Bob Corritore Blues News
December 1, 2008· Rhythm Room All-Stars Perform at their Home Base this Weekend: This weekend, The Rhythm Room All-Stars (Big Pete Pearson, Bob Corritore, Chris James, Patrick Rynn, and Brian Fahey) play the blues at their home base. This world renown blues band will perform their special brand of houserockin’, Chicago Blues on Friday and Saturday, Dec 5 and 6, 2008 at the Rhythm Room, 1019 E
RIP Alice Mae Burnside, Pat Ramsey, Robert Lucas
More from Bob CorritoreRIP Alice Mae Burnside 4/26/1932-11/16/2008: Ben “The Harpman” Cox of the online publication Juke Joint Soul reports that Alice Mae Burnside, the beloved wife of the late R.L. Burnside, passed away Sunday, November 16, 2008. She was a loving mother to 12 children and grandmother to a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services were arranged by the Rodgers
Bob Corritore Blues News
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November 24, 2008Complete Little Walter Box Set Being Considered by Hip-O Select! Scott Dirks reports that he and his co-authors of the Little Walter biography Blues With A Feeling: The Little Walter Story, Ward Gaines and Tony Glover, are working on liner notes for a proposed Complete Little Walter Box Set by the Hip-O Select label in the near future, with the hope of
Bob Corritore Blues News
The latest blues news from Bob Corritore.
November 20, 2008Bob Corritore Cover Story in Back To The Roots Magazine is out! Belgium’s Back To The Roots Magazine has just published its current issue featuring a cover story on Bob Corritore, complete with an 8-page interview/article by editor Franky Bruneel. The article (published in Nederlands or Dutch) features numerous great photos and a
Doris Carr Memorial Arrangements
From Bob Corritore
Doris Carr Memorial Information: This just in from Geni Ward, Sam Carr’s sister: Doris’s services will be held at noon on Saturday, November 22, 2008 at the Century Funeral Home in Clarksdale, Mississippi: For further information:
Century Funeral Home
506 Ashton Ave.
Clarksdale, MS 38614
(662) 627-4182
Bob Corritorie Blues News
November 11, 2008
Rhythm Room All-Stars Perform this Weekend at the Rhythm Room: There is something special about seeing the Rhythm Room All-Stars at their monthly home base gig. This Friday and Saturday, November 14 and 15, 2008, Big Pete Pearson, Bob Corritore, Chris James, Patrick Rynn and Brian Fahey (AKA The Rhythm Room All-Stars) take the stage and work their magical musical chemistry on
Doris Carr RIP
From Bob Corritore
November 13, 2008
RIP Doris Carr: This sad news just in from Roger Stolle: Mrs. Doris Carr of Lula, Mississippi, passed away early this morning at age 80, according to long-time Carr Family friend and former Rooster Blues co-owner Patty Johnson of Clarksdale. Known by many as the beloved wife of legendary blues drummer Sam Carr, Miss Doris was also a blues singer in her own
Bob Corritorie Blues News
From The Bob Corritorie Blues newsletter:
November 5, 2008Willie “Big Eyes” Smith Arizona Dates This Weekend: Though most famous for being the long-time drummer in the Muddy Waters Blues Band, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith has been making quite a name for himself over the last few years as a singer/harmonica player/frontman. Willie “Big Eyes” Smith’s first instrument was harmonica, and he recorded
Dee Dee Warwick RIP
I pulled this out of the Bob Corritorie newsletter so that it can have its own post.
RIP Dee Dee Warwick 9/25/1945–10/18/2008: The great soul and gospel singer Dee Dee Warwick passed away on Saturday in a nursing home in New Jersey. She was 63. The sister of Dionne Warwick, Dee Dee was a star in her own right with numerous hits including “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me” which was later covered by
Bob Corritorie Blues News
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October 22, 2008Rhythm Room All-Stars This Weekend at the Rhythm Room! The Rhythm Room All-Stars with Big Pete Pearson, Bob Corritore, Chris James, Patrick Rynn, and Brian Fahey present their special brand of heartfelt blues this Friday and Saturday, October 24-25, 2008 at the Rhythm Room. The Rhythm Room is located at 1019 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ 85014. Doors
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