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Friday, June 15, 2012 8:00 PM
Doors: 7:30 PM
Tucson Sheraton Hotel & Suites TucsonAZ
Rhythm & Roots presents:
The Fremonts with Mighty Joe Milsap
featuring special guest BOB CORRITORE
"A seasoned band capturing the sound of vintage electric blues."
Blues Revue magazine
If music is medicine then The Fremonts, with “Mighty” Joe Milsap on vocals and Bob Corritore on harmonica, are sure to cure what’s ailing you. The Fremonts are a West Coast blues band that nails the classic sound and silky smooth tempo of Louisiana R & B from the 50's and 60's. The band excels in down-home early Louisiana swamp strolls and shuffles channeling the sounds of Excello, Imperial, and Vee-Jay Records artists like Lazy Lester, Slim Harpo, and Fats Domino along with their own carefully crafted originals in the regional sounds that are often absent on today’s blues scene. Their most recent release, Mighty Crazy reached number 16 on the Living Blues charts in 2006 and their new album "Live at the Woodpit" will be released on May 19th. The Fremonts have received numerous blues awards including the San Diego Reader’s “Best Blues Band,” and Album of the Year for “Mighty Crazy,” at the 2006 San Diego Music Awards. The band consists of Joe Milsap on vocals, Al West on drums, and Tony Tomlinson and Patrick Skog share the guitar and bass.
Adding his well known expertise to the evening will be Arizona’s legendary blues enthusiast Bob Corritore, one of the most active and highly regarded blues harmonica players on the scene today. An amazing harp player, record producer, radio DJ, club owner, and band leader ,Corritore has played harmonica with just about everybody in the blues world and is currently celebrating 40 years of doggedly promoting the blues. His passionate harmonica playing has been featured on more than 50 releases and he is frequently a winner or nominee of Handy, Grammy, Blues Music Awards and Blues Blast Music Awards.
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