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Frisky Whiskey
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Frisky Whiskey
Released: Jan 15, 2011
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  • Genre: Blues

    Location Chicago, Un

    Profile Views: 69815

    Last Login: 3/18/2013

    Member Since 10/24/2007

    Website www.chitownbluesband.com

    Record Label Chi Town Music with digital distribution done by Interscope Digital Distribution

    Type of Label Major

  • Bio

    Rich Ryan ("Richie Rich") is a Chicago born blues singer born under the name Daniel Joseph O'Brien. He was adopted by a family and his name was changed to Rich Ryan. Richie has been performing in the arts since he was a young boy with his first appearance being the role of Nick Burns in the screenplay "A Thousand Clowns" with the Slice of Life Players. Richie also began playing the piano, drums and saxophone at a young age and still plays piano to this day. He is influenced by the sound of Muddy Waters,Pinetop Perkins, BB King, Albert King, Buddy Guy, Johnnie Lee Hooker, Louis Armstrong and many others. As a teenager, he frequented many blues clubs including The Checkerboard Lounge, Kingstone Mines and many other clubs using a fake ID to get in. Richie formed the band "Richie Rich and The Funky White Boys" but changed the name in 2009 to the name "Richie Rich and The Chi-Town Blues Band", which more adequately reflects the roots of its members. In 2009, Richie headed back into the studio to complete another CD entitled "From The Streets" which was released in 2011. Musicians playing behind Richie on "From The Streets", include Grammy Winner Billy Flynn on guitar, Grammy Nominee Barrelhouse Chuck on piano, Grammy Nominee Kenny ("Beedy Eyes") Smith on drums, Mark Devos on Bass and a local horn section. Other Musicians performing on "From The Streets" include Derek Carden, Janna Johnson and Yuki Tasaka. The performance of "Frisky Whiskey" includes Richie Rich on lead vocals, Award winning drummer Merle Perkins, Mark Wydra on guitar, Peter Andrea on bass and John Chorney on piano. <p><P>IF YOU ARE A RADIO STATION AND NEED THE BAND TO SEND YOU ANY OF OUR SONGS, EMAIL MANAGEMENT AT CHITOWNBLUESBAND@YAHOO.COM AND WE WILL SEND YOU WHAT YOU NEED. ....PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR STATION ID, ADDRESS, CONTACT PERSON AND PHONE NUMBER..... ...... CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBPAGE AT WWW.CHITOWNBLUESBAND.COM

  • Members

    <P> 2012 TOURING BAND ANNOUNCED...THE 2012 TOURING BAND WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS:<P> <P> Ricky Nelson - Drums, Felton Crews - Bass, John Dade - B3 Organ, Neil Lustyk - Guitar, Will Crosby - Guitar, George Hawly - Harmonica, Bill McFarland - Trombone, Kenny Anderson - Trumpet, Hank Ford - Tenor Saxophone, Steve Koerner - Baritone Sax, Lindsay Raasch - Backup Vocals and the band will be adding another backup singer before the 2012 tour starts.

  • 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

    Us...thats who we sound like.

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    Burgers on the grill tonight with Joe Kelley and now we at at Overtime Bar and Grill with Pistol Pete and Pooky Styx.

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    Last night&#39;s Navy Pier show was over the top. Thank you Edison Awards staff, Nielsen Company and Discovery Channel for letting us show off!!

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    Very pleased to announce legendary bluesmen Eddie Shaw and Carl Weathersby will perform with Richie and the band at the 2013 Edison Awards.

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