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The Kelly Richey Band Promotional Video 2013: "Fast Drivin Mama" THE KELLY RICHEY BAND: INCENDIARY BLUES AND MONSTER GROOVES FOR 2013 The Kelly Richey band features heavy, riff-soaked blues guitar that is driven head first into incendiary funk bass lines and powerful rock/hip hop infused backbeats. The Kelly Richey Band sports a new, first-class line up for 2013. Freekbass and Jyn Yates are coming onboard to join Kelly Richey for a searing blues/rock/funk power trio that aims to seriously rock the house. Kelly Richey’s wicked fret board prowess and husky vocals meet up with the legendary Freekbass, one of the best funk bassists in the world today, and female powerhouse drummer Jyn Yates. These masterful players deliver solid, in-the-pocket monster grooves that forge the backbone for Richey to fly on. The Kelly Richey Band brings unparalleled energy and brilliant musicianship to the stage as they deftly meld blues, rock and funk for a dizzyingly potent wall of sound. |
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Booking: Ph: 513.407.8760 Email: Booking@kellyrichey.com Website: www.KellyRichey.com Download KRB Stage Plot |
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 Kelly Richey is thrilled to announce the release of her new album: “Sweet Spirit” Available Now “Sweet Spirit” rock and rolls across blues, funk, hip hop and straight up in-your-face rock and roll. Dishing up epic grooves and dirty crunchy guitar riffs, the ten-track album is rolled into a concise set of all-original songs that deftly mix brutish blues guitar and gritty swagger for foot-stomping rockers that shake and shimmy along within a stripped down but massive wall of sound. Pure vintage guitar tone, monster bass lines, and John Bonham-style drum grooves are augmented with Richey’s brawny gravel-studded vocals to produce her mightiest work yet. Richey sings with a competent authority and her down-and-dirty guitar grumble doesn’t disappoint. Richey has picked up the tempo on this album taking inspiration from the Black keys, R.L. Burnside, and The White Stripes, exploding with a raw, well-honed calculation that doesn’t sugarcoat or make excuses. Supported by engineer/producer Duane Lundy, Richey’s leave-blood-on-the-floor raw energy is highlighted rather than slick, polished out production, and gives a nod to Richey’s Led Zeppelin influenced core. Featuring Freekbass on bass guitar, Robby Cosenza on drums, and Bernie Worrell lending a shot of tasty keys, “Sweet Spirit” packs a potent knock-out punch that leaves Richey standing her ground as a serious, balls-to-the-wall, unapologetic rocker. |
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Kelly Richey Press Photos
Photos by: Sonya Ziegler - 2013 
Photos by: Sonya Ziegler - 2013 
Photos by: Sonya Ziegler - 2013 
Photos by: Sonya Ziegler - 2013 
Photos by: Sonya Ziegler - 2013 
Photos by: Sonya Ziegler - 2013 
Photos by: Sonya Ziegler - 2013 
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Kelly Richey Biography
Kelly Richey has been described as “Stevie Ray Vaughan trapped in a woman’s body with Janis Joplin screaming to get out.” That’s an apt appraisal of the Lexington, Kentucky native who has been compared to such legends as Jimi Hendrix, Walter Trout, Bonnie Raitt and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Richey’s masterful guitar chops capture an audience with muscular, explosive guitar leads that will astonish even the most seasoned blues enthusiast. Passionate and electrifying, Richey has been touring as a pro since her teens. For over 30 years, Richey has been burning up the fret board on her Strat with hard-hitting, riff driven, original, blues-based rock. Kelly Richey fronts her power trio The Kelly Richey Band, with a gutsy authority and fret board prowess that leave stunned audiences in her wake. Simply put, her live shows have to be seen to be believed. The heady combination of Richey’s powerful alto voice and the sheer intensity in her playing solidify Kelly Richey’s standing among the best blues guitarists known today. >>Read Full Kelly Richey Bio |
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What People Are Saying • USA TODAY “I Went Down Easy”, Kelly Richey This gruff-voiced, blazing guitarist takes no prisoners on the new Sweet Spirit. - Jerry Shriver • Barn Owl Blues (Netherlands) “Kelly Richey is an excellent and exciting guitarist and her husky voice matches her rock songs. After a rocking foot stomping beginning, Kelly shows that she masters ballads and Blues as well. Fans of old-fashioned hard rocking Blues should certainly listen to this album.” - Eric Campfens • Muzik Reviews “Kelly Richey is an amazing blues artist with a rock attitude. With Janis Joplin vocals and Jimi Hendrix guitar skills, she makes some great tunes, and Sweet Spirit is full of them.” - Craig Kidd • Cincinnati City Beat “…the always-impressive bass playing of Chris Sherman, a.k.a. Freekbass from Freekbot and local Funk group Freekbass, and studio drummer Robby Cosenza (formerly of the D.C.-spawned Indie Folk Rock band These United States) give Richey’s muscular, riff-laden songs a serious groove upon which the ever-soulful musician dazzles with both her six-string and vocal chords.” - Mike Breen • Blues Bytes "This incredibly tight set captures Kelly Richey at her best, with her powerful vocals, crisp, concise guitar work, and a powerhouse band in support. If you’re disappointed because it’s over, just start it over again….it’s just as good the second time around." • Reflections In Blues "Kelly Richey has nothing to prove. She has demonstrated that she can play traditional blues with passion, power and finesse; now she has shown the world that she can hold her own against any guitar player out there." - Bill Wilson • Classic Rock B102.7 - Concert review "The band had the crowd on their feet dancing, clapping and bowing at the incredible performers we were fortunate enough to see." - Crash • Don & Sheryl's Blues Blog "This