{"id":4244,"date":"2021-07-01T17:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T17:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aliciaroca.com\/lhdb\/roger-chapman-life-in-the-pond\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T19:09:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T17:09:20","slug":"roger-chapman-life-in-the-pond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lahoradelblues.com\/en\/roger-chapman-life-in-the-pond\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Chapman \u201cLife In The Pond\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now aged seventy-nine, British singer and songwriter Roger Chapman shows that he still keeps a remarkable vocal qualities.<\/p>\n<p>After a more than four decades solo career where he has not been in a recording studio since 2009, now he presents this last release, thanks to German Ruf Records owner Thomas Ruf in collaboration with Chappo Music and the production of multi-instrumentalist John &#8216;Poli&#8217; Palmer.<\/p>\n<p>Roger Chapman influences are totally varied and eclectic, ranging from 50\u2019s rock and roll to 60\u2019s British rhythm &amp; blues, but he also plays folk, blues, Blue Note jazz, country, and even Tamla sound and classical music. 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