New CD from Dave RIley and Bob Corritore

BRAND NEW FROM THE VIZZTONE LABEL GROUP NEW CD AVAILABLE NOW! VizzTone proudly welcomes DAVE RILEY AND BOB CORRITORE FREE TRACK DOWNLOAD! To download the track "Mississippi Po Boy" and get a special discount offer from the VizzTone store CLICK HERE Contemporary Juke Joint Blues, Performed by Modern Masters The “Mississippi meets Chicago” blues partnership of Dave Riley and Bob Corritore  is now in its 8th year. This is their 3rd CD together, and they have toured extensively in the USA, Europe and South America.  Their stage show is a real down-home blues throw-down! Dave Riley grew up in Hattiesburg, Mississippi before moving to the West Side of Chicago. He worked down South in later years, and was a close associate of Frank Frost, Sam Carr and John Weston.   Bob Corritore is a Chicago born and bred harmonica player.  He won the 2012 Living Blues Award for Best Harmonica Player. Bob’s Harmonica Blues CD won a 2011 Blues Music Award, he is a recipient of  the Blues Foundation’s Keeping The Blues Alive Award and performed on a Grammy-nominated album. HUSH YOUR FUSS! features original songs, rootsy old-school storytelling blues that puts you in rural Mississippi by way of Chicago, all in the well- honed style of Dave Riley and Bob Corritore. VizzTone is proud to be releasing HUSH YOUR FUSS! in partnership with the Southwest Musical Arts Foundation. “I first heard Dave Riley and Bob Corritore perform together at the King Biscuit Festival in 2009. Dave captivated the audience with his original songs, fine Mississippi-flavored singing and guitar, and friendly stage presence. And Bob’s masterful full-toned Chicago harp and strong ensemble playing charged each song with deep blues.  Together they have crafted a sound completely unique to these two experienced blues players. This, their 3rd CD, upholds and advances their tour-tested formula. Come and get it from Dave and Bob. It’s not a history lesson or the same old stories. It is modern day down-home juke joint blues performed by two creative masters”  ­­              – Bob Margolin THANKS FOR LISTENING, WE HOPE YOU LOVE THIS RECORD AS MUCH AS WE DO!

Dave Riley & Bob Corritore's Hush Your Fuss Album Out Today!

OUT TODAY!
Dave Riley & Bob Corritore's new album Hush Your Fuss!

 

 

The “Mississippi meets Chicago” blues partnership of Dave Riley & Bob Corritore is now in its 8th year. This is their 3rd CD together, and they have toured extensively in the USA, Europe and South America. Their stage show is a real down-home blues throwdown! Dave Riley grew up in Hattiesburg, Mississippi before moving to the West Side of Chicago. He worked down South in later years was a close associate of Frank Frost, Sam Carr and John Weston. Bob Corritore is a Chicago born and bred harmonica player. He won the 2012 Living Blues Award for Best Harmonica Player. Bob’s Harmonica Blues CD won a 2011 Blues Music Award, he is a recipient of the Blues Foundation’s Keeping The Blues Alive Award and performed on a Grammy-nominated album. HUSH YOUR FUSS! features original songs, rootsy old-school storytelling blues that puts you in rural Mississippi by way of Chicago, all in the well- honed style of Dave Riley and Bob Corritore.

 

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SWMAF Records artists: Dave Riley and Bob Corritore - Hush Your Fuss! - New Release Review

