Willie Buck and Bob Corritore CD Release Party
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Willie Buck and Bob Corritore CD Release Party
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- Show Time: 7:00pm
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SPACE — Evanston, IL
- Address: 1245 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202
- Additional Info: Willie Buck and Bob Corritore are true ambassadors of the classic Chicago blues sound. Their musical relationship began in the late 1970s when Willie invited Bob to join his band. And even though Bob moved to Phoenix Arizona in the 1980s theyve remained musically connected and have reunited to perform together each year. This show is a CD release party for their collaborative album called Oh Yeah on the VizzTone Label Group.Willie Buck moved from his hometown of Houston Mississippi to Chicago in 1954 and quickly immerse himself into Chicagos thriving blues scene. Strongly influenced by Muddy Waters, Willie found himself as a popular attraction on the south side at a early age. After over six decades of honing, his craft and entertaining lovers of the true blue sound, Willie has established himself as an internationally recognized performer and recording artist. The city of Chicago even named a street after him, Willie Buck Way!Bob Corritore was born in Chicago in the 1950s and as a young teenager had his Muddy Waters awakening, which led him to play blues harmonica. He played around Chicago and studied harmonica from the greats until he moved to Phoenix in the early 1980s. Since then, Bob has also created an international presence in the The Blues world with a prolific catalogue of high profile releases and numerous awards, nominations, and accolades. Together they bring over four and a half decades of friendship and musical collaboration to their show of heavyweight Chicago blues.
