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Some people live to make money, and some people make money to live. Some people are music lovers, some people are hobby musicians, and then again some people live and breathe music. They are the "real deal," so to speak. Richard Ray Farrell is one of them. He has not only mastered the art of singing and playing the blues--he has literally "lived" the blues for years on end.

Born in Niagara Falls, New York in 1956, Richard Ray left his hometown only two weeks after graduating from high school and backpacked his way through Europe, not knowing at the time that music would be his destiny. More than twenty-five years on the road as a traveling blues musician was to give him substantial credentials as a top-notch talent in the world of the blues.

Richard Ray started as a street musician or "busker" in Paris, France in 1975. Totally fascinated with the music of Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson and other legendary blues players, Richard played for hours on end in the halls and tunnels of the Parisian "Metro" subway, scraping out a living as a musician, literally a "po' boy long way from home."

Little by little, Richard worked his way up from the subways and streets of cities throughout the continent, eventually forming his own band and going on to perform on some of the largest and most prestigious stages in Europe, together with some of the true "giants" of traditional American blues music....

In 1987, Richard opened for Joe Cocker at the Backnang Open Air Festival....

Richard formed his first trio, the Richard Ray Farrell Band, in 1989....

In October 2006 Richard, together with Steve Guyger, released Down Home Old School Country Blues....

Richard Ray can be found playing with his band, solo, or with well known musicians living the tri-state area, including Steve Guyger and Steve Gomes. Richard continues to tour in Europe and is frequently accompanied by Italian harmonica virtuoso Marco Pandolfi.

General Manager & Booking Agent : Javier Martin

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More about Marco Pandolfi can be found here:

http://www.marcopandolfi.com
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http://www.myspace.com/marcopandolfi

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/marcopandolfi
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http://worldofharmonica.blogspot.com/2012/04/listening-room-marco-pandolfi-close.html
http://cds.bandvillage.com/MARCOCD0001

Marco Pandolfi's presence on the Italian Blues scene goes back twenty years. He has been playing in the most important events on the peninsula, winning the respect of the greatest Blues Musicians in Italy and abroad....

His music is played on radio programs around the world (B.B. King's Bluesville-XM radio USA, King Biscuit Time-Helena AK, WWOZ New Orleans, WEFT Radio-Champaign, Illinois and more)....

Pandolfi has performed with some of the most famous Bluesmen worldwide, such as Richard Ray Farrell, Paul Oscher, Bob Margolin, Harvey Brooks, Preston Hubbard, Bob Corritore, Willie King, Tom Walbank, David Lee Durham, Paul Cox, King Edward, Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry, Mickey Rogers, among others.

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