals
Chris Vachon: Guitar
Rich Lataille: Tenor saxophone
Bob Enos: Trumpet
Ray Gennari: Trombone
Hank Walther: Keyboards
Thom Enright: Bass
Chris Lemp: Drums

2002
Live at Wolf Trap (Room-Tone Records CD RT-1004)
Produced by Chris Vachon

Mac Odom: Vocals
Chris Vachon: Guitar
Rich Lataille: Tenor saxophone
Bob Enos: Trumpet
Ray Gennari: Trombone
Hank Walther: Keyboards
Thom Enright: Bass
Chris Lemp: Drums

2003
That’s Right! (Alligator Records CD ALCD-3889)
Produced by Chris Vachon

Mark Stevens: Keyboards
Chris Vachon: Guitar
Mark DuFresne: Vocals, harmonica
Mark Earley: Baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
Jason Corbiere: Drums, percussion
Bob Enos: Trumpet
Brad Hallen: Bass
Rich Lataille: Alto saxophone, Tenor saxophone

2005
Standing Room Only (Alligator Records CD ALCD-4900)
Produced by Chris Vachon

Travis Colby: Keyboards
Chris Vachon: Guitar
Mark DuFresne: Vocals, harmonica
Mark Earley: Baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
Jason Corbiere: Drums, percussion
Bob Enos: Trumpet
Brad Hallen: Bass
Rich Lataille: Alto saxophone, Tenor saxophone

2008
Raisin’ A Ruckus (Alligator Records CD ALCD-4919)
Produced by Chris Vachon

Chris Vachon: Guitar
Mark Earley: Tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Travis Colby: Keyboards
Dave Howard: Vocals, harmonica
Bob Enos: Trumpet
Rich Lataille: Also saxophone, tenor saxophone
Dimitri Gorodetsky: Upright bass, bass guitar
Ephraim Lowell: Drums
with
Bethie Vachon: Vocals

2011
Hook, Line & Sinker (Alligator Records CD ALCD-4941)
Produced by Chris Vachon

Phil Pemberton: Vocals
Chris Vachon: Guitar
Rich Lataille: Alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Mark Earley: Tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Doug Woolverton: Trumpet
Travis Colby: Keyboards
John Turner: Upright bass
Ephraim Lowell: Drums

COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER ARTISTS

1980
LOU RAWLS
Shades Of Blue (Philadelphia International Records LP 36774)
Produced by Joel Dorn

Roomful of Blues backs the singer on one track, “Think”

1982
EDDIE “CLEANHEAD” VINSON & ROOMFUL OF BLUES
Eddie “Cleanhead”Vinson & Roomful of Blues (Muse Records LP MR-5282)
Produced by Bob Porter

Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson: Alto saxophone, vocals
Al Copley: Piano
Bob Enos: Trumpet
Doug James: Baritone saxophone
Greg Piccolo: Leader, tenor saxophone
Jimmy Wimpfheimer: Bass
John Rossi: Drums
Porky Cohen: Trombone
Rich Lataille: Alto saxophone
Ronnie Earl Horvath: Guitar

1983
BIG JOE TURNER & ROOMFUL OF BLUES
Blues Train with special guest Dr. John (Muse Records LP 5293)
Produced by Doc Pomus & Bob Porter

Big Joe Turner: Vocals
Doug James: Baritone saxophone
Greg Piccolo: Tenor saxophone
Porky Cohen: Trombone
Al Copley: Piano
Rich Lataille: Alto saxophone
Bob Enos: Trumpet
John Rossi: Drums
Preston Hubbard: Bass
Ronnie Earl Horvath: Guitar
with
Dr. John: Piano

1986
EARL KING & ROOMFUL OF BLUES
Glazed (Black Top Records LP BT-1035)
Produced by Hammond Scott
Executive Producer: Nauman S. Scott

Earl King: Vocals, guitar, piano
Rory MacLeod: Upright bass, bass guitar
Greg Piccolo: Tenor saxophone
John Rossi: Drums
Curtis Salgado: Vocals
Porky Cohen: Trombone
Bob Enos: Trombone
Doug James: Baritone saxophone
Rich Lataille: Alto saxophone
Ron Levy: Keyboards
Ronnie Earl Horvath: Guitar

