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Chickenwings & Gravy
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a.k.a.
Bill Smith & Rich Rittenhouse
Bill and Rich are an
electric Chicago-style blues duo. Originals and classic blues in the styles of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Slim Harpo,
and Bill & Rich.
They are among the few ensembles performing the
authentic Chicago blues today. With their originals and covers, they are
carrying the genre into the 21st Century. Listeners love their fresh
interpretations and modern syntheses of music offering understanding and relief
from age-old emotional and physical angst.
Electronic Press Kit
(also available at
http://www.myspace.com/chickenwingsandgravy)
"Bill and Rich, also known as Chicken Wings and Gravy, play the blues
in a way you will not soon forget. Their understated competence showed these two
to be masters of their art."
Check out the rest
of this review of
our recent (Oct 27, 2005) performance at Oddfella's Cantina, on David St Lawrence's blog:
CLICK!
Or as Cynthia, down at Campbell's Place says "your
music is like a massage for the soul."
And now...CD
#2 is here...More
Wings, More Gravy!
Our CD
"Blue Plate Special"
is still available!
There are a couple of sample MP3s in streaming audio
in our
Electronic Press Kit.
To get your very own copy of our CD,
email Rich or call
540-831-7817. They make great gifts for that special person who has almost
everything and enjoys the real blues! Here's what Bob McGraw says about the CD:
"...terrific CD...good tunes, good singing, and your harmonica playing is
wonderful...great tone and you do so much with so few notes...very nice work,
and the CD cover is way cool..." And as Rich says: Them Blue
Plate Specials make great Christmas presents!
scroll down for schedule...
Come see us at: (note schedule changes for
January 2008)
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Fri May 9
CHICKENWINGS & GRAVY.
Three Li'l Pigs.
Roanoke. 8pm. Click
HERE for map. 540-966-0165. ALSO that
same night The Nighthawks will
be at 202 Market, but not until
later, so come have some BBQ with us at Three Lil Pigs, then go see the
Hawks! PUB CRAWL TIME!
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Thurs May 22 ~THE
GOOD SONS~ with Hoppie Vaughan, Rich, Greg Desaulniers.
The Blue 5 Restaurant. 312
Second St, downtown Roanoke. 8pm. 540-904-5338.
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Tues July 22CHICKENWINGS & GRAVY.
New River Valley Fair, Dublin VA. 7pm?
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Fri Aug 1
CHICKENWINGS & GRAVY.
Three Li'l Pigs.
Roanoke. 8pm. Click
HERE for map. 540-966-0165.
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Fri Aug 22
CHICKENWINGS & GRAVY.
Three Li'l Pigs.
Roanoke. 8pm. Click
HERE for map. 540-966-0165.
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MORE GOOD BLUES~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Every Monday there's a
Blues Jam at The Cellar in Blacksburg. Bring your
axe, sticks, or harp, or just your ears...8:30 signup, 9pm showtime.
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Every 2nd Wednesday there's a Blues Jam at
The Blue 5 Restaurant
on 2nd St. in downtown Roanoke, sponsored by the
Blue Ridge Blues
Society.
Info at link. Join your local blues society, and help
keep the blues Live!
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Check out the
James River Blues Society website for more blues shows in
the area. And if you're in their geographical area, seriously consider
joining them to help keep the blues alive!
Electronic Press Kit
...now with song samples from our
CD "Blue Plate Special"!
Check out our new MySpace page! It has songs for download, videos, and
propaganda too! It's at
http://www.myspace.com/chickenwingsandgravy
Biographical info
Propaganda about Bill & Rich!
8.5 x 11 Flyer (pdf)
Photo
Compressed Photo
4 x 5 Flyer (pdf)
OddfellasCantina 8.5 x 11 (pdf)
OddfellasCantina 4 x 5 (pdf)
Email Rich to book a performance or check on the schedule.
Or Call 540-831-7817.
