Biography
Bob
Corritore is one of the most active and highly regarded blues harmonica
players on the scene today. His style passionately carries forward the
old school of playing that Corritore learned as a young man directly
from many of original pioneers of Chicago Blues. His sympathetic, yet
fiery harmonica playing is featured on over 100 releases to date, on
labels such as VizzTone, Delta Groove, Delmark, HighTone, HMG, Blue
Witch, Blind Pig, Earwig, Ruf, Putumayo and many others. Many of Bob’s
acclaimed releases have been nominated or winners for various Handy,
Grammy, Living Blues, Blues Music Awards and Blues Blast Music Awards.
Bob is also widely recognized for his many roles in the blues, as band
leader, club owner, record producer, radio show host, arts foundation
founder, and occasional writer. His amazing website
http://www.bobcorritore.com and his weekly e-newsletter reflect a life
thoroughly invested in the blues.
Born on September 27, 1956 in
Chicago, Bob first heard Muddy Waters on the radio at age 12, an event
which changed his life forever. Within a year, he was playing harmonica
and collecting blues albums. He would see blues shows in his early
teens, including attending a Muddy Waters performance at his high school
gymnasium. He would cut his teeth sitting in on Maxwell Street with
John Henry Davis and others until old enough to attend blues clubs. He
hung around great harp players such as Big Walter Horton, Little Mack
Simmons, Louis Myers, Junior Wells, Big John Wrencher, and Carey Bell,
and received harmonica tips and encouragement from many of them. He
would regularly see the Aces, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Billy Boy
Arnold, John Brim, Sunnyland Slim, Smokey Smothers, Eddie Taylor, and in
many cases became personal friends with these blues veterans. Corritore
worked with Tail Dragger, Big Moose Walker, Willie Buck, Louis and Dave
Myers, and Eddie Taylor in the late 70s and early 80s. He also produced
his first recordings during that time, taking unheralded harmonica
greats such as Little Willie Anderson and Big Leon Brooks into the
studio to produce their now classic debut albums.
In 1981, Bob
ventured southwest to live in Phoenix, Arizona. Within months, Bob was
joined by Chicagoland friend Louisiana Red and the two played together
around Phoenix for about a year until Red relocated to Germany. For the
remainder of the 1980s, Bob worked in Phoenix and throughout the
Southwest with Big Pete Pearson, Buddy Reed, Tommy Dukes, Chief
Schabuttie Gilliame, and an emerging Janiva Magness in one of her
earliest bands. In 1984, Bob supplemented his performances with a blues
radio show called Those Lowdown Blues on KJZZ, which is still going
strong. In 1986, former Howlin’ Wolf drummer Chico Chism moved to
Phoenix at Bob’s invitation to start a 20 year partnership that lasted
until Chico’s passing in 2007. In 1991, Bob opened the now famous Blues
and Roots Concert Club, The Rhythm Room. Having a club created yet
another catalyst for Bob’s musical projects. He would often invite great
artists to come to Phoenix, and Bob’s band, the Rhythm Room All-Stars
would back these visiting artists on shows and in recording sessions.
Bob’s archives of these sessions are now famous, and include sessions
with Bo Diddley, Little Milton, John Brim, Jimmy Rogers, Henry Gray,
Pinetop Perkins, Ike Turner, Jimmie Vaughan, Henry Townsend, Honeyboy
Edwards, Big Jack Johnson, Ike Turner, Smokey Wilson. Lil’ Ed, Willie
“Big Eyes” Smith, Nappy Brown, R.L. Burnside, Louisiana Red, Robert
Lockwood, Jr., Sam Lay, Barbara Lynn, John Primer, Eddy Clearwater, and
numerous others.
In 1999, Bob released his first CD as a national
recording artist, combining some of the highlights of his vaults. The
CD was called All-Star Blues Sessions, and was released on the HighTone
record label to great fanfare. This momentum created a long series of
CDs on HighTone with Bob in the harmonica player/producer role. Bob
started breaking into the national circuit in festival appearances with
Henry Gray and Louisiana Red. Bob co-produced harmonica ace Kim Wilson’s
2001 release of Smokin’ Joint which got a Grammy nomination the
following year. In 2005, Bob brought the Rhythm Room All-Stars featuring
Big Pete Pearson to The Marco Fiume Blues Passions Festival in Italy,
which opened a whole new world of European interest in Bob’s harmonica
artistry. This led to return visits to Europe for various festivals and
performances, as well as an ever-growing world-wide fan base. In 2007,
the Mayor of Phoenix officially proclaimed September 29, 2007 to be “Bob
Corritore Day” in honor of Bob’s musical contributions to his
community. Also that year, Bob received a “Keeping The Blues Alive”
award from the Blues Foundation. Bob’s 2007 collaboration with Dave
Riley, Travelin’ The Dirt Road, was nominated for a Blues Music Award.
