Roomful of Blues Welcomes First Female Vocalist in Over Fifty Years

About this episode

The episode highlights Roomful of Blues and their first female vocalist in over fifty years, D.D. Bastos.

Today, we are highlighting the five-time Grammy Award-nominated band, Roomful of Blues. First formed in 1967, the group touts an impressive tenure approaching almost sixty years in the industry. While some new faces have come and gone in that tenure, the eight-piece blues band is still going strong- most recently welcoming their first female singer, D.D. Bastos, to the octet. Together, the group has released their latest album “Steppin’ Out” featuring the group’s signature blues, jump, swing ...

People in this episode

Guest: D.D. Bastos

Topics covered

• blues music
• female vocalists
• Grammy Award
• music history
• band dynamics

Keywords

• Roomful of Blues
• D.D. Bastos
• blues band
• Grammy Award
• Steppin’ Out

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Roomful of Blues

Books & works: Steppin’ Out

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