"Like
any effective vaccine, the blues gives you just a taste of the disease it's
inoculating you from" --Michael E Ross
Cool links:
Video of
Rich with Nat Reese, Red Ricks, and Hoppie Vaughan
(thanks Hoppie!)
Video of
Rich with Doc's
Blues Revue at Newport Fest 07 (thanks Jon Benfield!)
Chickenwings & Gravy Myspace page:
http://www.myspace.com/chickenwingsandgravy
THE GOOD SONS Myspace
page here:
http://www.myspace.com/goodsonsof
The BLUES is Alive in England!
Sanders & Macleod
Check out my friends Karen & Martin
Blue Ridge Blues Society
BluesNdaBlood Podcasts cool
website, Dave!
Gary Hunt, the
bookbag Santa, blues fan, music promoter, honorary Belize citizen.
Mp3s of
New River Valley musicians...including Chickenwings & Gravy!
http://www.dennisgruenling.com
Adam Gussow on
harmonica...via YouTube
Harmonica
Masterclass on YouTube
go to Rich Rittenhouse's personal home page
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- Bill likes this picture best. He doesn't care at all if my
"chrome dome" is blinding...
The last thing a plate of wings ever sees....immortal
words from our friend and fellow bluesman Paul "Doc" Herling
photo courtesy of Dr. Parvinder Sethi
photo courtesy of Melissa Penley "the Coffee Mill girl"
photo courtesy of Charlotte Miles
Fri July 15 Maxwell's Restaurant,
1204 N. Main St, Blacksburg. 9pm or so... 540-552-3300. No cover charge.
Sat July 16 Roanoke Rib
Fest...we play from 4-4:45pm.
Thurs July 28th Oddfellas
Cantina, Floyd.
Friday Aug 5
Steppin' Out
Festival, downtown Blacksburg, 5pm at the Acoustic Stage near old post
office.
Thurs Aug 25 Oddfellas Cantina, Floyd.
Sat Aug 27 Pulaski Farmers Market...9:30-11:30am!!! (ouch)
Wed Sept 7 The
Club At Fiji Island, Roanoke, 9-12:30.
Thurs Sept 22 Oddfellas
Cantina, Floyd.
Fri Sept 30 CoffeeMill,
downtown Radford.
Sat Oct 1 Pulaski "Count Pulaski Days" festival.
12 noon-1pm. Free! Downtown Pulaski Virginia.
Friday Oct 21
Third Street Coffeehouse,
Roanoke. 8:30-10pm. Located in Trinity United Methodist Church, corner
of 3rd St & Mountain Ave, Old Southwest Roanoke. No cover! Click on
their website for directions.
Thurs Oct 27
Oddfellas
Cantina, Floyd. No cover charge, but call (540) 745-3463 for
reservations. Showtime 7-10pm.
Sat Nov 12
Campbell's Place,
526 Orange Ave, Roanoke. 8-11pm 540-344-4874. Click on link for map.
Fri Dec 9
Campbell's Place,
526 Orange Ave, Roanoke. 8-11pm 540-344-4874. Click on link for map.
Fri Dec 16
Maxwell's Restaurant,
1204 N. Main St, Blacksburg. 8-11... 540-552-3300. No cover charge.
Sat Dec 17
The
Club At Fiji Island, Roanoke, Opening for
Sean Costello. Time
TBA. 540-343-6751.
Thurs Dec 22
Oddfellas
Cantina, Floyd. No cover charge, but call (540) 745-3463 for
reservations. Showtime 7-10pm.
Sat Dec 31 Vinton's "Enchanted
Eve" New Years Celebration. Click on link for details.
Fri Jan 6
Fork In The Alley Brick Oven
Pub, 2123 Crystal Spring Ave, South Roanoke. 10-1. 540-982-FORK. Next to
the 7-11 store.
Sat Jan 7 The Cellar in Roanoke,
3203 Brambleton Ave, Roanoke. 9-12pm 540-777-0388. Just past Kelly's
Music.
