Bob Corritore Blues Newsletter - Lucky To Be Living CD Release Party, Tucson, Bisbee Blues Fest, Sep. 11th

September 11, 2009

• Dave Riley & Bob Corritore CD Release Party on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at the Rhythm Room: The new Dave Riley & Bob Corritore CD Lucky To Be Living was officially released on Tuesday, September 8, 2009. A CD release party happens this Saturday, September 12, 2009 at the Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Road in Phoenix with music by the Dave Riley/Bob Corritore Juke Joint Blues Band (Dave, Bob, Dave Riley, Jr., and Brian Fahey). The CD has been released with much fanfare, and you can see the accumulating reviews the CD has received by clicking here. Come by Saturday night to enjoy the festivities and pick up a CD.
• Tucson CD Release Party for Big Pete Pearson/Finger In Your Eye on Friday, September 18, 2009! Big Pete Pearson's new album Finger In Your Eye will be celebrated on Friday, September 18, 2009 with a CD release party at Old Town Artisans in Tucson as part of Jonathan Holden's famed Rhythm And Roots series. The Rhythm Room All-Stars (Big Pete Pearson, Bob Corritore, Chris James, Patrick Rynn, and Brian Fahey) will perform and CDs will be available. Old Town Artisans is located at 201 N. Court, Tucson , AZ 85701 in the downtown Tucson area. To find out more about this event and the Rhythm And Roots series, click here. Thanks to blues DJ Marty Kool of Tucson 's KXCI for featuring Finger In Your Eye on his radio show.
• Bisbee Blues Festival on Saturday, September 19, 2009! Rhythm Room All-Stars to Perform and Back Up Pinetop Perkins! The small but mighty Bisbee Blues Festival will enjoy its fifth annual addition on Saturday, September 19, 2009. The beautiful and historic border town of Bisbee keeps expanding the festival, and this year they have moved the festival from the downtown area to the Warren Ball field to accommodate the growing popularity of the event. The lineup this year includes The Tommy Castro Band, Pinetop Perkins, The Rhythm Room All-Stars, Train Wreck, The Sugar Thieves (Formerly known as Mikel Lander/Meridith Moore Band), and The King Bees. For more information about the Bisbee Blues Festival and to order tickets, click here.
• Lightnin’ Book Announced! This information from Alan Balfour about a forthcoming book: Lightnin' Hopkins: His Life and Blues by Alan Govenar, Chicago Review Press, to be released May 2010. This biography delves into Hopkins' early years, debunking the myths surrounding his meetings with Blind Lemon Jefferson and Texas Alexander, his time on a chain gang, his women, and his life-long appetite for gambling and drinking. Hopkins didn¹t begin recording until 1946, when he was dubbed "Lightnin'" during his first session, and he soon joined Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker on the national charts. But by the time he was "rediscovered" by Mack McCormick and Sam Charters in 1959, his popularity had begun to wane. A second career emerged - now Lightnin' was pitched to white audiences, not black ones, and he became immensely successful, singing about his country roots and the injustices that informed the civil rights era with a searing emotive power. More than a decade in the making, this biography is based on scores of interviews with Lightnin's relatives, friends, lovers, producers, accompanists, managers, and fans.
• September 11^th Blues: We take time out on this day to reflect on the tragic events of 8 years ago, and if there ever was a blues moment, September 11^th is it. Louisiana Red wrote and recorded his tribute song, “September 11^th Blues” in memoriam to the loss of life on September 11, 2001. This song appears on Red's CD No No Turn On Red, and can be heard on Red's MySpace by clicking here and then selecting the song.
• Bob's Birthday Party Announced! Bob Corritore will celebrate his 53rd birthday with a blues party on Saturday September 26, 2009 at the Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd. in Phoenix . Appearing that night will be The Rhythm Room All-Stars (Big Pete Pearson, Bob Corritore, Chris James, Patrick Rynn, Brian Fahey), Dave Riley, and some surprise guests! To see the flier for this event, click here.
• Memphis Slim on YouTube! Please enjoy this film clip of blues piano master Memphis Slim playing blues and boogie in a series of 4 songs. Click here to see.