"Though sometimes depressed.
I'm still smiling.
Because, I'm doing it!
Thus the life of a real artist.
Life is fatal for us all,but the great thinkers and artists have found through living a great life you can overcome death."
REMEMBER THIS IS IT....
The only life you have.
You are the writer,director,producer,and actor.
In the biographical movie of your life.
Keep shining 'till it blinds them.
~ RiYeN RoOtS
www.southernfriedblues.org
Sounds Like
PAINTING OF RiYeN RoOtS BY DAN DALTON of DALTON ART
RiYeN RoOtS
BoRn BLuE
Home Grown Copies $10.00 via PayPal to riyenroots@yahoo.com
"MY MUSIC IS FOR MY PEOPLE..I SAY IT AND PLAY IT HOW I FEEL IT...TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT, THAT'S JUST HOW I DO MY THING...I WON'T PLAY IT AT ALL IF I'M NOT FEELING IT..THIS MUSIC IS MY LIFE..IT'S NO GAME OF FAME AND FORTUNE..THIS IS ABOUT THE STRUGGLE OF A MAN'S VERY SOUL PUT TO MUSIC...SO IT'S VERY SERIOUS."~ RiYeN RoOtS
Born Ryan Michael Moore in Atlantic City,New Jersey on May 6th 1978....
Currently living the good life in the great mountains of Asheville,North Carolina.Having lived everywhere from Rabbit Hash,Kentucky To Philidelphia,to Atlantic City,to Williamsburg,VA
RiYeN RoOtS
(a.k.a."RiYeN MiC CoOL")
Has been performing and playing music professionaly for audiences since the age 3.
As a child he sang "old standards" and for different events around the Atlantic City and Philadelphia area,performing at Martin Luther King Jr.,Veteren's Day, and Memorial Day parades, city events,casinos,and singing live on television four years in a row on Jerry Lewis's March of Dimes Telethon.Growing up performing in Atlantic City was the ultimate learning environment to teach him the ropes of the entertainment biz.
This guys has been performing in the biz a while and shared stages and brushed shoulders with some of the best in the buisiness.Now with twenty five plus years in the music industry, and he's only thirty one.
He would like to be seen in the book of life as an artist first and foremost
who expressed his passions for the state of those around him on this planet by way of MUSIC AND THE WRITTEN WORD, the most powerful mediums of his time.A musician,preacher, poet, family man, and social activist, who gave all he had mind, body, spirit, and voice to a world in need.
RiYeN RoOtS gives raw uncut truth through his music, time and time again.
He invites us to take a look at ourselves and the everchanging world around us.With a talent for writing in a prophetic state of consiousness,and a truely unique sense of melody and rhythm, he creates songs with familar old timey vibes with very powerful lyrical content, continuing the tradition of great wordsmiths like Woody Guthrie,Willie Dixon,Blind Willie Johnson,Bob Dylan, Tom Waits,Peter Tosh, and Johnny Cash.
Following in the footsteps of those who have found a way to change the way
society thinks about topical issues such as the struggles between good and evil, feelings of the heart, freedom of opression, love, and of course them good old blues we all feel from time to time.
"A real diamond in the rough..Raw..Uncut..Just the way God made him."
An artist with the whole world as his canvas.
I'm sure we'll be hearing a lot from RiYeN RoOtS for a long time ....
"SAY GOODBYE TO EVERYTHING"
LIVE @ THE NorVA THEATRE NORFOLK,VA
HERE ARE JUST A FEW THINGS FOLKS ARE SAYING ABOUT RiYeN RoOtS
"I KNOW YOUR HEART IS INTO IT...SO I'M SURE YOU'LL MAKE IT IN THIS BUISINESS...JUST KEEP GOING PLAYING THEM BLUES YOU'LL DO FINE."
DAVID "HONEYBOY" EDWARDS~ DELTA BLUES LEGEND 4/16/08
"KEEP IT UP, I LOVE YOUR TUNES. ! A.D.G. "
ARLO GUTHRIE 2007
"YOU WILL DO IT..JUST TREAT EVERY SHOW LIKE IT'S THE BIGGEST GIG EVER...ALWAYS PLAY 100% FOR YOUR AUDIENCE AND YOU'LL DO WELL."
B.B KING IN PERSON FEB. 07'
"THANKS FOR KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE RIYEN,YOU'RE AN AMBASSADOR OF THE BLUES.WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU ON OUR ANNUAL BLUES JAM..."
STEVEN JOHNSON (Grandson of Robert Johnson)
"Thanks for the kind words and support Riyen. Thanks for keeping the blues alive....All the Best John" 8/15/07
JOHN HAMMOND JR.
"RiYeN RoOtS IS THE FUNKIEST CAT TO EVER OPEN A SHOW FOR US..KEEP YOUR EYE ON THIS GUY". -
JOHN LEE HOOKER JR.- SEPT 29th 2007
"RIYEN ROOTS MUSIC SOUNDS LIKE IF DAYS OF THE NEW HAD KEB' MO' FOR A SINGER...VERY COOL STUFF...I'LL BE WATCHING THIS GUY."
JOE BONNAMASSA 2007
"I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU PERFORM,MAY BE WHEN I GET BACK FROM MY AUSTRAILIAN LEG OF THE TOUR.I'M SURE IT WILL BE A GREAT LISTEN...BEST WISHES TO YOU RIYEN."
FIONA BOYES.
"MAY ALL YOUR BLUES BE ON THE RADIO"
BIG D AT 90.7 WWOZ LOUISIANA
"YOUR A COOL CAT BROTHER...YOU'LL MAKE IT...IT AIN'T EASY BUT I THINK YOU GOT IT MAN."
LIL' ED of LIL' ED & THE IMPERIALS
"I'LL GET IT ON THE AIR A.S.A.P."
BRIAN "DOC" SPENCER OF KNUV 91.5 FM LAS VEGAS
"MR. RIYEN. I WAS CHECKING OUT THE SOUNDS MAN! GREAT STUFF BRO.I LOOK FORWARD TO PLAYING WITH YOU, YOU ARE A TRUE FRIEND.KEEP IT BLUES BABY!"
MUD MORGANFIELD - SON OF MUDDY WATERS
"THANKS FOR THE CD....GOOD LUCK TO YOU ON YOUR SHOWS."
BOB MARGOILN (MUDDY WATERS GUITARIST)
"I REALLY LIKE YOUR MUSIC RIYEN,VERY COOL RHYTHEMS"
REMY KABAKA (PERCUSSIONIST FOR THE ROLLING STONES)
"HAD A GREAT SHOW WITH YOU AT OUR ORANGE PEEL SHOW..LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT TIME."
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Hey Riyen Roots! Thanks for the nice comment. I wish the same to you. I hope we do cross paths on the road someday. All the best to you and your music! Keepin the blues alive. Christy
Hey! Thank you for supporting my music. Check out my web site at www.vanessathompson.net and my music videos at www.youtube.com. One of my youtube videos is below for you to hear. If you like it, feel free to put it on your page and share it with your friends. There are also some banners on my page if you want to use them on your page. If you have Facebook, please add me. Some are putting me in their top friends. The support is really appreciated. Hope you liked the cover on Hollywood Celebrity Magazine. If you like my music, please add it to your play list for others to hear. Thank you :)
My new music video to my song "Heartbreakin Game" will be out later today or tomorrow. It will first show up on www.youtube.com. Let me know what you think. There is also a fanpop page for me that has been set up. If you get a chance visit it at http://lnk.ms/0zvbC . You can also sign up to follow me on twitter :)
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