Into The Wild Blue ALBUM REVIEW - from Tahoe Onstage 06.02.2015
Album review: Roy Rogers’ tasteful ‘Into the Wild Blue’
Slide guitar great Roy Rogers released on June 2 “Into the Wild Blue.”
www.royrogers.com
Roy Rogers’ “Into the Wild Blue” is another quality release from a man who has flown under the radar as one of the most acclaimed slide guitarists since the mid-70s.
Roy Rogers was born in Redding, California in 1950 and spent his formative years playing in cover bands filled with Chuck Berry and Little Richard tunes and traveling to San Francisco to catch blues musicians filling the Bay Area clubs. Through practice and persistence he turned into a deft slide guitar player and began touring in various bands throughout the ’70s, until 1980 when he started his own esteemed band, the Delta Rhythm Kings. He has garnered critical acclaim for his work with his own band, Norton Buffalo, Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker (which he won a Grammy with for producing Hooker’s song “The Healer”) and Ray Manzarek, among others. His slide work has also been included in numerous movie and television soundtracks and he has been nominated for a handful of Grammys.
One reason Rogers has been able to travel in such good company throughout his career is that his playing style benefits the song instead of detracting from it. He doesn’t overpower the songs with his virtuosity, like on the fun “Losin’ You,” which Rogers steers with steady neck work that is loose enough to let the organ and melody find their spot in the song. On the instrumental title track, Rogers weaves beautifully resonant sections over the wafting groove, but the focal point of the song is the way the harp flourishes glide over the piano. Rogers is good enough to know that he doesn’t need to sign off on every track with bold lettering.
The best track on the album, “Don’t You Let Them Win,” exemplifies Rogers’ under-the-radar approach to his playing the best. The song bounces like a bayou-tinged Grateful Dead jam that creates a wonderfully warm atmosphere. The song is a cohesive mix of organ, guitar and drums that feels egalitarian, but after repeat listens you realize Rogers’ subtlety funky licks are what give the song character.
Rogers does lay down a couple of numbers that seem like they were made specifically into vehicles for his slide talent to shine. “Last Go-Round” sprints out the gate as a roadhouse burner under Rogers’ command and the instrumental “Dackin’” is a funky little groove that he skips along the frets to. He showcases a clean and smooth style that even when it is front and center never tries to attract too much of the spotlight.
Roger’s may never get the fame that some of the contemporaries he has played with have received, but “Into the Wild Blue” shows fame isn’t what he is about. He is about doing what he can to put out musically sound albums, and that certainly deserves some attention.
- Roy Rogers
“Into the Wild”
Notable Tracks: “Don’t You Let Them Win,” “Losin’ You”
Release: June 2, 2015
Label: Chops Not Chaps Records
Purchase: LINK
Roy Rogers INTO THE WILD BLUE June 2nd Album Release
Roy Rogers INTO THE WILD BLUE June 2nd
ROY ROGERS
First solo release in five years
Street date JUNE 2ND
INTO THE WILD BLUE
"This is the album of a lifetime, the distillation of everything that has made Roy Rogers such an important blues artist over the years. The slide work is superb and the band rocks with white hot intensity. A masterpiece"
-John Swenson / Stereophile
"Glad to get 'Into The Wild Blue'. Truly a breath of fresh air from one of the finest slide guitarists today. Your friend in the blues.."
-Al Lundy / KZUM 89.3 Lincoln, NE
June 2015
Celebrating his first solo recording in five years, Roy Rogers 'Into The Wild Blue' hits the streets Tuesday, so hop on Amazon and iTunes to order now. It's been quite a year so far for The Slide Zone family. We are excited for this release and look forward to seeing all of you at the shows this summer!
A quick thanks to all that came to Vallejo in support of our tribute show to Robert Rogers at The Empress Theatre. What a terrific turnout and great time, filled with lots of dancing and debut performances of songs from the new album. We sure enjoyed having guests Jimmy Pugh and Carlos Reyes join for this one as they are both all over the new record as well. A night Roy's brother would have enjoyed immensely.