Thurs Jan 19
Campbell's Place,
526 Orange Ave, Roanoke. 8-11:30pm 540-344-4874. Click on link for map.
Mon Jan 23
Harmonica Seminar
in Roanoke (no, we're not playing, but Rich will be there. Click on the
link if you're a harp player and might be interested...Advance
registration at website link.
Tues Jan 24
Schooners Blues Nite, 7226 Williamson Rd, Roanoke. 8-11pm 540-563-4956.
Click on link for map.
Fri Jan 27
Fork In The Alley Brick Oven
Pub, 2123 Crystal Spring Ave, South Roanoke. 10-1. 540-982-FORK. Next to
the 7-11 store.
Fri Feb 3
The Coffee Mill, downtown Radford, near RU campus. 6:30pm, no cover charge,
no stress, no smoke, no alcohol, just good down home blues, coffee, and
pastries. What more could you ask for?!
Fri Feb 10
Fork In The Alley Brick Oven
Pub, 2123 Crystal Spring Ave, South Roanoke. 9-12pm. 540-982-FORK. Next
to the 7-11 store.
Tues Feb 14
Schooners
Valentine Blues Nite, 7226 Williamson Rd, Roanoke. 8-11pm 540-563-4956.
Click on link for map.
Thurs Feb 23
Oddfellas
Cantina, Floyd. No cover charge, but call (540) 745-3463 for
reservations. Showtime 6-9pm.
Fri Feb 24 The Coffee Pot,
Brambleton Ave, Roanoke. 8:30pm.
Opening for
The Nighthawks!
Sun Feb 26 Channel 7 WDBJ at 8am!!! Ouch. Live! (Blues works
with coffee too...)
Fri
March 3
Campbell's Place,
526 Orange Ave, Roanoke. 8-11:30pm 540-344-4874. Click on link for map.
Friday March 10
Third Street Coffeehouse,
Roanoke. 8:30-10pm. Located in Trinity United Methodist Church, corner
of 3rd St & Mountain Ave, Old Southwest Roanoke. No cover! Click on
their website for directions.
Wed March 22 Owens Dining Hall, Virginia Tech, blues & bbq nite! 5-7pm.
Wings & Gravy Blues Quartet!.
Thurs March 30
Oddfellas
Cantina, Floyd. No cover charge, but call (540) 745-3463 for
reservations. Showtime 6-9pm.
Thurs April 13
CANCELED.
Awful
Arthur's, 1302 W. Main St, Salem. Time TBA. 540-387-1004.
Thurs April 27
Oddfellas
Cantina, Floyd. No cover charge, but call (540) 745-3463 for
reservations. Showtime 6-9pm. This might be a Bill Smith &
Friends show, since Rich will not be there that night.
Fri May 19
Fork In The Alley Brick Oven
Pub, 2123 Crystal Spring Ave, South Roanoke. 9-12pm. 540-982-FORK. Next
to the 7-11 store.
Thurs May 25
Oddfellas
Cantina, Floyd. No cover charge, but call (540) 745-3463 for
reservations. Showtime 6-9pm.
Fri June 9
The Coffee
Mill, downtown Radford, near RU
campus. 6:30pm, no cover charge, no stress, no smoke, no alcohol, just good
down home blues, coffee, sandwiches, and pastries. What more could you ask
for?!
Fri June 16
Sisters CoffeeHouse,
Princeton WV, 7:30pm. 304-487-8701.
Fri June 23
Fork In
The Alley Brick Oven Pub, 2123
Crystal Spring Ave, South Roanoke. 9-12?pm. 540-982-FORK. Next to the
7-11 store.
Thurs June 29
Oddfellas Cantina, Floyd. No cover
charge, but call (540) 745-3463 for reservations. Showtime 6-9pm.
