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Artist Biography For Roy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings

A Northern California-Based Blues Guitarist Roy Rogers Works Firmly Out Of A Delta Blues Acoustic Style And Is Particularly Good With A Slide. A Member Of John Lee Hooker's '80s Coast To Coast Band Rogers Produced And Played On Hooker's Grammy-Winning Comeback Album The Healer And Its Follow-Up Mr. Lucky. During The Early '70s Rogers Played With A Variety Of Bay Area Bar Bands. In 1976 He And Harpist David Burgin Recorded A Foot In The Door Which Was Released On Waterhouse Records. For The Next Few Years He Played In Various Bands Before He Formed His Own The Delta Rhythm Kings In 1980. Two Years Later John Lee Hooker Asked Rogers To Join His Coast To Coast Band And The Guitarist Accepted. Rogers Stayed With Hooker For Four Years Leaving In 1986. That Same Year He Released His Debut Album Chops Not Chaps On Blind Pig Records. The Record Was Successful With Blues Audiences And Was Nominated For A W.C. Handy Award. In 1987 He Released His Second Solo Album Slidewinder Which Was Followed Two Years Later By Blues On The Range. In 1990 Rogers Produced Hooker's The Healer And The Following Year He Produced The Iconic Bluesman's Mr. Lucky Which Also Won A Grammy. In 1991 Rogers Recorded A Duet Album R&B With Harmonica Player Norton Buffalo. The Following Year The Duo Released Another Record Travellin' Tracks. Rogers' Output Lagged In The Mid-'90s But He Worked Steadily At The End Of The Decade Performing Concerts Across America And Recording Albums Like 1997's Rhythm & Groove And 1998's Pleasure Pain. He Recorded An Album In 2001 With Shana Morrison Van Morrison's Daughter And Released An Instrumental Album Entitled Slideways In 2002. A Duet Album With Norton Buffalo Appeared Later That Year Called Roots Of Our Nature. Split Decision Was Issued By Blind Pig Records In 2009. He Also Recorded Three Albums With Ray Manzarek Best Known As A Founding Member And Keyboardist Of The Doors From 1965 To 1973.

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