I just received the newest release (September 17, 2013), Hush Your Fuss!, from Dave Riley and Bob Corritore and is got a great groove! Opening with title track Hush Your Fuss!, a track right from the delta, Riley's gravely voice and Corritore's harp punctuation keep this acoustic brother to Nobody's Fault But Mine on track. Baby Please Come Home has a strong Chicago feel with a more electric sound and Brian Fahey on drums. A smooth Chicago swing gives Corritore a nice opening to play solo. On No Cussin', the men take a Morganfield road and Corritore again plays some real nice harp work in support of Riley's great vocals. Dave "Yahni" Riley Jr. pushes the band along on bass on this very traditional sounding track. Snuff Drippin' Woman has a nice slow pace giving Corritore the opportunity to dig in deep on a gripping harp solo. Riley has authentic blues vocal feel and delivery with clean complimentary guitar riffs. On R&B style track Mississippi Po Boy, Riley shows some of his best vocals on the release. This is a track that should easily garner airplay. Also stepping up a bit on guitar, Riley articulates cleanly. Home In Chicago has a traditional 12 bar feel and keeps it simple with crisp harp riffs from Corritore. Again stepping up on guitar, Riley shows that he knows his way around the fretboard. Hard Headed Woman has the traditional "Train" rhythm lead by Fahey on drums and nicely complimented by Corritore. Happy As A Man Can Be is a cool boogie track with boppin rhythm guitar from Riley and solid harping from Corritore behind Riley's vocals. Both Corritore and Riley play some of their best riffs on the release and Corritore gets into a smokin' harp solo with great tone on this track. Go Ahead And Blame Me takes a slower pace and you can actually smell the smoke and alcohol from the club. Really nice track. My Baby's Gone is back to mostly acoustic sound with Riley accompanying himself on guitar and soloing by Corritore. A real nice Chicago sound. Oil Spill Blues is one of my favorite tracks on the release with strong blues building blocks on rhythm guitar and a balance of vocal and harp for music track. Again Corritore steps up and takes a great solo on harp. Laughing Blues is an unusual track featuring subdued melody and primitive singing. An interesting cool down number for a pretty cool release.

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Although not a track from the new CD. a good example of the duo at work.

VizzTone's BMA Wish List

VizzTone's Blues Music Award Wish List! We are so proud of the artists we're working with at the VizzTone label group!  Of course, the BLUES MUSIC AWARD nominators haven't made their choices yet, but If it were up to us...we'd see some of the nominations listed below. Cick on the CDs to listen to the music, and we bet you'll agree! Candye Kane Coming Out Swingin' (feat. Laura Chavez) Coming Out Swingin’— the brilliant new record from feminist power poet and vocalist CANDYE KANE, her extraordinary guitarist and co-writer Laura Chavez, and her exceptional band. It’s a jukebox for the mind that moves the body and spirit with a broad selection of originals and hip covers. • CONTEMPORARY BLUES FEMALE ARTIST • CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM • GUITARIST (Laura Chavez) • BB KING ENTERTAINER • SONG: "Invisible Woman" • ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2013 IBC Solo/Duo Winner Little G Weevil Moving LITTLE G WEEVIL is an international Bluesman. Growing up in Budapest, Hungary, G fell in love with American Blues records, and soon became a successful Blues artist in his own country.  He felt the call of the American South and moved to the United States, living in Alabama, washing dishes and playing on Beale Street in Memphis, and finally settling in Atlanta Georgia. After winning first place as a solo artist at the 2013 International Blues Challenge , he recorded MOVING – a beautifully ambient album of deep, all-acoustic Blues. • ACOUSTIC BLUES ALBUM • ACOUSTIC BLUES ARTIST • ALBUM OF THE YEAR Ruff Kutt Blues Band That's When The Blues Begins Deep Texas Blues featuring Zac Harmon, Finis Tasby, and Anson Funderburgh. Texan James Goode describes himself as an “old rascal and beat-up coach”, but this Rockabilly Hall-Of-Fame inductee, songwriter, bass player, and creator of the RUFF KUTT BLUES BAND certainly knows how to field one hell of a Blues team. This all-star aggregation hits a deep Blues groove and delivers Goode’s songs with the assured, relaxed intensity of seasoned pros. • TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM • ALBUM OF THE YEAR Austin Young & No Difference Blue As Can Be Colorado’s multi-award winning teenage Blues phenom AUSTIN YOUNG is an electrifying performer and prolific songwriter. He has been devastating audiences at clubs, concerts and festivals. Blue As Can Be is a landmark worldwide debut from a young artist with a huge future. • NEW ARTIST DEBUT • GUITARIST Gina Sicilia It Wasn't Real On her fourth release, GINA SICILIA continues to evolve and demonstrate a unique ability to stitch different genres into one personal, authentic sound that is all the Soul of Gina Sicilia.  Stunning writing, beautiful sonic landscapes and vocals to die for, It Wasn’t Real is a fearless leap forward that delivers. • CONTMEPORARY BLUES FEMALE ARTIST • CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM • SONG: "It Wasn't Real" Long Tall Deb Raise Your Hands LONG TALL DEB Landolt delivers a solid dose of her patented “Soul/Gospel/Swamp” on her debut release, with striking performances on ten of Deb’s original songs with help from a bevy of heavy hitting guests. This is a tour-de-force for Long Tall Deb, and a joyous celebration of the arrival of an artist on the rise. • NEW ARTIST DEBUT • CONTEMPORARY BLUES FEMALE ARTIST • SONG: "Married To The Blues" feat Big Llou James Montgomery Band From Detroit To The Delta JAMES MONTGOMERY cut his teeth in the Detroit Blues scene of the late 60’s, moved to Boston, signed with Capricorn Records, and proceeded to lead a Blues band that was so hot they had budding local rockers like Aerosmith opening their shows. On the new CD, James traces his musical roots From Detroit To The Delta, with special guests Johnny Winter, Aerosmith’s Joey Kramer and Brad Whitford, James Cotton, the Uptown Horns, and seminal rapper DMC. Montgomery’s journey paysrespect to many styles of the Blues, from urban streets to Mississippi mud. • ROCK BLUES ALBUM • SONG: "Little Johnny" feat. Johnny Winter, Aerosmiths's Brad Hatfield and Joey Kramer and a sneak peek, coming in September... Dave Riley and Bob Corritore Hush Your Fuss This is timeless juke-joint blues, performed by modern masters.The "Mississippi meets Chicago" blues partnership of singer/guitarist Dave Riley and award-winning Chicago blues harmonica player Bob Corritore has toured extensively in the USA, Europe and South America.  HUSH YOUR FUSS!, their third CD together, is a real down-home blues throw-down, featuring rootsy, old-school storytelling blues that puts you in rural Mississippi by way of Chicago, all in the well-honed style of DAVE RILEY and BOB CORRITORE. • TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM • HARMONICA: BOB CORRITORE THANKS FOR LISTENING, WE HOPE YOU LOVE THE MUSIC AS MUCH AS WE DO!

