Henry Berry (slide guitar, vocals). . .
Charlie Rossiter (guitar, vocals, occasional harp). . .
Both Henry & Charlie co-author the songs for Whiskey Bucket Blues Review. . .
Frequent Guest: Jack (guitar--often electric; harp; occasional vocals and percussion)
Influences
Henry's main blues hero is Son House. He is also influenced by the other legends of Delta Blues and slide guitar masters such as Robert Johnson and Charlie Patton, Mississippi Sheiks, Blind Willie Johnson,Tampa Red,Mississippi Fred McDowell,Blind Willie McTell, James Houston Davis, Blind Lemon Jefferson. He also acknowledges Chris Walz,Willie Nelson, Mississippi John Hurt. . . . .
Charlie admires Lightnin' Hopkins guitar work and for vocals leans toward rough-edged singers like Charlie Patton and Howlin' Wolf.
Both Henry and Charlie hope they might someday write a song as good as Blind Willie McTell's "Statesboro Blues."
Sounds Like
Some songs of the Whiskey Bucket Blues Review sound as if they might have been written in the 1920's. Others are reminiscent of the 1950's golden era of Chicago electric blues (Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon) that inspired the Rolling Stones and other musicians across the sea to save rock and roll from degenerating into pop pap.
WE WRITE THE BLUES. . . .Chicago-based Henry Berry and Charlie Rossiter write and publish blues as the partners of Whiskey Bucket Music (ASCAP). We write all types of blues from primitive field holler and down home Delta road house to Chicago 50's style and beyond. Whiskey Bucket songs are scheduled to appear on albums by Shirley Johnson and Nellie "Tiger" Travis due out in the not-too-distant future. We're interested in working with both established and up-and-coming artists looking for authentic material. If a performer ever hears us and thinks "Hell, I can do better than that " or "man I'd like to do that," that's an attitude we like to hear. We want to see our songs recorded by artists who can take them and turn them into serious get-down blues tracks people want to listen to. Songs posted here reflect the range of songs that we write. To hear 100% classic down-home blues, please check out www.myspace.com/henryberryjr. All Whiskey Bucket songs protected by U.S. Copyright.
AND WE PERFORM THE BLUES. . . . As the Whiskey Bucket Blues Review we perform the blues because it is so much fun and as a way to showcase our tunes. Since recently joining forces we've performed at all sorts of venues, mostly around the Chicago area, including the Unity Temple Spring Music Festival,The Orphanage, the Oak Park Public Library, Crown Academy (Chicago Public School), Heartland Cafe, Forest Park French Market and Musicopia, an independent music store in Berwyn, where we also led a discussion on the art of songwriting. We plan to expand the performing in ‘07. . .For more info: 708-660-9376; Charlie.Rossiter@poetrypoetry.com
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Hey Whiskey Bucket Blues Review, just stopped by to say hello and let you know that I just put songs up from my new cd "Chasin' the Timberline". Also, stop by and look under "Influences" and find out how to win a cd. Take care, Josh
With the Holidays coming; it seems appropriate that I wish that your bucket never be empty, and that you manage to drink your glasses dry. All the best...JORDAN
Wishing You a Joyful Holiday Season, Very Merry Christmas and Best New Year Ever in 2009. Thank you for being My Friend and being part of My Space site filled with amazing links to Music, Spirit, Love and Peace from around the World. Your comments are always appreciated. Love and Light to All. Many Blessings to You. This is Anita aka Angelwingss7 in Ontario, Canada.
hello you two ! how are you doing ? well and gigging I see... hope I could join you ! I have finished a tribute to the 1st female singers and I am very happy about it, ...wrote a book too on their amazing lives...listen to 2 tracks on my page ! hope you are doing ok and thanks for talking about me on the radio show in Chicago ! love from Paris Nina Van Horn