Bob also contributed harmonica work on the 2008 Grammy®-nominated CD/DVD
by Pinetop Perkins, On The 88s. Bob‘s prolific activity with the Blue
Witch record label as label producer/harmonica player garnered him
additional notoriety.
Bob signed with the great Delta Groove
record label for a 2010 release that solidified Bob’s strong standing as
a major player in today’s blues world. In 2011 his CD Bob Corritore
& Friends / Harmonica Blues won a BMA for Best Historical Blues
Release. Also In 2011 the State of Arizona awarded Bob a Certificate Of
Recognition for his work in blues music. In 2012 Bob won a Living Blues
Award in the Harmonica category and Hohner Harmonicas including Bob’s
image in their packaging of the Blues Harp brand. 2013 saw a
highly-celebrated collaboration with John Primer which was awarded “Best
Blues Album of 2013” by Germany’s Blues News Magazine!
In 2014,
Corritore was also awarded a Blues411 Jimi Award for Best Harpist. In
2019 Bob Corritore & Friends/Don’t Let The Devil Ride won a Blues
Blast Music Award for Traditional Blues Album. Bob remains very active
releasing an album each year as well as numerous guest appearances on
other’s albums. He performs regularly across the country and around the
world with numerous projects including The Bob’s Of The Blues (Bob
Margolin, Bob Stroger and Bob Corritore), John Primer, Diunna Greenleaf,
Dave Riley, The Andy T Band, Alabama Mike, Jimi “Primetime” Smith, and
many others. Bob has also become well known for organizing multi-artist
showcase sets and events featuring traditional blues revues. Look for
Bob to continue his active work in presenting traditional blues
harmonica playing to the world stage.
https://bobcorritore.com/bio/
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Biografía
Bob
Corritore es uno de los músicos de armónica de blues más activos y
reconocidos de la escena actual. Su estilo lleva con pasión la vieja
escuela de tocar que Corritore aprendió de joven directamente de muchos
de los pioneros originales del Blues de Chicago. Su simpática, pero
ardiente forma de tocar la armónica está presente en más de 100
lanzamientos hasta la fecha, en sellos como VizzTone, Delta Groove,
Delmark, HighTone, HMG, Blue Witch, Blind Pig, Earwig, Ruf, Putumayo y
muchos otros. Muchos de los aclamados lanzamientos de Bob han sido
nominados o ganadores de varios premios Handy, Grammy, Living Blues,
Blues Music Awards y Blues Blast Music Awards. Bob también es
ampliamente reconocido por sus muchos papeles en el blues, como líder de
banda, propietario de club, productor de discos, presentador de
programas de radio, fundador de una fundación de artes y escritor
ocasional. Su increíble sitio web http://www.bobcorritore.com y su
boletín electrónico semanal reflejan una vida completamente invertida en
el blues.
Nacido el 27 de septiembre de 1956 en Chicago, Bob
escuchó por primera vez Muddy Waters en la radio a los 12 años, un
acontecimiento que cambió su vida para siempre. En un año, estaba
tocando la armónica y coleccionando álbumes de blues. Vería espectáculos
de blues en su adolescencia, incluyendo una actuación de Muddy Waters
en el gimnasio de su escuela secundaria. Se cortaría los dientes sentado
en la calle Maxwell con John Henry Davis y otros hasta que fuera lo
suficientemente mayor para asistir a los clubes de blues. Estuvo con
grandes arpistas como Big Walter Horton, Little Mack Simmons, Louis
Myers, Junior Wells, Big John Wrencher y Carey Bell, y recibió consejos
sobre la armónica y estímulos de muchos de ellos. Veía regularmente a
los Ases, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Billy Boy Arnold, John Brim,
Sunnyland Slim, Smokey Smothers, Eddie Taylor, y en muchos casos se hizo
amigo personal de estos veteranos del blues. Corritore trabajó con Tail
Dragger, Big Moose Walker, Willie Buck, Louis y Dave Myers, y Eddie
Taylor a finales de los 70 y principios de los 80. También produjo sus
primeras grabaciones durante ese tiempo, llevando a grandes figuras de
la armónica como Little Willie Anderson y Big Leon Brooks al estudio
para producir sus ya clásicos álbumes de debut.
