Bman's Blues Report

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...

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 st...

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 Mississi...