Bob Corritorie Blues News

January 8, 2009

• Dave Riley and Bob Corritore open for Zac Harmon this Friday: The "Mississippi meets Chicago" blues duo of Dave Riley and Bob Corritore will open for blues sensation Zac Harmon this Friday, January 9, 2009 at the Rhythm Room. Bob and Dave perform from 8:30pm to 9:15pm, and Zac hits the stage at 9:30pm. Come check out a memorable night of blues this Friday. The Rhythm Room is located at 1019 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ 85014. Doors open at 8pm, cover charge is $10. Rack Shack Barbeque will be available at these events. This night will be a patio smoking only event; no indoor smoking will be permitted.
• New Photo Page of the 2008 BMAs and the Delta Groove Showcase: We have just posted a number of photos from the 2008 Blues Music Awards and the 3rd Annual Delta Groove Showcase, which happened the day afterwards. It was a wonderful series of events that brought all elements of the blues together. Included are photos of Jimmy McCracklin, Bobby Rush, Koko Taylor, Super Chikan, Sam Lay, Chris James and Patrick Rynn, Duke Robillard, Randy Chortkoff, Phillip Walker, Diunna Greenleaf, Dave Riley, Lurrie Bell, Nappy Brown, Big George Brock, Bob Stroger, Bob Koester, Janiva Magness, Bob and Linda Porter, Tomcat Courtney, Big Pete Pearson, Bettye LaVette, Denise LaSalle, Sharrie Williams, Junior Watson, Johnny Dyer, Magic Slim, Pinetop Perkins, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bob and Pamela Margolin, and many others. For information on the 2009 BMAs (happening on May 7 at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis), click here. Information on this year's Delta Groove Showcase to be announced soon! To see this new page of stunning photos, click here.
• Broadcasting the Blues CD is Now Available! The CD celebrating the 25th anniversary of Bob Corritore's blues radio show is now available online at the Friends Of Public Radio website. To order, click here. The disc is called Broadcasting The Blues, and it has been released on the Southwest Musical Arts Foundation label. It features highlights of live on the radio performances from 1984 to 2008 by a wide array of artists, including Lowell Fulson (from 1984 performing a solo version of "Sinner's Prayer"), Billy Boy Arnold, Louisiana Red, Dave Riley, Otis Clay and Johnny Rawls (together singing a spiritual), Willie Dixon (giving a spoken plug for the show), Chief Schabuttie Gilliame, Lazy Lester, Tomcat Courtney, Jerry Lawson (of The Persuasions), CeDell Davis, Chris James (who beautifully backed many of these artists on guitar), Margo Reed, Johnny Dyer, Henry Gray, Billy Flynn (doing a great harmonica instrumental), and more. To see the first few reviews for this CD, including new reviews from Poland's Twój Blues, Belgium's Rootstime, Blues Bytes, and Nashville's Music City Blues, click here.
• Dave Riley & Bob Corritore at Cognac Blues Festival Listed in 2008 Best Concerts; Also Recognized in Juke Blues Magazine: A French website by the name of "Mon regard sur la photo" has posted photos of favorite blues concerts of 2008 that includes photos of Dave Riley and Bob Corritore's show at the Cognac Blues Festival. To see this site, click here. Thanks also to the UK's Juke Blues Magazine. The latest issue (#66) features André Hobus' review of the Cognac Blues Festival with glowing compliments of the performance and a photo of Dave and Bob on the opening page right by the editorial credits. To see a YouTube video clip from this show, click here.
• Blind Raccoon Showcase: Bob Corritore will join Chris James and Patrick Rynn at the Blind Raccoon Showcase in Memphis which will take place at Rum Boogie during the IBC weekend. Chris James and Patrick Rynn's CD Stop And Think About It on Earwig Music was recently nominated for a Blues Music Award under the category of best debut artist. To view the poster for this event complete with show details and the full lineup, click here.
• Floyd Jones on YouTube: Please enjoy this video of legendary Chicago bluesman Floyd Jones performing his "Stockyard Blues"; click here to see.