Article: Just groovin' along: Robert Randolph and the Family Band develop a loyal following.

Byline: Robert Boyer

Feb. 15--Robert Randolph and the Family Band is the musical equivalent of Jolt Cola with a gospel twist. An otherworldly guitar virtuoso, Randolph has enough energy and charisma to power a small city. Think Stevie Ray Vaughan meets Sly and the Family Stone meets throw-down gospel. Add a dash of Jimi Hendrix. Randolph's rapid-fire string-bending comes with a smile, his lyrics crammed with gratitude, his singing filled with unbridled joy. A driving, feet-stirring tempo completes a sound that Randolph and bluesrocker friend John Mayer call "rockspel." "I would call it a new kind of uplifting experience," Randolph says. "It's a ...

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