Ricky "King" Russell Bio |
What the critics are saying: |
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| In these days of sampled and
computer-generated music, it is refreshing to hear music the way it is
meant to be played - honestly and with soul! Ricky "King" Russell
is one of the Blues' most seasoned performers and brightest talents. Taking his cue from Blues masters past and present, Ricky plays with passion and style. His 3 cds are radio favorites and the song, "Big Boy" has been featured on the House of Blues Radio Hour with Dan Akroyd. Ricky is a guitarist/vocalist/songwriter forty year musician with a list of credits and accomplishments too long to list here. Described as "volcanic" by the Boston Globe, Ricky always delivers from the heart. He has appeared with such notables as John Lee Hooker, Eddie Clearwater, Mighty Sam McClain, Ronnie Earl, Jerry Portnoy, Duke Robillard, Kim Wilson, Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton (Double Trouble), Susan Tedeschi, Toni Lynn Washington, Roomful of Blues and many others. He is a featured artist at the original House of Blues in Cambridge, MA and Harvard University has bestowed upon him an honarary "Doctorate of the Blues". |
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| "Great Stuff", Dan Akroyd (Blues Brothers, House of Blues) | ||
| "Blistering Roadhouse Blues", Steve Morse (Boston Globe) | ||
| "Tasty", Dean Johnson (Boston Herald) | ||
| "The fever heat of the blues!", Frank John Hadley (Downbeat Magazine) | ||
| "Strong and vibrant", Matt Whorf, (Blueswire Magazine) | ||