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"BOSS OF THE BOOGIE"

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Los Angeles, 2024 - Known by some as the "Boss of the Boogie", pianoman/vocalist ROB RIO plays the boogie-woogie and jump blues of the 40's and 50's with a virtuosity and elan that has excited audiences around the world for more than 35 years. RIO was inducted into the Boogie Woogie Hall Of Fame in 2008. He has appeared with many of the original blues greats, such as Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, James Cotton, Charles Brown, Joe Cocker, Paul Butterfield and many more, and has recorded with Mick Jagger, Canned Heat, Billy Boy Arnold, William Clarke, Coco Montoya, Finis Tasby, Walter Trout, Mud Morganfield, Phillip Walker and others, along with 12 CDs under his own name as well as dozens of other projects.

Born and raised in the Bronx, N.Y., Rio now resides in Los Angeles and performs at festivals, events and clubs locally and on the road nationally and internationally. He has been a favorite attraction throughout the Southland for the last 35 years, either as a solo performer or with his band, The Revolvers. His main influences include Otis Spann, Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis, Jimmy Yancy, Roosevelt Sykes, Oscar Peterson, Errol Garner, and Ray Charles.


"The best boogie- woogie player I've heard in a long time. He's really got it! "

Charles Brown

"I think Rob Rio plays as good as the very best pianist in the boogie music. He certainly has my approval."

Floyd Dixon

"...a flamboyant pianist, dynamic performer, charismatic entertainer..."

Greg Druest - KCBS FM

"...a boogie-woogie virtuoso..."

KEYBOARD Magazine

"Whether performing solo or with his smokin' band, Rob Rio's show is always a crowd pleaser."

Michael Kaufer - Foundation for American Roots Music

e-Mail to Rob Rio robrio@aol.com

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