We hope our friends who attended the Strawberry Music Festival in Nevada County enjoyed Roy's surprise guest appearance alongside Bonnie Raitt. This was a rare treat for festival-goers and performers alike, proving to be a memorable night of live music in support of this terrific, long-running festival.
Roy and DRK take to the festival scene, performing live at 4Peaks Music Festival on Saturday, June 20th. For the first time ever Roy & the band will perform at The Kate Wolf Music Festival on June 26th, featuring special guest harpist & violinist Carlos Reyes. Coming August 7th a very special night with Roy & DRK featuring Carlos Reyes & Jimmy Pugh at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Also in August, Roy & the band go to The Livingston Hoot in Montana, bringing very special guest composer & pianist Phil Aaberg! Here is a stirring video of Roy and Phil on "Built for Comfort".
Check out the shows section on the brand NEW website Roy-Rogers.com for more dates. A shout out to our designer Elizabeth Lada who worked her magic on the new site - loads of content there - especially fun is the photo gallery of history. Enjoy!
We would like to give a big THANK YOU to the many stations around the country for playing new tracks from "Into The Wild Blue" and hope our friends are tuning into these great shows on local radio stations or listening online! There is no way we can list them all here but we've done so in the news section of our site and would like to mention just a few...great blues programming, and of course new tracks from "Into The Wild Blue" - call those stations and turn it up! :)
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EIGHT TO THE BAR WITH TARR
Roy Rogers / Into The Wild Blue / Chops Not Chaps Records www.royrogers.com
Your Friday Night Fish Fry
8 to 11 pm
FM 100.5 KTDE... The Tide
http://www.KTDE.com
www.KSAV.org
Saturday And Blue Monday Evenings
9 to the Midnight Hour Pacific Standard Time
www.LesTarr.com
www.facebook.com./les.tarr.10
www.RadioTwisted.com
Breakfast With The Blues Sundays
Blues…It’s What’s For Breakfast
Roy Rogers “Last Go-Round” from Into the Wild Blue on
Chops Not Chaps Records
KRVM
Jean-Pierre Petit
"L'Hôtel Du Blues"
CKUT 90,3 FM (Montréal, Canada)
Roy Rogers - Into The Wild Blue (2015) - Love Is History
JuzBlooz
BLUES radio. 3WAY-FM 103.7MHz, Warrnambool, AUSTRALIA. Presented by Lazy Lester - Tuesdays, 8.30 pm. 90+ years of BLUES & the culture that gave rise to it.
Roy Rogers, Last Go-Round, Into The Wild Blue, Chops Not Chaps
“Blues All Over The Place” -A Full Spectrum, Equal Opportunity Blues Purveyor
WDPS 89.5 FM - Wednesday 3:00-4:30 p.m. &
Roy Rogers - Into The Wild - “She’s A Real Jaguar” – Chops Not Chaps Records
KAFM Grand Junction, CO
Bad Dog Radio with Mickey the K and Rufus th Tank (Blues) with Mickey the K
Roy Rogers “High Steppin'” from Into the Wild Blue (Rock, 2015) on Chops Not Chaps
Friends of the Blues Radio Show
Kankakee Community College
Kankakee IL 60901
Co-hosts: Shuffle Shoes – The Blues Guru & Dr. Skyy Dobro
Saturdays – 7 to 11 pm
WKCC Radio 91.1 FM
Internet Audio Streamed on www.wkccradio.org
Roy Rogers “Dackin’”
Crossroads, Sat. 9am-12pm, WVBR-FM 93.5, Ithaca, NY
www.wvbr.com
Roy Rogers - Got To Believe
AT THE CROSSROADS: www.atcblues.ca
Roy Rogers – Last Go-Round (Chops Not Chaps Records)
Your friend in the blues,
Al Lundy / KZUM 89.3 Lincoln NE
Highway Blues with Al Lundy
Roy Rogers -Into The Wild Blue - Chops Not Chaps
Fresh Roots - New Blues on WNRN
Air Date: 5/23/15, Saturday 6-8 PM
Roy Rogers – Last Go-Round
WDVX KNOXVILLE TN
www.wdvx.com
Roy Rogers, Into The Wild Blue, Chops Not Chaps
Sunday Morning Blues MAY 2015 WKGL-FM Rockford, IL
Roy Rogers / Love Is History / Into the Blue / Chops Not Chaps
WTJU 91.1FM, Charlottesville, VA
Community Supported, Non-profit Radio of The University of Virginia
Blues Spins MAY 2015
Blues Music Director: David Eisenman
Roy Rogers Into the Wild Blue Chops Not Chaps
http://www.radiophoenix.org/
Roy Rogers "Into The Wild Blue" Radioplays Apr/May 2015
With the upcoming release of 'Into The Wild Blue', stations around the country are creating quite a buzz. Tracks have been played on more than 100 stations with over 1 million listeners.
