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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.

Festival Jazz Lagny France

1er Festival Jazz à Lagny les 11, 12 et 13 septembre 2009 : Afrique'n'jazz.

Des nouveautés encore et toujours en cette rentrée 2009 mais cette fois au c'est au nord de la Seine et Marne, aux environs de Torcy et très exactement à Lagny-sur-Marne que l'evenement se déroule.

La Seine et Marne dénombrait déjà des Festivals de Jazz avec le Festival Django Reinhardt à Samois sur Seine ou Jazz aux Capus à Coulommiers. Avec la 1ere edition du Festival Jazz à Lagny, la ville de Lagny entend également donné vie à une passion de longue date.

La ville a ouvert ses scènes à de grands noms du jazz : David Linx, Mario Canonge, Pierrick Pédron, Stéphane Huchard, Marcia Maria, Eric Le Lann, Jannick Top, Christophe Wallemme, Klaus Blasquiz, Olivier Louvel, Louis Winsberg, Kurt Elling, Harold Lopez Nussa … autant de noms qui sont passes par Lagny pour faire vibrer bien des amateurs et néophytes : au conservatoire pour des masterclasses, à la Médiathèque pour des rencontres-conférences, au cinéma pour des concerts-projections de films musicaux, sur la péniche Damami pour des soirées jam organisées par les Ateliers de Jazz et bien sûr à l’Espace Charles Vanel lors des Mardis Jazz. Rien de surprenant que celle que David Linx a déjà surnommée " The village music " dispose désormais de son propre festival. La premiere édition sera un plongeon au plus profond des racines de cette musique : l’Afrique.

Tout le programme du Festival jazz à Lagny et plus d'infos en cliquant sur le lien

Bob Corritore Blues Newsletter - RIP Gospel Legend Marie Knight 6/1/1925-8/30/2009

August 31, 2009

• RIP Gospel Legend Marie Knight 6/1/1925-8/30/2009: This sad news just in from M.C. Records; this is their announcement verbatim:

With heavy hearts, M.C. Records announces the death of gospel legend Marie Knight. She died in New York City on August 30, 2009 due to complications from pneumonia. Marie first came to prominence in 1946 when she met and started working with Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Together they would be one of the most popular gospel artists of the 1940's, and make music history through a string of gospel hits including "Didn't It Rain", "Up Above My Head", and the gorgeous "Beams of Heaven". Marie Knight and Sister Rosetta Tharpe would tour frequently together through the 1950's. In the 1960's, Marie had several R&B hits, but in 1970's Marie rededicated herself to gospel music and became a minister at the Gates of Prayer Church in New York City.

Marie Knight's recent comeback began in 2002 when producer and M.C. Records owner Mark Carpentieri invited Marie to record on Shout, Sister, Shout!: A Tribute To Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Mark recalls the phone call. "Gayle Wald, who was writing the liner notes for the project, asked me if I had contacted Marie Knight about participating in the project. I didn't know she was still alive! I called Marie, and she sounded so vibrant that I arranged studio time, and we’ve been working together ever since."

After the release of Shout, Sister, Shout!: A Tribute To Sister Rosetta Tharpe (MC-0050), tour work came in regularly for Marie Knight. In 2007, Mark Carpentieri put together Marie Knight's first full-length album in over 25 years, Let Us Get Together. The project was a tribute to Rev. Gary Davis, and was co-produced with Larry Campbell (Bob Dylan, Ollabelle, Levon Helm). The record was a critical success, with great reviews from The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and many more.

You can listen to a live recorded concert featuring Marie via The Woodsongs Radio Hour recorded in February 2008, and click on show number 470.

Here are some YouTube links to check out: video 1, video 2, and video 3.

Bob Corritore Blues Newsletter - RIP Jesse Fortune 2/28/1930-8/31/2009

August 31, 2009

• RIP Jesse Fortune 2/28/1930-8/31/2009: Word just in from Susan Koester that blues vocalist Jesse Fortune passed away early this morning after collapsing onstage during his performance at the Playmate Lounge. He was 79. Jesse Fortune was a blues singer of the highest order. He was born in Macon, Mississippi in 1930, and grew up around Hattiesburg. He was greatly influenced by the vocals of B.B. King. In 1952, he relocated to Chicago, and became a highly respected singer on the windy city blues circuit. His first recording session was arranged and produced by Willie Dixon for the USA record label in 1963. The session featured Buddy Guy and Big Walter Horton as sidemen, and yielded 4 brilliant songs, including the Dixon-penned "Too Many Cooks”, for which Fortune is best known. “Too Many Cooks” would later be recorded by Robert Cray, and it has become a highly-covered number among blues bands. After a period of musical inactivity during the 70s and 80s where Jesse supported himself as a barber, his musical career was reactivated with a spectacular 1993 release, Fortune Tellin' Man, on the Delmark record label, featuring great backing from Dave Specter and his band. Jesse's recent appearances around Chicago showcased an artist of great ability. He left us doing what he loved, and we will always love him for the great blues he brought us.To read the Chicago Tribune obituary, click here.

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