Bob Corritore was born on Robert Joseph Corritore; September 27,1956 and is an American blues harmonica player, record producer, blues radio show host and owner of The Rhythm Room, a music venue in Phoenix, Arizona.
17 Facts About Bob Corritore
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Bob Corritore produced one album that was nominated for a Grammy Award and contributed harmonica on another.
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Bob Corritore was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, but was raised from infancy in suburban Wilmette.
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Bob Corritore returned to Chicago, where he worked a job by day and pursued his musical education at night.
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Bob Corritore's first paying gig came in Buck's band at age 23 alongside Louis and Dave Myers, Johnny "Big Moose" Walker, Odie Payne Jr.
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Bob Corritore subsequently started attending performances at clubs on the South and West Sides, where he was mentored by Louis Myers, Lester Davenport, Junior Wells, Big Leon Brooks, Little Mack Simmons, Big Walter and others, who regularly invited him on stage to play.
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Bob Corritore recorded harmonica player Little Willie Anderson, creating his own label, Blues On Blues Records, in the process.
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In 1981, Bob Corritore relocated to Phoenix, Arizona, where he was joined a few months later by Louisiana Red.
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Bob Corritore subsequently joined a succession of bands fronted by regional favorites Big Pete Pearson, Janiva Magness, Tommy Dukes and Buddy Reed.
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Years later they worked together again when Bob Corritore produced Louisiana Red's Sittin' Here Wonderin'.
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Since 1984, Bob Corritore has been hosting "Those Lowdown Blues," a five-hour Sunday night on KJZZ.
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Two years later, Bob Corritore recruited former Howlin' Wolf drummer Chico Chism to relocate from Chicago to Phoenix for various band and studio projects, a relationship that endured until his death in 2007.
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Bob Corritore opened The Rhythm Room music venue in Phoenix in 1991.
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Bob Corritore has released albums on the HighTone, Blue Witch, Delta Groove and SWMAF labels, as well as his current home, VizzTone.
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Bob Corritore has performed at the Kennedy Center, The Strathmore, The Dodge Theater, AVA Amphitheater and other prestigious venues.
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An official endorser of Hohner harmonicas, Bob Corritore regularly leads harmonics master classes at the Blues Foundation's annual International Blues Challenge week in Memphis.
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The editor and main writer of the Bob Corritore Blues Newsletter, his 2020 album, The Gypsy Woman Told Me, a partnership with John Primer, was a finalist for traditional blues album of the year in the Blues Blast Music Awards after winning the same honor for Don't Let The Devil Ride in 2019.