-WMNF Florida ~ 'Love Is History'
-Blues Deluxe at www.rootsmusicreport.com 'Losin' You', over 79 stations!
WALW-FM 98.3 FM Huntsville, AL Saturdays, 6:00 p.m. 25,000
KLPZ-AM 1380 AM Parker/Lake Havasu, AZ Mondays, 1:30 p.m. 40,000
KRVQ-FM 104.5 FM Bakersfield/Kernville, CA Saturdays & Sundays, 8 p.m. 45,000
KYAF-FM 94.7 FM Firebaugh/Central CA Fridays, 7 p.m. 20,000
KRHV-FM 93.3 FM Mammoth Lakes, CA Saturdays, 5 p.m. 17,000
KZRO-FM 100.1 FM Redding, CA Sat., 4 p.m 23,800
KIQX-FM 101.3 FM Durango, CO Saturdays, 5 p.m. 25,000
KFTM-AM 1400 AM Ft. Morgan, CO Wednesdays, 7 p.m. 12,500
WWLL-FM 105.7 FM Sebring, FL Sundays, 8 a.m. 38,500
WKSX-FM 92.7 FM Augusta, GA Sundays, 8 p.m. 30,000
WWHP-FM 98.3 FM Champaign, IL Mon., 12 p.m. & 6 p.m. 23,000
WWCT-FM 99.9 FM Peoria, IL Sundays, 6 p.m. 17.000
WKCX-FM 89.1 FM Crittenden, KY Wednesdays, 6 p.m. 20,000
WJDF-FM 97.3 FM Orange/Central, MA Sundays, 10 p.m. 45,000
WSYY-FM 94.9 FM Bangor, ME Sat., 10 p.m./Sun., 11 p.m. 22,000
WGLM-FM 106.3 FM Greenville, MI Sat. 9 p.m./Sun. 9 p.m. 20,000
KLLZ-FM 99.1 FM Bemidji, MN Sundays, 9 p.m. 14,500
KSCR-FM 93.5 FM Benson, MN Saturdays, 8 p.m. 20,000
KFMC-FM 106.5 FM Fairmont/Mankato, MN Sundays, 10 a.m. 13,500
KVVL-FM 97.1 FM Maryville, MO Sundays, 9 p.m. 25,000
KKID-FM 92.9 FM Rolla/Salem, MO Saturdays, 10 a.m. 13,500
WROX-AM/FM 105.7FM/1450 AM Clarksdale, MS Saturdays, 11 p.m. 30,000
WABG-AM 960 AM Greenwood, MS Sat, 11 a.m./Sun., 12 Noon 40,000
KMHA-FM 91.3 FM New Town, ND Sat., 6 p.m./Sun., 6 p.m. 16,000
KRSN-AM/FM 107.1 FM/1490 AM Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM Mondays, 7 p.m. 12,000
WMWX-FM 88.9 FM Cincinnati, OH Wednesdays, 6 p.m. 25,000
WYNS-FM 89.3 FM Waynesville, OH Wednesdays, 6 p.m. 20,000
KUSH-AM 1600 AM Cushing, OK Sundays, 4 p.m. 16,000
KLOO-FM 106.1 FM Portland/Eugene, OR Sun., 6 p.m. 25,000
KQRQ-FM 92.3 FM Rapid City, SD Sundays, 8 a.m. 20,000
KYBB-FM 102.7 FM Sioux Falls, SD Sundays, 10 p.m. 39,000
KINI-FM 96.1 FM St. Francis, SD Saturdays, 2 p.m. 12,000
WFIV-FM 105.3 FM Knoxville, TN Sundays, 9 p.m. 58,000
WCPI-FM 91.3 FM Mc Minnville, TN Monday, 2 p.m./Friday 6 p.m. 14,000
KFAN-FM 107.9 FM San Antonio, TX Fridays, 7 p.m. 18,500
KPND-FM 95.3 FM Spokane, WA / North. ID Sundays, 10 p.m. 40,000
WWZW-FM 96.7 FM Lynchburg/Roanoke, VA Saturdays, 6 p.m. 20,000