1991
PAT BENATAR
True Love (Chrysalis Records CD F2-21805)
Produced by Neil Giraldo

The Pat Benatar Band
Pat Benatar: Vocals
Neil Giraldo: Guitar
Charlie Giordano: Keyboards, accordion
Chuck Domanico: Bass
Myron Grombacher: Drums
with
Lenny Castro: Percussion
and from Roomful Of Blues
Greg Piccolo: Tenor Saxophone
Doug James: Baritone Saxophone
Rick Lataille: Alto Saxophone
Carl Querfurth: Trombone
Bob Enos: Trumpet
John Rossi: Drums

1993
COLIN JAMES
Colin James & The Little Big Band (Virgin Records CD V-39190)
Produced by Chris Kimsey

Colin James: Vocals, guitar
with
Johnny Ferreira: Tenor saxophone
Reese Wynans: Piano
Chuck Leavell: Keyboards
Norm Fisher: Bass
Rhode Island Boys Choir: Background vocals
and from Roomful Of Blues
Rich Lataille: Alto saxophone
Bob Enos: Trumpet
John “The Fly” Rossi: Drums
Doug James: Baritone sax
Carl Querfurth: Trombone

1995
PORKY COHEN WITH ROOMFUL OF BLUES & SPECIAL GUESTS
Rhythm & Bones (Bullseye Blues Records CD BEYE-9572)
Produced by Carl Querfurth
Executive Producers: Bob Bell & Carl Querfurth

Porky Cohen: Trombone
Matt McCabe: Piano
Sugar Ray Norcia: Vocals
Carl Querfurth: Trombone
John Rossi: Drums
Chris Vachon: Guitar
Marty Ballou: Bass
Bob Enos: Trumpet
Doug James: Baritone saxophone
Rich Lataille: Alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
with
Tom Reed: Bass
Michelle “Evil Gal” Wilson: Vocals
Rob Nelson: Guitar
Gordon “Sax” Beadle: Tenor saxophone
Ken “Doc” Grace: Bass

RECOMMENDED COMPILATIONS

There have been quite a few “best of” collections released over the years documenting the lengthy career of Roomful. Below are two which neatly divide their output into the early years and their middle period. Both are in-print and easily available at Amazon.com or other online outlets and are also available as downloads from iTunes and other servers. Roomful’s “modern” era has yet to be documented in a compilation.

1999
Swingin’ & Jumpin’: 1970s Recordings (32 Jazz Records CD 32146)

2000
The Blues Will Make You Happy, Too: 1981-1998
(Rounder Records Heritage Series/Essential Recordings CD SELECT-611985)

ROOMFUL OF BLUES LINKS & RESOURCES

ROOMFUL OF BLUES OFFICIAL WEBSITE
www.roomful.com/

DUKE ROBILLARD OFFICIAL WEBSITE
www.dukerobillard.com/

RONNIE EARL & THE BROADCASTERS OFFICIAL WEBSITE
www.ronnieearl.com/

CARL QUERFURTH OFFICIAL WEBSITE
www.bluesbone.com

AL COPLEY OFFICIAL WEBSITE
www.alcopley.com/

GREG PICCOLO & HEAVY JUICE OFFICIAL WEBSITE
www.gregpiccolo.com/

KIM WILSON & THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS OFFICIAL WEBSITE
www.fabulousthunderbirds.com/

PRESTON HUBBARD OFFICIAL WEBSITE
www.prestonhubbard.com/

CURTIS SALGADO OFFICIAL WEBSITE
www.curtissalgado.com/

RON LEVY’S WILD KINGDOM OFFICIAL WEBSITE
www.levtron.com/

SUGAR RAY NORCIA OFFICIAL WEBSITE
www.sugarrayandthebluetones.com/

THOM ENRIGHT OFFICIAL WEBSITE
www.thomenright.com/

PORKY COHEN BIOGRAPHY & OBITUARY AT TROMBONE U.S.A.
www.trombone-usa.com/cohen_porky.htm

JIMMIE VAUGHAN BAND FEATURING LOU ANN BARTON
www.jimmievaughan.com/

WIKIPEDIA ENTRY FOR ROOMFUL OF BLUES
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roomful_Of_Blues

WIKIPEDIA ENTRY FOR LOU ANN BARTON
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Ann_Barton

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