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Rob RIO - Boogie Woogie Gold - New Album

Los Angeles, 7/05 - The latest CD from singer/songwriter/pianist ROB RIO, Boogie Woogie GOLD, is a compilation of 16 boogie-woogie piano instrumental nuggets culled from nearly 20 years of his recordings. On this, his 11th project, RIO, dubbed "boogie-woogie virtuoso" by KEYBOARD Magazine, displays the prodigious chops that have earned him the title "Boss of the Boogie." Several boogie-woogie classics are covered, such as Albert Ammons' BOOGIE-WOOGIE STOMP and CUTTIN' THE BOOGIE, Pete Johnson's DIVE BOMBER, KAYCEE BOOGIE and SWANEE BOOGIE and Meade Lux Lewis' HONKY TONK TRAIN. Also included are several Rio originals that shine and various interpretations of such masters as Jimmy Yancey, Cow Cow Davenport and Otis Spann. There's even a sparkling version of Erskine Hawkins' AFTER HOURS. All but 4 of the cuts have been released on previous Rob Rio Cds, but having all these nuggets together in one package is indeed a treasure! RIO-resides in Los Angeles and currently performs at festivals, events and clubs on the road— — and throughout southern California either as a solo or with his 5-piece band THE REVOLVERS. He has recorded and performed with some of the top names in the business, including Mick Jagger, Joe Cocker, Canned Heat, Billy Boy Arnold, William Clark, Coco Montoya and others, and continues to do session work. He has also starred solo for many years at the Arches Piano Stage of the Cincinnati Blues Festival , the premier showcase of boogie-woogie & blues pianists in the U.S. This year Rio tours France and Germany to perform solo and with the top European practitioners of this uniquely American art form. He reprises his role Jerry Lee Lewis in the 50's revue "American Hot Wax" at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. He will be joining boogie-woogie greats Bob Seeley and Carl "Sonny" Leyland at the Ojai Blues Fest for a re-enactment of the boogie-woogie dream trio of Ammons. Johnson and Lewis. He brings his band to the Big Bear Lake Classic Jazz Festival for the 6th year for solo and band performances.

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