ROOMFUL OF BLUES PREPARE NEW CD -- HOLDS FIRST-EVER CONTEST TO LET FANS CHOOSE THE COVER ART

ROOMFUL OF BLUES PREPARE NEW CD SET FOR JANUARY 2011 RELEASE

BAND HOLDS FIRST-EVER CONTEST TO LET FANS CHOOSE THE COVER ART

Providence, Rhode Island-based horn-fueled blues jumpers Roomful Of Blues will release their new CD (and fourth for Alligator) Hook, Line & Sinker in January 2011. For the first time ever, fans of the band can vote to choose the cover art for the new album by going here:
http://www.alligator.com/index.cfm?section=covercontest.
Ten random voters will receive a free copy of the CD.

Since 1967, the group's deeply rooted blend of swing, rock 'n' roll, jump, blues and soul has earned them five Grammy Award nominations and a slew of other accolades, including seven Blues Music Awards (with the nod for Blues Band Of The Year in 2005). Even though Roomful of Blues' lineup has changed over the years, the band has always been one of the tightest, most joyful blues ensembles in the world. Currently an eight-piece unit led by guitarist Chris Vachon, the band has never sounded fresher or stronger. The band's present lineup includes new members vocalist Phil Pemberton, bassist John Turner, and trumpeter Doug Woolverton and long-time members drummer Ephraim Lowell, keyboardist Travis Colby, baritone and tenor saxophonist Mark Earley, and tenor and alto saxophonist Rich Lataille (the longest-standing member of the group).