WBSD-FM 89.1 FM Burlington, WI Sundays, 6 p.m. 9,000
WKBH-FM 100.1 FM La Crosse, WI Sundays, 8 p.m. 20,000
WRLO-FM 105.3 FM Wausau, WI Sundays, 8 a.m. & 8 p.m. 52,000
WWYO-AM 970 AM Bluefield/Pineville, WV Tuesdays, 10 a.m. 10,000
WRZZ-FM 106.1 FM Parkersburg, WV/Marietta, OH Sundays, 6 p.m. 10,000
WMNG-FM 104.9 FM St. Croix, Virgin Islands Sundays, 10 a.m. 25,000
WIUJ-FM 102.9 FM St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Sundays, 11 a.m. 50,000
KGUM-FM 105.1 FM Agana, Guam Sundays, 6 p.m. 35,000
KRSI-FM 97.9 FM Saipan, Mariana Islands Sundays, 5 p.m. 22,000
CIDG-FM 101.9 FM Ottawa, ON, Canada Sundays, 5 p.m. 35,000
CKTP-FM 95.7 FM Fredericton, NB, Canada Sat. 7 a.m. / Sun. 3 p.m. 10,000
CHMR-FM 93.5 FM St. John’s, NL, Canada Tuesdays, 1 p.m. 12,500
KOOL-FM 89.2 & 97.9 FM New Zealand Tues, 6 p.m./Sat, 5 a.m. 14,000
backlandradio.com (Worldwide) Mondays, 12 Noon/7 p.m. CST 5,000
bluesjazzradio.com (Worldwide) Saturdays, 4 p.m. 6,000
GenevaRadio.blogspot.com (Worldwide) Fridays, 11 p.m. 7,500
Goreanwhip.com (Worldwide) Sundays, 11 p.m. 3,000
kconlineradio.com (Worldwide) Sat., 8 p.m. & Wed., 1 p,m, 9,000
krykey.com/TheBeat (Worldwide) Mondays, 8 p.m. 1,000
ohzone.org (Worldwide) Thursdays, 6 p.m. 10,000
retroradiocalifornia.com (Worldwide) Sundays, 7 p.m. PT 1,000
rootsmusicreport.com (Worldwide) 24/7 45,000
radiofreephoenix.com (Worldwide) Saturdays, 7 p.m. MTN. 6,800
sweetharmony.fm (Worldwide) Sundays, 3 p.m. ET 1,000
-Mick Martin Blues Top 25 April 2015:
3. Roy Rogers/Into the Wild Blue/Chops Not Chaps
"Mick Martin's Blues Party" Saturdays 1-5 p.m. PST; Capital Public Radio: KXJZ 90.9 FM Sacramento, KKTO 90.5 FM Reno/Tahoe City, KUOP 9.3 FM Stockton/Modesto, KXSR 91.7 Eureka; streaming live and "Listen on Demand" at www.capradio.org
-KZFR Chico 90.1 FM
kzfr.org Roy Rogers “Got To Believe” from Into The Wild Blue (2015) on Chops Not Chaps
-Fresh Roots - New Blues on WNRN - Charlottesville, VA
Roy Rogers – Dackin’
www.wnrn.org
-Soul Stew on WEVL, Memphis. 'Got To Believe', Roy Rogers
-Very Big Blues, WJMU, 89.5, Decatur, Illinois, 2 May 2015, Play List
Roy Rogers, “Losin’ You,” Into the Wild Blue, Chops Not Chaps Records
- WDVX KNOXVILLE TN
www.wdvx.com
Roy Rogers, Into The Wild Blue, Chops Not Chaps
-Listen to "Johnny Mack's Friday Night Blues Attack!" 9pm-3 ET www.wdvx.com
Great American Music Hall!