set contains ten original tracks that allow Kelly’s snarling, Led Zep-influenced guitar leads and her husky, gravelly alto to take the center stage. The songs are concisely arranged for a power trip, and, on most tracks, Kelly is joined by Freekbass on bass, and Robby Cosenza on drums." - Don & Sheryl Crow • B’man’s Blues Report “This is the best hard rockin’ blues guitar release that I've heard in a long time.” • Cincinnati Enquirer “Richey’s chunky, riff-heavy guitar work and growling vocals combined with Freekbass’ in-your-face bass licks makes for some of the most intense, raw and rugged recordings in Richey’s career.” - Rick Bird • Cincymusic.com “I've never heard such a wonderful combination of funk, blues and rock; sometimes slinky and laid back, but usually a hard driving mix of musical sound and fury.” - William Taylor • Buckeye Music Magazine “Perhaps the best tune on the CD is a Rock and Roll masterpiece called “Risin’ Sun” where the trio stretch the boundaries a bit and prove that the Kelly Richey Band is not just a “Blues” band; this band can ROCK with the best of them...” - Jimmy Cummings • Guitar Player Magazine “ On Angels, the Kentucky native layers crunchy riffs, sassy wah lines, and fiery solos over tight, funky rhythm tracks played by elite Memphis studio cats. But it’s Richey’s fast powerful picking hand that sets her apart from typical bluesdrenched rockers.” - Andy Ellis • Blues Revue Magazine On previous albums, Richey’s terrific voice stole the spotlight from her sparkling playing. But with Speechless, an inspiring and extraordinarily controlled display of six-string talent, she lets her fingers do the talking. - Hal Horowitz • Vintage Guitar Magazine “Guitarist/singer Kelly Richey has been described as “Stevie Ray Vaughan trapped in a woman’s body with Janis Joplin screaming to get out.” That makes a helluva picture, but it’s as close as words come to describing the talent of this native of Lexington, KY....On these nine original cuts, the Strat-wielding guitarist interprets and expands on the great sounds of the masters, but with many original touches." - ECS • Goldmine Magazine “Kelly Richey’s first new album in five years (Speechless) is an incendiary blast through her influences, an all-instrumental set that picks up where the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Roy Buchanan, Jeff Beck, Pat Metheny, and Al DiMeola left off (or were once spotted) and tears hell for leather through a series of stylings and storms that render you slack-jawed in amazement.” - Dave Thompson • Arkansas Night Flying “...The Kelly Richey Band’s reputation is built on its explosive live performances and seeing is believing...Not many women, or men, can rock the blues with Richey’s intensity and authority.” • Elmore Magazine “Kelly Richey is a fiercely gutsy and immensely talented female guitarist based in the Midwest....A purely instrumental album in the rock or blues genres, in my opinion, must try harder to gain and keep the listeners’ attention throughout. Speechless succeeds.” - M.T.H. Weitzman • Cincinnati, City Beat “...Imagine a cross between Ruth Brown and Bonnie Raitt and you’ve just begun to get the picture.” • Top Twenty One “Kelly Richey is nothing short of an inspirational guitar player... I have never before heard a woman rip it out on a guitar like this. “ - John Shelton Ivany • LA Weekly “Such adventurous extrapolations are exactly what’s required if the blues genre is going to have anything new to say in the next century.” • Minneapolis, Blues On Stage “...( Kelly Richey ) is one remarkable blues guitar player. There are actually some very interesting similarities between Kelly Richey and Walter Trout -- both in style of playing, fretboard prowess, certain mannerisms and sheer intensity of emotion in their playing.” • New Music Weekly “Just got a copy of Kelly Richey and “Sending Me Angels” and we’re certainly impressed. Produced by John Snyder on the Sweet Lucy Record label, this amazing vocalist/guitarist, displays the very best in blues/rock, perfect for our Album Mix format.” • Album Network ...(Sending Me Angels) “Kelly Richey’s Raw gutsy performance on ‘Nothin’ To Do With Love’ is really accented by her amazing guitar work.” • Midwest Record “With chops and agility that just seem to scale new heights every time out, she’s actually more Albert King than Bonnie Raitt and knows full well how to burn the house down.” • Music City Blues—Nashville “Gritty, topical, socially-conscious lyrics are the standard on these eleven originals, all hammered home by her blistering fretwork and assertive, “take-noprisoners” vocal delivery.” …” For an insightful look at a brilliant woman of the blues, enjoy “Carry The Light” today!!” - Don Crow • Modern Guitars “Though Carry the Light encircles the blues more than enters it, a blues ambiance persists throughout, especially in her guitar playing approach. It blazes a scorching trail throughout most of the album.” - Brian D. Holland • Louisville Eccentric Observer The internationally celebrated Kelly Richey Band evokes the wandering spirits of Big Brother & the Holding Company, the Vaughn Brothers and Band of Gypsys. |
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List of Blues Festivals Played:
Thunder Bay Blues Festival Ottawa Blues Festival Fargo Blues Festival Mississippi Valley Blues Festival 10,000 Lakes Blues Festival Kalamazoo Blues Festival Pittsburgh Blues Festival Hot August Blues Festival Master Musicians Blues Festival Toledo Jazz & Blues Festival Mega Rock Blues Festival Blue Crab Blues Festival Tulsa Blues Festival Eureka Springs Blues Festival Cincinnati Blues Festival Boundary Waters Blues Festival Fraze Pavilion Blues Festival Calgary Winter Blues Festival River Raisin Jazz Festival Mega Rock R&B Festival Light House Blues Festival Luna Pier Bootleggers & Blues Festival Alpena Blues Festival Blue Crab Festival Fireman's Blues Festival NW Ohio Blues & Jazz Festival Crossroads Blues Fest |
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