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Released 9.18.11	NEW ALBUM: 2011 - This labor of love is filled with all originals. One song includes Freddie's brother Tim Cunningham, sister Vanessa Sanders, grand daughter Kaela Cunningham and local songstress Lisa Smith. Another family connection is the percussion of Jamison (Jamo) Lamar Williams on two songs. Root Doctor's standing in the local music community is evidenced by guest appearances from Andy Wilson, Chad Bement, Dave Matchette, Jen Sygit and Glenn Brown. Critical accolades and awards are sure to be heaped upon this CD as well. PREVIEW AND ORDER CD @ CDBABY or @ ITUNES	Stay Connected with ROOT DOCTOR ROOT DOCTOR AWARDED 2011 & 2012 LANSING TOP OF THE TOWN BEST BLUES BAND WYCE JAMMIE XIII BEST BLUES ALBUM OF 2011 Tour Dates Sunday, 2:30 p.m. 05/19/13 East Lansing Art Fair Downtown East Lansing Sunday, 3 p.m. 05/26/13 Tiki Bar Dockers Restaurant, Muskegon Friday, 7 p.m. 06/07/13 Blues Cruise MI Princess, Lansing Sunday 4 p.m. 06/16/13 Buttermilk Jamboree Circle Pines Center, Delton Sunday, 3 p.m. 06/30/13 Tiki Bar Dockers Restaurant, Muskegon Saturday, 6 p.m. 07/20/13 Taste of Lansing Downtown Lansing Sunday, 3 p.m. 06/21/13 Tiki Bar Dockers Restaurant, Muskegon Wednesday, 7 p.m. 07/24/13 Hunter Park Lansing For more information go to our Tour page. Book Root Doctor for your event.

	Live at the Cadillac Club 2008 - Ten prime cuts from Root Doctor's repertoire, each of them crowd favorites. Tracked while the band supported the release of Been A Long Time Coming, the set includes a mixture of songs from the previous two releases and three previously unreleased songs that are staples of Root Doctor's live shows. For an amazing third straight year, Root Doctor won a Jammie Award for Best Blues Album from WYCE in Grand Rapids, Michigan. PREVIEW AND ORDER CD @ CDBABY or @ ITUNES

	Change Our Ways 2007 - Features six original, funky, bluesy, soulful songs and four covers, including a heart-wrenching, soul-drenched version of the classic Temptations hit "I Wish It Would Rain". With special guests including Peter Madcat Ruth on harmonica, Larry Fratangelo on percussion, and the tight arrangements of the Motor City Horns, Change Our Ways is a tour-de-force of soul blues. Like its predecessors, it won the annual WYCE Jammie Award for Best Blues Album. It debuted at number 13 on the Living Blues charts, received glowing reviews from the press and was also nominated for a 2007 BMA (Blues Music Award) for Soul Blues Album of the Year. PREVIEW AND ORDER CD @ CDBABY or @ ITUNES

	Been A Long Time Coming 2006 - Root Doctor's first studio recording features a mix of seven revamped classics and five originals. Played on over 400 stations world-wide, it stayed in the Top 25 on the national Living Blues charts for three months straight! Critically acclaimed, "Been A Long Time Coming" won the 2006 WYCE (Grand Rapids, Michigan) Jammie Award for Best Blues Album and was nominated for a 2006 Detroit Music Award and a 2006 International Blues Competition award. PREVIEW AND ORDER CD @ CDBABY or @ ITUNES