A very rare date indeed, Roy and DRK with special guest Carlos Reyes, August 7th at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco!
A very rare date indeed, Roy and DRK with special guest Carlos Reyes, August 7th at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco - the official CD release event for “Into the Wild Blue.” Giddy up and get your tickets to this one as it will sell out. Happy Trails and see you soon!
RR & DRK at Kate Wolf Festival
Roy Rogers and The Delta Rhythm Kings will perform Friday June 26th with special guest Carlos Reyes - plus special workshop!
Described by Charlie Musselwhite as “Laid back and hip with real music from the heart," the 20th Annual Kate Wolf Festival takes place at the end of June at the beautiful Black Oak Ranch in Laytonville, CA. Roy Rogers and The Delta Rhythm Kings will perform Friday June 26th with special guest Carlos Reyes. He will also be doing a special workshop with Charlie Musslewhite on the grounds of the festival – more on that later!
Roy and special guests at The Empress!
Join Roy and the band with special guests Jimmy Pugh and Carlos Reyes on May 2nd for a special night at The Empress Theater in Vallejo
To celebrate Roy’s upcoming album, titled ‘Into The Wild Blue’, join Roy and the band with special guests Jimmy Pugh and Carlos Reyes on May 2nd, for a special night at The Empress Theater in Vallejo, CA. This show is also a tribute to Roy’s beloved brother Robert Rogers who he lost last year.
Into the Wild Blue is coming June 2!
The Slide Zone family is very busy leading up to the long-awaited release of Roy Rogers’ next solo album.
Happy to report that The Slide Zone family is very busy leading up to the long-awaited release of Roy Rogers’ next solo album, “Into The Wild Blue” coming June 2nd! Pre-orders will be up and running on April 28th on the ITUNES store so get ready!! Roy and the band have performances scheduled in the upcoming months at some longtime favorite venues in Northern California.
Jazz Fest in New Orleans
Roy took to the airwaves on WWOZ of New Orleans during Jazz Fest week to promote his new album due out in June!
Roy took to the airwaves on WWOZ of New Orleans during Jazz Fest week to promote his new album due out in June, titled “Into The Wild Blue”. A few new tracks were played from the upcoming album on DJ Big D’s afternoon blues show. Here are some great shots with DJ Big D and producer David Friedman. We had a terrific time. There will be more sneak previews of Roy’s new album in the upcoming weeks; be sure to check out the show schedule for a chance to hear these new tracks LIVE!
Live New Year's Eve broadcast!
Ring in the New Year in a blaze at Center for Performing Arts in Grass Valley, California. Tune in at 7PM Pacfic/10PM Eastern for exclusive interviews, show begins at 9pm Pacific/12am Eastern.
“Rogers turns in performances that are searing, soulful and spiritual by turns...” - The Washington Post
Exciting news! There are two opportunities to hear this live broadcast on New Year's Eve - radio station KVMR in Nevada City and FAT Music Radio. See links below! Multi-Grammy nominee and slide guitar wizard Roy Rogers with his band The Delta Rhythm Kings are set to ring in the New Year in a blaze at Center for Performing Arts in Grass Valley, California. Tune in at 7PM Pacfic/10PM Eastern for exclusive interviews, show begins at 9pm Pacific/12 am Eastern.
Listen from around the world!
Fat Music Radio has a long-time tradition of New Year's Eve broadcasts. KVMR is celebrating 37 years of broadcasting in 2015, a longstanding community radio station that shares opinions and fosters economic and social justice issues. All of these links can be heard worldwide!
www.fatmusicradio.com
www.kvmr.org or http://www.kvmr.org/player/