Bob Corritore and Dave Riley back from Brazil

Dave Riley and Bob Corritore recently did a string of wonderful festival and club dates in Brazil and Bob posted them on his musician page. Brazil is such a friendly, beautiful country and these photos capture some of the sights, experiences, food, and people. To see these photos click here www.tinyurl.com/BrazilPhotos You can follow Bob's Music Page on Facebook by clicking www.facebook.com/BobCorritore and then clicking the "Like" option at the top. Thanks as always to Bob's Social Media Coordinator Amy Brat at www.facebook.com/BratGirlmedia for her assistance. And special thanks to Adrian Flores and Luciano "Big Mouth" Boca for a fantastic set of gigs and for sharing their beautiful country and culture!
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Hen Pecked - DAVE RILEY & BOB CORRITORE

Dave Riley & Bob Corritore off to Brazil! The downhome blues team of Dave Riley & Bob Corritore will bring their "Mississippi meets Chicago blues" sound to the country of Brazil this and next week. They will be backed for these dates by the band of promoters Adrian Flores and Luciano "Big Mouth" Boca. This will be a return engagement as they first played Brazil in November of 2010. Here is a list of dates for this trip:

7/07/11: Sao Paulo, Brazil - Sesc Riberao Preto

7/09/11: Pocos de Caldas, Brazil - The 4th Annual Pocos de Caldas Jazz & Blues Festival

7/15/11: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Patio Havanna

7/16/11: Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil - Bossa & Jazz

7/17/11: Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil - Bossa & Jazz
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Ride With Me - Bob Corritore

Bob and Dave Riley at Buddy Guys Legend in Chicago.

