Time: 49:19
Size: 112.9 MB
Styles: Electric Chicago blues
Year: 2011
Art: Front
[3:04] 1. Frisky Whiskey
[3:32] 2. Hwy 94 Blues
[6:53] 3. Fancy Freedom
[6:01] 4. Fat Cat Shuffle
[4:35] 5. Blues And Cash
[3:04] 6. Chi-Town Hustler
[3:43] 7. Meaning Of The Blues
[4:15] 8. Survive
[2:30] 9. Boogie Woogie Cruisin'
[4:15] 10. Gimme The Blues
[4:36] 11. Who I Am
[2:46] 12. From The Streets
Rich Ryan ("Richie Rich") is a Chicago born blues singer born under the name Daniel Joseph O'Brien. He was later adopted by a family in River Forest, Illinois.
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 and guitar 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, Kingston Mines, Blue Chicago and many other clubs using a fake ID to get in. He would also periodically sit-in with the players on stage.
Richie formed the band "Richie Rich and The Funky White Boys" and released its first record, I am Frisky Whiskey. The title track called "Frisky Whiskey" made it to number 7 on the IMN Music Charts. Later, Richie changed the name to 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 January of 2011.
Musicians playing behind Richie on From The Streets, include Grammy Winner Billy Flynn on guitar, Grammy Nominee Barrelhouse Chuck on piano, 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.
From The Streets was recorded at Studio Chicago, edited at Image Pictures and Mixed and Mastered at Chicago Recording Company. The entire CD was produced by Richie with help from Chris Steinmetz.
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 and guitar 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, Kingston Mines, Blue Chicago and many other clubs using a fake ID to get in. He would also periodically sit-in with the players on stage.
Richie formed the band "Richie Rich and The Funky White Boys" and released its first record, I am Frisky Whiskey. The title track called "Frisky Whiskey" made it to number 7 on the IMN Music Charts. Later, Richie changed the name to 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 January of 2011.
Musicians playing behind Richie on From The Streets, include Grammy Winner Billy Flynn on guitar, Grammy Nominee Barrelhouse Chuck on piano, 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.
From The Streets was recorded at Studio Chicago, edited at Image Pictures and Mixed and Mastered at Chicago Recording Company. The entire CD was produced by Richie with help from Chris Steinmetz.
From The Streets