Artist Information
Biography
The Ken DeRouchie Band is a 8-piece Soul/R&B/Funk band featuring a great horn section and a massive rhythm section, performing original music written by Ken DeRouchie as well as a few handpicked classic Soul tunes.
Top players from the Northwest join DeRouchie, including Portland Soul Diva LaRhonda Steele, long-time KDB bassist Rob Busey, virtuoso guitarist Jeff Knudson, keyboardist Mark Steele, drummer Doug Knoyle, Clayton Daffron on tenor sax and Caleb Denison on trumpet.
The band currently has two full length CDs released through Burnside Distribution as well as a live CD called "Live at Jimmy Mak's" released through CDBaby. Thier next studio CD is slated for release in 2010 and will be titled "Unglued".
KDB’s first CD FunkSoulJazzPopLatinRock featured their first radio single, “Keep on Walkin’,” which stayed on the Gavin Up and Coming Chart for 12 weeks. Later that year they earned the #1 Soul position on MP3.com with the single “Hangin’ with My Baby”. This was then regionally released as a radio single and was featured on KBBT FM and KINK FM (Portland) as well as G4 TV nationally.
In 2004, “In My Arms,” from the band’s second release Y2KDB, was featured on the highly publicized Oregon Bus Project Benefit CD, alongside other Portland music veterans such as Art Alexakis from Everclear and Pink Martini.
In 2005, “In My Arms” stayed on the Top 40 R&B charts on GarageBand.com for over 6 months and garnered DeRouchie the #11 All Time R&B Male Vocal Award. This led to The Ken DeRouchie Band being selected for the Clear Channel NEW! web radio and satellite radio promotion for the first quarter of 2006.
In 2006, The Ken DeRouchie Band was put into rotation on the Portland Jazz/R&B radio station KMHD and has contributed tracks to their "KMHD Spring compilation CD" released in April 2006.
In 2007, KDB released their 3rd full length CD titled "Live at Jimmy Mak's". This explosive live CD features all of the energy and sizzling solo's you would expect from such a talented line up of musicians. This CD is available exclusively on the web through sites like iTunes, CDBaby and Rhapsody as well as many many others.
Hailed as “…one of the best live bands in the Northwest” (Andre Hagestadt, The Oregonian and Statesman Journal), The Ken DeRouchie Band has played hundreds of live shows over the last decade -- from small club appearances to festivals and concert halls; live radio to TV appearances -- including shows with Cheap Trick, Blood Sweat and Tears, Curtis Salgado, Robben Ford, Keb Mo, The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, Mary Wilson and the Supremes, and Leftover Salmon.
For more information about The Ken DeRouchie Band, please visit www.kdband.net.
For booking inquiries, please call 503-995-3622
Instrumentation
Ken DeRouchie - Vocals/Guitar
LaRhonda Steele - Vocals
Rob Busey - Bass
Doug Knoyle - Drums
Jeff Knudson - Lead Guitar
Mark Steele - Keys
Clayton Daffron - Tenor Sax
Caleb Denison - Trumpet
Discography
- 2010 Unglued CD to be released
- 2007 Live at Jimmy Mak's CD Released
- 2006 KMHD FM 89.1 Spring Compilation CD - KDB Contributed 1 Track
- 2004 Oregon Bus Project Compilation CD - KDB contributed 1 track
- 2000 Y2KDB CD Released
- 1999 The Neighbors Are Watching Compilation CD - 2 tracks contributed by KDB
- 1999 "Hangin' With my Baby" Single Released Regionally
- 1998 "Keep On Walkin'" Single Released nationally
- 1997 FunkSoulJazzPopLatinRock - CD Released
Many of these songs can be heard in MP3 format at http://www.kdband.net/sounds.shtml
Official Website
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Press
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CD Review
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...as the Ken DeRouchie Band aims to mix Blues, soul, jazz, funk, latin dance, rock and pop and not ...
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Like the somewhat jumbled title, (FunkSoulJazzPopLatinRock) The DeRouchie Band's music is full of al...
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CD Review
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...if you lust for soulful funk, this local artist's most recent statement is as rock solid as they ...
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Live Show Review
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...you should try keeping up with the endless groove the 10 piece Ken DeRouchie Band pumps out in th...
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Live Show Review
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DeRouchie, who not only writes all the songs but also plays guitar and sings, has a deep, powerfull,...
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RECOMMENDED
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RECOMMENDED - Recording a live album, DeRouchie and friends play an energetic funk good for a night ...
Setlist
Mostly Originals and a handfull of covers.
Cups and Flying Saucers
Hangin’ with My Baby
In My Arms
Never Wanted You To Go
Monkey Spank
Hey Baby
Get With You
The Goods
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Pick Up The Pieces
I Just Wanna Make Love
Family Life
Rock Steady
Unglued
Ain’t No Sunshine
Sexual Chocolate
No Do-Overs
In The Open
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Superstition
You Belong To Me
Trying to Tell
Slice
Use Me
Kiss
Please Send Me Someone To Love
What I Want
Dark Betty
