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T-Bear&the Dukes of Rhythm
Torbjörn "T-Bear" Solberg och Jan Lillsäter hade spelat ihop i ett Texas-shuffle band i c:a 10 år, då Torbjörn kom på idén att starta ett band med blåssektion.
Bandet bildades våren 2004 och hade sin första spelning strax före jul samma år.
Året därefter fortsatte bandet med speljobb, skrev nytt material och sparade ihop pengar till en CD produktion.
Vid midsommartid 2006, hyrde bandet en av Sveriges Radios moblia studios och spelade in "Let The Sweet Talk Flow" i ett nedlagt missionshus utanför Arvika.
Senare samma sommar, mixade delar av bandet inspelningen och skickade den till Mastertone för mastring.
Tack vare den legendariska radio-rösten Leo Castro i Barcelona och MySpace, kom bandet i kontakt med Carlos Diaz på "El Toro Records" som ville ge ut CD:n på sitt bolag.
En promotion-version av CD:n har spelats och spelas fortfarande på flera Blues Radio program, bla. i Spanien, Finland, Australien, Belgien, Argentina, Holland, Frankrike, USA och Italien.
"Those cats come from the cold Sweden to warm up the dance floors around the globe, their first CD is full of great R&B sounds from the 50's and 60's era.
El Toro Records is proud to present one of the best R&B bands coming from Sweden in the new century! Don't miss it!"
Bandet släppte ytterligare en CD i Oktober 2008 med titeln "Broadway Twist", där samtliga 12 låtar är skrivna av T-Bear. Förutom de 8 original-medlemmarna, medverkar även Norges bästa munspelare Arne Fjeld Rasmussen på tre av spåren, vilket ger en extra krydda åt albumet.
Bandet består av:
Torbjörn"T-Bear"Solberg-Vocals&Guitar.
Jan"Madcat"Lillsäter-Upright & Fenderbass.
Fredrik"The Rocker"Myhrberg-Guitar.
Tore van Baalen-Drums.
Bert Arnesson-Piano&Organ.
Göran Ramberg-Saxophone.
Jan Nilsson-Saxophone.
"Just got the ..Let The Sweet Talk Flow... T-Bear & The Dukes of Rhythum , First thing I thought im I in Texas listening to Anson & The rockets ,Talk to you by hand CD 1980 , This was so suprisingly VERY Good , Its hard to find a cd with every song a TKO , every track was Fantastic !!! If you like that Texas sound buy this cd ... you wont be disappointed ... This was a CD I will recomend to all the folks here in Texas , We might ought to watch are backs , These Hep- Cats mean bussiness... Im a believer , Thanks Jan Lillsater for your kindness and myspace for the Hook-up !!! Scotty ferris -Dallas Blues Society"
""Last Sunday at about 11 pm, I was surfing as usual on MySpace where I found an unknown band to me - a Swedish Blues band : « T-Bear & The Dukes Of Rhythm ». I have to admit that it was love at first sight ! I have now only just received the CD (thanks Jan « Madcat Man » Lillsäter) and I play it non stop. I have to say that I have good news from Sweden. Right now, you don't have to live in Arvika (where they come from) or in Stockholm to set hands on their first record. And how would that be? Well, for the whole month, « Let The Sweet Talk Flow » will be released on El Toro Records label for worldwide distribution. Now you know what's left for you to do."
Nicolas Deshayes, « L'Oreille Bleue », October 2007."
"T-Bear & The Dukes of Rhythm - Let The Sweet Talk Flow (El Toro; El Toro R&B 205)
reviewed by Michael Macomber(www.retromusicreview.com)
Dukes of Rhythm guitarist and vocalist "T-Bear" would be one of the finest young blues players in Chicago, if not for this simple fact: he’s not from Chicago. He’s from Sweden. His real name is Torbjörn Solberg, and he plays like a cross between B.B. King and Chuck Berry. His blues wail has a bit of an Elvis growl in it and his original songs are as badass as any of the classics."
