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The new CD, in stores now  is produced by their old friend, blues master Anson Funderburgh.  It’s clearly their best work to date & having Anson in the producer’s chair was certainly a wise decision.  Anson brought with him a wealth of  blues experience & an understanding of what the band is about. He certainly helped captured the band as close to 'live' as possible and that’s the only way to fully appreciate this talented band of blues veterans. Following on the footsteps of their critically acclaimed CD, ‘Young & Evil’, the Grand Dukes have certainly raised the bar. This latest effort, 'do what'cha do' consists of 11 original songs written or co-written by Ronnie & guitarist Michael Dutton.  The band goes from primitive 1 chord blues romps, Chicago harmonica blues to uptown West Cost influenced blues, as well as a dose of contemporary style for good measure, "traditional , yet modern & vital" The CD is distributed in the US by Burnside Distribution.

'Do what'cha do' is one of the hottest CD's on blues radio worldwide. A great big thank you to all the blues radio DJ's & their faithful listeners for putting the CD on the 'Living Blues Radio Charts Top 25'  debuting at # 15 and on the charts for 2 consecutive months & still going strong, it also charted at # 1on many top stations. Also a big thank you to Bill Wax  & his listeners worldwide as the CD reached # 5 on XM Satellite Radio's Bluesville & is still getting airplay. The CD is also receiving airplay (unsolicited) on many Americana, Roots Rock & Triple A radio stations worldwide! The CD was recently was # 1 on a French Rock Radio station! Check out Radio Airplay Report at 'Listening Room'.  A song from the CD was also selected for the Blues Revue Magazine blues sampler CD.

The CD is receiving outstanding reviews in major music publications such as, Real Blues, Big City Blues, Living Blues, Southland Blues, Juke Blues & many, many others!

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