En 1981, Bob se
aventuró al suroeste para vivir en Phoenix, Arizona. A los pocos meses,
Bob se unió a su amigo de Chicago, Louisiana Red, y los dos tocaron
juntos en Phoenix durante un año hasta que Red se trasladó a Alemania.
Durante el resto de la década de 1980, Bob trabajó en Phoenix y en todo
el suroeste con Big Pete Pearson, Buddy Reed, Tommy Dukes, Chief
Schabuttie Gilliame y una emergente Janiva Magness en una de sus
primeras bandas. En 1984, Bob complementó sus actuaciones con un
programa de radio de blues llamado Those Lowdown Blues en KJZZ, que
sigue siendo fuerte. En 1986, el ex baterista de Howlin' Wolf, Chico
Chism, se mudó a Phoenix por invitación de Bob para iniciar una
asociación de 20 años que duró hasta la muerte de Chico en 2007. En
1991, Bob abrió el ahora famoso Club de Conciertos de Blues y Roots, The
Rhythm Room. Tener un club creó otro catalizador para los proyectos
musicales de Bob. A menudo invitaba a grandes artistas a venir a
Phoenix, y la banda de Bob, The Rhythm Room All-Stars apoyaba a estos
artistas visitantes en los espectáculos y en las sesiones de grabación.
Los archivos de Bob de estas sesiones son ahora famosos, e incluyen
sesiones con Bo Diddley, Little Milton, John Brim, Jimmy Rogers, Henry
Gray, Pinetop Perkins, Ike Turner, Jimmie Vaughan, Henry Townsend,
Honeyboy Edwards, Big Jack Johnson, Ike Turner, Smokey Wilson. Lil' Ed,
Willie "Ojos Grandes" Smith, Nappy Brown, R.L. Burnside, Louisiana Red,
Robert Lockwood, Jr., Sam Lay, Barbara Lynn, John Primer, Eddy
Clearwater, y muchos otros.
En 1999, Bob lanzó su primer CD como
artista de grabación nacional, combinando algunos de los aspectos más
destacados de sus bóvedas. El CD se llamó All-Star Blues Sessions, y fue
lanzado en el sello HighTone con gran fanfarria. Este impulso creó una
larga serie de CDs en HighTone con Bob en el papel de
reproductor/productor de armónica. Bob comenzó a irrumpir en el circuito
nacional en apariciones en festivales con Henry Gray y Louisiana Red.
Bob coprodujo el lanzamiento de Smokin' Joint del as de la armónica Kim
Wilson en 2001, que fue nominado al Grammy al año siguiente. En 2005,
Bob llevó al Rhythm Room All-Stars con Big Pete Pearson al Festival
Marco Fiume Blues Passions en Italia, lo que abrió todo un mundo nuevo
de interés europeo en el arte de la armónica de Bob. Esto llevó a que se
volvieran a realizar visitas a Europa para varios festivales y
actuaciones, así como a un creciente número de fans en todo el mundo. En
2007, el alcalde de Phoenix proclamó oficialmente el 29 de septiembre
de 2007 como "Día del Corritore de Bob" en honor a las contribuciones
musicales de Bob a su comunidad. También ese año, Bob recibió el premio
"Keeping The Blues Alive" de la Blues Foundation. La colaboración de Bob
en 2007 con Dave Riley, Travelin' The Dirt Road, fue nominada para un
premio de música de blues. Bob también contribuyó con el trabajo de
armónica en el CD/DVD nominado al Grammy® 2008 de Pinetop Perkins, On
The 88s. La prolífica actividad de Bob con el sello discográfico Blue
Witch como productor/armonista del sello le dio una notoriedad
adicional.
Bob firmó con el gran sello discográfico Delta Groove
para un lanzamiento en 2010 que solidificó la fuerte posición de Bob
como un jugador importante en el mundo del blues de hoy. En 2011 su CD
Bob Corritore & Friends / Harmonica Blues ganó un BMA como Mejor
Lanzamiento Histórico de Blues. También en 2011 el Estado de Arizona
otorgó a Bob un Certificado de Reconocimiento por su trabajo en la
música de blues. En 2012 Bob ganó un Living Blues Award en la categoría
de Harmónica y Hohner Harmónicas incluyendo la imagen de Bob en su
embalaje de la marca Blues Harp. En 2013 se produjo una colaboración muy
celebrada con John Primer que fue premiado como "Mejor Álbum de Blues
de 2013" por la revista alemana Blues News Magazine!
