NEW CD COMING SOON...FROM THE STREETS...NEW CD COMING SOON...FROM THE STREETS
RICH "RICHIE RICH" RYAN – LEAD VOCALS
BARRELHOUSE CHUCK - PIANO, KEYBOARD AND BACKUP VOCALS
BILLY FLYNN - GUITAR, MANDOLIN AND BACKUP VOCALS
KENNY SMITH - DRUMS
MARK DEVOS - BASS
NEW CD ALSO FEATURES SOME OF THE TOP HORN PLAYERS IN CHICAGO
OTHER MUSICIANS RICHIE HAS PLAYED OR PERFORMED WITH INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
EDDIE TAYLOR, JR. - Guitar
MARK WYDRA - Guitar
NEIL LUSTYK - Guitar
J.R. WYDRA - Guitar
R.J. HOWSON - Guitar
PETER ANDREA - Bass
JOHN CHORNEY - Piano and Organ
MERLE PERKINS - Drums
AL LOPEZTELLO - Drums
THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE LIST
Influences
Every person on this planet who live's life on life's terms...the good times, the bad times and the times we don't want to talk about but can only feel...thats the blues.
Sounds Like
"It's good old fashioned, down home Chicago blues...its electric, its powerful, its soothing, yet beautiful...its the blues you can use for bellin rubbin fun or just drinkin some booze."....Richie Rich
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Who We Are...
We are a blues band consisting of the best of the best in blues musicians in the Chicago area.
The Brokaw Company is the Manager and Publicist of Richie Rich and The Chi-Town Blues Band.
Mr. Mike Moody is the Business Manager of Chi-Town Music, L.L.C, the operating company of the Chi-Town Blues Band and personal manager of Richie Rich.
The band has one goal...to be the most popular and best organized Rhythm and Blues Band in the country, playing music that everyone can enjoy and relate to, regardless of age, race, color, creed or religion.
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Hi everybody, just here to say our new RORY GALLAGHER HAWK BOOSTER is ready for shipping. Have a listen if you get a chance, All the best, Stevie Flynn.
We are very excited about playing at such an awesome jazz club. We have some great sets lined up for you, so don't miss it. Friday and Saturday November 20th and 21st, 5:00-8:30p at Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago
Aaron Koppel -Guitar, Matt Nelson; (Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos) -Keyboard, Graham Czach; (Chicago Afrobeat Project) -bass, Robert Tucker (Matthew Santos) -drums
Hi... we've started reviewing new submissions to the label's A&R dept using sonicbids.com.
We're imagining any of you who have submitted for MIDEM, CMJ, SXSW, NXNE etc. may already know about this service. For those who don't, you can follow the link below and check it out without having to sign in or anything - whether you're hoping to send us your material or not, its definitely worth checking out the site for music biz opportunities that you can access yourself.
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Richie Rich and The Chi-Town Blues Band we started posting more "Evro Music" videos on YouTube. A lot of new songs are up. We recorded them on a cell phone, so the audio isn’t great. Here's the link, http://www.youtube.com/user/EvroMusic1 tell us what you think and leave us a comment on MySpace or YouTube. Peace out and have a good day! - EVRO