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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=80 BGCOLOR="#003366" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id127.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Voodoo CDs"><U><B><IMG SRC="4b8c8500.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="80" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Voodoo DeVille Blues Band brings the"><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>     </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>|</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B> </B><B> </B><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Tahoma" >Voodoo DeVille </FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>Contact Us</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the Band"><U><B>About the Band</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Favorite Links"><U><B>Our Favorite Links</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2009 Schedule"><U><B>2009 Schedule</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Gallery"><U><B>Photo Gallery</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><B>Our Music</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id63.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Online Store"><U><B>Online Store</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#003366" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> Our Music</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="07f96840.png" border=0 width="150" height="132" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> Voodoo DeVille is dedicated to the blues and American roots music.  One might conceivably ask what do a bunch of middle age, middle class white boys know about the blues?  Fair question.  Have we lived lives of "hard luck and trouble"?  Well, we've all had our ups and down, but hard luck and trouble?  Not really.  Can we even imagine the oppression, brutality, and discrimination from which the blues emerged?  Not likely.  But what we can recognize and appreciate is the incredible spirit that transcended the worst of the American experience to create what is the best of truly American music.  It is a music full of contradictions.  It represents the best of America but emerged from the worst of America.  The blues seems deceptively simple to play yet it can take a lifetime to figure out how to really play them well, if even then.  It's structure seems very simple and restrictive yet it is a source of inexhaustible invention, innovation, and variation.  Every song is something new but at the same time inextricably linked to past.  We love the blues.  We think it's the best of the music America has to offer.  Whenever we play, we always do it with a large measure of respect, admiration, and awe for the many giants of the blues -- those we know today and the uncounted number who remain unknown -- who gave each of us such an incredible legacy.  (We also have more far more fun than we should reasonably be allowed at our age -- so please don't turn us in to the Fun Police!)</div> </td> <td valign="top" height=400 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Here's a partial list of the songs we play during our live performances.  A number of these are recorded on one of our two CD's, Motorvator and Lookin' For The Promised Land.  <A HREF="id127.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Voodoo CDs"><U><B>Click here</B></U></A> to go to our CD page for samples of the songs on either CD.  The songs with the name in blue are Voodoo DeVille original songs.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="502" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="272"><div> <B>Song Title</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <B>Composer</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Ain't Gonna Do It</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Smiley Lewis </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> All My Love In Vain</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Sonny Boy Williamson II </I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Baby What You Want Me To Do</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Jimmy Reed </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Bad Case Of Love</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>B.B. King </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Bad, Bad Boy</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Rod Piazza </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Big Boss Man</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Jimmy Reed </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Boogie Woogie Country Girl</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Big Joe Turner </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Born In Chicago</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Paul Butterfield </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Brand New Cadillac</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>The Clash </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Bright Lights, Big City</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Jimmy Reed </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Built For Comfort</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Howlin' Wolf </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Caledonia</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Louis Jordan </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Country Ham Boogie</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Voodoo DeVille </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Crossroads</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Robert Johnson (Cream) </I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Don't Matter How Good She Looks</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Voodoo DeVille </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Down The Road A Piece</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Wil Bradley Trio </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Early In The Morning</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Sonny Boy Williamson I </I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Fishnet</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Duke Robillard </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Flip, Flop & Fly</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Big Joe Turner </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Further On Up The Road</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Bobby Bland </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Get Over Yourself</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Voodoo DeVille </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Good Man</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Duke Robillard </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Green Onions</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Booker T & the MG's </I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Hard Way</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>T-Bone Walker </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Help Me</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Sonny Boy Williamson II </I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Honky Tonk</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Bill Doggett </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Hootchi Coochi Coo</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Hank Ballard </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Hootchie Cootchie Man</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Muddy Waters </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> I Ain't Got You</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Smiley Lewis </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> I Can Tell</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Bo Diddley </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> I Fought The Law</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Bobby Fuller Four </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> I Think You Know</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Duke Robillard </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Jailhouse Rock</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Elvis Presley </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Jambalaya</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Hank Williamson Sr. </I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Johnny B. Goode</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Chuck Berry </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Jumpin' Rockin' Rhythm </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Duke Robillard </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Keep It Simple</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Keb' Mo </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Key to the Highway</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Big Bill Broonzy </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> La Grange</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>ZZ Top </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Madison Blues</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Elmore James </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Mess Around</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Ray Charles </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Messin' With The Kid</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Junior Wells </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Midnight Cannonball</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Big Joe Turner </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Mustang Sally</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Wilson Pickett </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Mystery Train</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Junior Parker </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Options</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Voodoo DeVille </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Peter Gunn</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Clarence Clemons </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Pride & Joy</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Stevie Ray Vaughn </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Lookin' For The Promised Land</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Voodoo DeVille </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Route 66</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Bobby Troop </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Shake The Boogie</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Sonny Boy Williamson I </I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Shame, Shame, Shame</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Jimmy Reed </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Sharp Dressed Man</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>ZZ Top </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> She Want to Sell My Monkey </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="215" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> She's Dynamite</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>B.B. King </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Sick And Tired </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="215" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Sittin' Here Drinkin'</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Voodoo DeVille </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Sweet Home Chicago</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Robert Johnson </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> T-Bone Boogie</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>T-Bone Walker </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> T-Bone Shuffle</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>T-Bone Walker </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> The Thrill is Gone</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>B.B. King </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Three Legged Dog</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Voodoo DeVille </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Tore Down</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Freddie King </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Walking the Dog</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Rufus Thomas </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Who Do You Love</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Bo. Diddley </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> Why Get Up</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Fabulous Thunderbirds </I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="272"><div> You Never Can Tell</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="215"><div> <I>Chuck Berry </I></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>