En 2014,
Corritore también fue galardonado con un Blues411 Jimi Award como mejor
arpista. En 2019 Bob Corritore & Friends/Don't Let The Devil Ride
ganó un Premio Blues Blast Music por el Álbum de Blues Tradicional. Bob
sigue siendo muy activo lanzando un álbum cada año, así como numerosas
apariciones como invitado en otros álbumes. Se presenta regularmente en
todo el país y en todo el mundo con numerosos proyectos, incluyendo The
Bob's Of The Blues (Bob Margolin, Bob Stroger y Bob Corritore), John
Primer, Diunna Greenleaf, Dave Riley, The Andy T Band, Alabama Mike,
Jimi "Primetime" Smith, y muchos otros. Bob también se ha hecho muy
conocido por organizar espectáculos y eventos multiartistas en los que
se presentan revistas de blues tradicionales. Busca a Bob para continuar
su trabajo activo en la presentación de la armónica del blues
tradicional en el escenario mundial.
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Tracklist
1 - Tennessee Woman - 2:40
2 - Big Mama's Soul Food - 4:09
3 - Whatcha Gonna Do When Your Baby Leaves You - 3:30
4 - Don't Mess With The Messer - 2:51
5 - Spider In My Stew - 6:47
6 - Wang Dang Doodle - 3:14
7 - Drop Anchor - 2:00
8 - Sleeping With The Blues - 3:39
9 - Mama Talk To Your Daughter - 3:41
10 - Why Am I Treated So Bad - 5:19
11 - Soon Forgotten - 3:35
12 - I Can't Shake This Feeling - 4:21
13 - Look Out - 3:23
14 - I Shall Be Released - 5:54
Credits:
Backing Vocals – Michael Reed (15) (tracks: 10, 14)
Backing Vocals, Guitar – Bill "Howl N Madd" Perry (tracks: 6)
Bass – Adrianna Marie (tracks: 6, 7), Blake Watson (tracks: 2), Bob Stroger (tracks: 11), Kedar Roy (tracks: 3, 9, 13), Mike Hightower (tracks: 10, 14), Patrick Skog (tracks: 1), Troy Sandow (tracks: 4, 5, 12), Yahni Riley (tracks: 8)
Drums – Andrew Guterman (tracks: 3, 4, 13), Brian Fahey (3) (tracks: 5, 6, 8, 10 - 12, 14), June Core, Marty Dodson (tracks: 2)
Drums, Percussion – Alan West (tracks: 1, 7)
Executive-Producer – Bob Corritore, Clarke Rigsby
Guitar – Bob Margolin (tracks: 5, 12), Jimi "Primetime" Smith (tracks: 4, 8, 11), Johnny Main (tracks: 2, 10, 14), Johnny Rapp (tracks: 11), Junior Watson (tracks: 3, 13), Kid Ramos (tracks: 2, 10, 14), L.A. Jones (tracks: 7), Tony Tomlinson (tracks: 1)
Harmonica – Bob Corritore
Organ – Doc Holiday (7) (tracks: 8), Fred Kaplan (tracks: 3, 13)
Piano – Bob Welsh (3) (tracks: 9), Fred Kaplan (tracks: 3, 4, 11, 13), Shea Marshall (tracks: 1, 6)
Recorded By – Clarke Rigsby (tracks: 1 - 8, 10 - 14), Kid Andersen (tracks: 9)
Saxophone – Doug James (3) (tracks: 4), Shea Marshall (tracks: 1)
Vocals – Alabama Mike (tracks: 3, 7, 13), Diunna Greenleaf (tracks: 4), Oscar Wilson (5) (tracks: 1), Shy Perry (tracks: 6), Sugaray Rayford (tracks: 2), Willie Buck (tracks: 11)
Vocals, Backing Vocals – Francine Reed (tracks: 10, 14)
Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitar – Johnny Rawls (tracks: 8)
Vocals, Guitar – John Primer (tracks: 9), Lurrie Bell (tracks: 5, 12)
Label: SWMAF Records – SWMAF 18
Released: 14 May 2021
Genre: Blues
Style: Harmonica Blues, Modern Electric Blues
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