Saturday July 22
Blue Ridge Blues & BBQFestival ... we
play a short set from 3:15-3:45 or so...click on link for map, etc.
Thurs July 27
Oddfellas
Cantina, Floyd. No cover charge, but call (540) 745-3463 for
reservations. Showtime 6-9pm.
Friday August 4
Three Li'l Pigs. 8pm. Click
HERE for map. 540-966-0165.
Wed August 9
Blue
Ridge Blues Society meeting, 7pm
Martins, on 1st Street,
Roanoke. Bring your axe, harps, etc, and jam. And help make The Blues happen
in our area.
Thurs Aug 24
Oddfellas
Cantina, Floyd. No cover charge, but call (540) 745-3463 for
reservations. Showtime 6-9pm.
Friday August 25
Three Li'l Pigs. 8pm. Click
HERE for map. 540-966-0165.
Tues
Aug 29
Harmonica Seminar in Roanoke (no, we're
not playing, but Rich will be there. Click on the link if you're a harp
player and might be interested...Advance registration at website link.
Friday Sept
1
Fork In The Alley Brick Oven
Pub, 2123 Crystal Spring Ave, South Roanoke. 9-12pm. 540-982-FORK. Next
to the 7-11 store.
Saturday Sept 9
Taste Of The Blue Ridge
Blues & Jazz Festival, Elmwood Park, Roanoke, noon-10:30pm. See link
for details. We open the blues jam that night at Martins in downtown
Roanoke. Festival features James Cotton and other greats, so check their
website (above) for tickets and details.
Fri Sept 22
The Coffee Mill, downtown Radford, near RU campus. 6:30pm, no cover charge,
no stress, no smoke, no alcohol, just good down home blues, coffee,
sandwiches, and
pastries. What more could you ask for?!
Thurs Sept 28
Oddfellas
Cantina, Floyd. No cover charge, but call (540) 745-3463 for
reservations. Showtime 6-9pm.
Thurs Oct 26
Oddfellas
Cantina, Floyd. No cover charge, but call (540) 745-3463 for
reservations. Showtime 6-9pm.
Friday Oct
27
Fork In The Alley Brick Oven
Pub, 2123 Crystal Spring Ave, South Roanoke. 9-12pm. 540-982-FORK. Next
to the 7-11 store.
Friday Nov
17
Fork In The Alley Brick Oven
Pub, 2123 Crystal Spring Ave, South Roanoke. 9-12pm. 540-982-FORK. Next
to the 7-11 store.
Thurs Nov 30
Oddfellas
Cantina, Floyd. No cover charge, but call (540) 745-3463 for
reservations. Showtime 6-9pm.
Friday Dec 1 EJ's Landing, Holiday Inn Tanglewood,
Roanoke. 8-12. Bill and I are joining Keith Chinault to back up
Susan
Haggerty. You won't want to miss this one. Get
Sassified!
Thurs Dec 28
Oddfellas
Cantina, Floyd. Actually, Bill will have a special
guest...Rich will not be there. Come out and see Bill! No cover charge, but call (540) 745-3463 for
reservations. Showtime 6-9pm.
Sunday Dec 31 New Year's "Enchanted
Eve" in downtown Vinton, VA. We play 2 one-hour sets, at 7 &
10pm. There is a charge for admission to the whole event, with many
venues and performances. See website above for details.
HAPPY 2007!
Thurs Jan 25, 2007!
Oddfellas
Cantina, Floyd. No cover charge, but call (540) 745-3463 for
reservations. Showtime 6-9pm.
Fri Feb 2
The Coffee Mill, downtown Radford, near RU campus. 6:30pm, no cover charge,
no stress, no smoke, no alcohol, just good down home blues, coffee,
sandwiches, and
pastries. What more could you ask for?! Come out and celebrate Ground
Hog Day with us!
Fri March 30
The Coffee Mill, downtown Radford, near RU campus. 6:30
or 7pm, no cover charge,
no stress, no smoke, no alcohol, just good down home blues, coffee,
sandwiches, and
pastries. What more could you ask for?!
