The Blues Is Now
Hello you all and how you been? This pandemic won’t leave us alone and we are hoping you are staying safe and healthy. Remeber to wear the mask and to be smart, because if you don’t you are not going to get any live music anytime soon! To shoote your souls and live music needs …
“Mellow Down Easy” is what we can consider a Blues standard. A tune that if you play Blues or harmonica you must know. No excuse. Written by Willie Dixon for the great late Little Walter, this is a favorite of a lot of Blues fellows. BUT as you may know, Riccardo and the band don’t …
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“She’s Tuff” has been a personal Riccardo’s favourite since he listened to the tune played by The Fabulous Thunderbirds in their “Portfolio” greatest hits album. That laugh at the end of the verse caught him and made him think “How cool do you have to be, to write a song with some laughing in it?” …
“Double Trouble” is a tune by the great Otis Rush who was a guitar master mostly overlooked. His influences with his hit published by Cobra Records set the “West Side” sound: richful, powerful and borderline, if you want. But man if it was wild! ?I Can?t Quit You, Baby? written by Willie Dixon or? ?All …
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We promised you something new for this 2020. We had it coming and we have something even newer for you (read: “Riccardo Grosso Blues Band is now rehearsaling original songs!”), but this is not the subject of this article. You are a Blues lover and a Music lover, like us. You like people who work …
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