Dave Riley and Bob Corritore play powerful downhome blues deeply rooted in the Chicago and Mississippi styles that represent their upbringing. This deep blues partnership is available as either a duo or a full band. Their zesty performances at the Rhythm Room in Phoenix and the annual Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival have brought the house down, and earned them a solid reputation as masters of their game. Their first album "Travelin' The Dirt Road", on the Blue Witch record label, was released in 2007 and received 2008 nominations for a Blues Music Award nomination (for Best Acousic Blues Album") and for a Blues Blast Music Award (for "Best Traditional Blues Album"). There second release "Lucky To Be Living", also on Blue Witch and released in 2009 is receiving much fanfare. Riley and Corritore also will be included in a duet performance as part of a forthcoming documentary film on Helena, Arkansas. They have a a natural blues chemistry, and a friendship that prompts their wild, provoking performaces. Dave's gritty Mississippi voice, articulate downhome blues guitar, and rowdy, personable, original songs combine with Bob's passionate, blues seasoned, full-toned harmonica for an engaging performance that entertains both the blues novice and the seasoned listener. In short, Dave Riley + Bob Corritore = Downhome Blues! .. .. About Dave Riley:.. .. Born in Hattiesburg, Mississppi, Dave spent his early years learning Gospel. Barely a teenager he moved to Chicago and ended up living on the westside near Maxwell Street where he was steeped in the blues. It wasn't untill he was drafted to serve in Vietnam that he began to take the blues seriously. .. .. During the time he served in the army he was exposed to many types of music, not only the blues but big band, rocknroll, and jazz. He ended up playing in a military band which traveled from base to base entertaining the troups and sometimes became the opening act for USO shows... .. Dave Riley met up with Blues legends Sam Carr, Frank Frost, and JohnWeston, and revitalized his career in the mid 90s and they formed a friendship and a music bond which would lead Dave back to the Delta and back into Blues full time. Dave has been playing music in the Delta and taking the Delta back to Chicago just like all those Blues men before him. Dave Riley has a highly-acclaimed CD, "Whiskey, Money, And Women" out on the Fedora record label. Visit Dave on the web by clicking ..here..... .. About Bob Corritore:.. .. Growing up in Chicago, Bob Corritore fell in with the blues early on, taking up harmonica at age 13, and learning the harmonica style that gave the city its great blues tradition. A student of Big Walter Horton, Little Willie Anderson, Louis Myers, Big Leon Brooks, and others, Bob played around Chicago with some of the greatest of that city's bluesmen, until relocating in Phoenix in 1981... .. Upon landing in Arizona, Bob's blues influence immediately affected the town, recruiting his friend Louisiana Red to relocate to Phoenix for a period in the early 80's. Bob also has worked extensively with the late Chico Chism, and with Big Pete Pearson, Henry Gray, Robert Lockwood, Jr., Jimmy Rogers, Tail Dragger, Chief Schabuttie Gilliame, Janiva Magness, Tommy Dukes, and others. For a complete history of Bob Corritore, visit his ..website..... .. Bob's long career in the blues has seen him in many other roles. Bob started his own label in Chicago in the late 1970s, called Blues Over Blues, which is now part of the Earwig Records catalog. Bob hosts the weekly radio program Those Lowdown Blues on KJZZ in Phoenix, Arizona, and is the owner of the Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Road in Phoenix. As a recording artist, Bob appears on 33 CDs. Bob has a highly acclaimed solo album, "Bob Corritore's All-Star Blues Sessions" on the HighTone label. Bob's productions have appeared on 42 albums/CDs already released, and many more yet unreleased but forthcoming. Bob Corritore is an impresario of Chicago Blues, and his enthusiasm for the genre spreads to all areas of this wonderful music. .. .. Bob and Dave met at the 2004 King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena Arkansas, and became fast friends and musical collaborators. Dave, who has relatives in Phoenix was soon to visit and now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona half the year. They look at their musical partnership with a long-term perspective... .. .....
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Ride With Me - Bob Corritore

Over two-plus decades, Bob Corritore has become one of the most reliable sidemen as a talented blues harmonica player, popular with younger musicians and veterans. This compilation features Corritore in a variety of settings over that 20-year period, with all-star bluesmen galore. Each track singles out his exploits with such notable blues legends as Koko Taylor, Louisiana Red, Robert Lockwood, Jr., Eddy Clearwater, Henry Gray, Pinetop Perkins, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, and Little Milton among countless others. There's no way to pick the best songs (they're all great) unless you favor certain types of blues from boogie, choogling struts, or rough-edged, down-and-dirty Southside Chicago shouts. The funniest track is Nappy Brown's feature "Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes," sung in a deep, ribald manner. In an ultimately classic style, vocalist Lockwood and pianist Gray team up on "That's All Right," while Clearwater takes the cake on an upbeat and joyous "That's My Baby." The lesser known Chief Schabuttie Gilliame cops Howlin' Wolf during "No More Doggin'" and "Tell Me 'Bout It" whiles Louisiana Red comes closest to the immortal style of Muddy Waters. Throughout is Corritore's biting, literate, clean harmonica playing that fortifies, glues together, and inspires these-well known artists. Nothing less than a fantastic collection of authentic American music, Harmonica Blues is a must-have item for any fan of this music.
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