Fri April 27
NAT REESE Concert, Dumas Center, Downtown
Roanoke, 8pm. Contact me for tickets! (no we're not playing, just going
there to hear The Coalfield Bluesman!) More information at:
Blue Ridge Blues Society
website.
Thurs May 17
Oddfellas
Cantina, Floyd. No cover charge, but call (540) 745-3463 for
reservations. Showtime 6-9pm. [DATE IS NOW CORRECTED!]
Friday June 1
Three Li'l Pigs.
Roanoke. 8pm. Click
HERE for map. 540-966-0165.
Fri June 8
The Coffee Mill, downtown Radford, near RU campus. 6:30
or 7pm, no cover charge,
no stress, no smoke, no alcohol, just good down home blues, coffee,
sandwiches, and
pastries. What more could you ask for?!
Friday June 29
Three Li'l Pigs.
Roanoke. 8pm. Click
HERE for map. 540-966-0165.
Friday July 20
Blue
Ridge Blues Society competition & show, Martins in Roanoke. We'll be
there...the competition starts at 7pm. Downtown Roanoke, on 1st Street.
Come out and help us win...send us to Memphis!
Saturday July 21
Blue
Ridge Blues & BBQ Festival, Roanoke. We play at 3:15, then I get to back
up the Coalfield Bluesman,
NAT REESE
at 8:30pm. This is a great all-day outdoor festival in beautiful downtown
Roanoke. Featuring Mighty Sam McClain, Fat Daddy Band, Jesse Ray Carter,
Scott Perry, Little Roger & The Cheap Thrills, and other local, regional and
national blues acts! Click on the
website for directions, schedule, details, etc.
Friday July 27
Three Li'l Pigs.
Roanoke. 8pm. Click
HERE for map. 540-966-0165.
Friday Aug 3
Courthouse
Cafe, Pearisburg. 7:30-9pm.
Friday August 24
Three Li'l Pigs.
Roanoke. 8pm. Click
HERE for map. 540-966-0165.
Fri Dec
7
The Coffee Mill, downtown Radford, near RU campus. 6:30pm, no cover charge,
no stress, no smoke, no alcohol, just good down home blues, coffee,
sandwiches, and
pastries. What more could you ask for?!
Monday Dec 31
New Year's "Enchanted
Eve" in downtown Vinton, VA. CHICKENWINGS & GRAVY will play 2 one-hour sets, at 7 &
10pm. There is a charge for admission to the whole event, with many
venues and performances. See website above for details.
Sat Jan 12
Blues BBQ Co.
CHICKENWINGS & GRAVY at 107 Market
Square, downtown Roanoke. 9pm. 540-344-5683.
Tues Feb 5
~THE
GOOD SONS~ with Hoppie Vaughan, Rich, Greg Desaulniers. Private
event.
Sat Feb 16
~THE
GOOD SONS~ with Hoppie Vaughan, Rich, Greg Desaulniers.
Blues BBQ Co. 107 Market
Square, downtown Roanoke. 9pm. 540-344-5683.
Thurs Feb 21
~THE
GOOD SONS~ with Hoppie Vaughan, Rich, Greg Desaulniers.
The Blue 5 Restaurant. 312
Second St, downtown Roanoke. 9pm. 540-904-5338.
Sat Feb 23 CHICKENWINGS & GRAVY. Opening
for
The Nighthawks!
202 Market, downtown Roanoke.
Fri Feb 29 CANCELED
CHICKENWINGS & GRAVY.
Blues BBQ Co. 107 Market
Square, downtown Roanoke. 9pm. 540-344-5683.
Fri March 7
~THE
GOOD SONS~ with Hoppie Vaughan, Rich, Greg Desaulniers.
Blues BBQ Co. 107 Market
Square, downtown Roanoke. 9pm. 540-344-5683.
