Hey Gianfranco, a little taste from our music. If you like it there is more to hear at my site and I would like to be your friend. If it's not your taste I am sorry to have taken your time. Much respect. Grandpa_Erik
Sweeping and charismatic, Gianfranco Rizzo is without a doubt one of the more representative voices of the Apulian musical scene. From always gotten passionate of the Blues, Gianfranco, with its black voice, warm and powerful, has many fans in all the Puglia. After the successes with the Crossfire, the “GIANFRANCO Rizzo Blues band”, is one born new formation in order to express the soul in evocative atmospheres of the pub. With he in this adventure Marco Ancona, Ruggero Gallo and Paolo Provenzano of the “Bludivindia” and Paky “Hammond” Leo of the Crossfire. A band that it is literally depopulating in all its concerts, always turning out always much demand from the public and the organizers of the live. Merit of their strong personality, of the ability to know itself to transmit to the public the strong emotions that the Soul and Blues can give, of the great love for this evocative musical kind. The attempt of the “Gianfranco Rizzo Soul band”, that it is that one to carry the soul in the pub, to make to feel to the listener all loads emotional that this music encloses, aiming a lot at the immediacy. Gianfranco Rizzo has participated to the “National Harmonic Blues award” in Rome 1th and 2nd December 2001 with some of the best ones harmonicas bluesman than national reputation. He has participated to two editions of the “Festival Blues of Brindisi city” and to the semiends for “Pistoia Blues 2003”. Jam session with Arthur Miles and Sharrie Williams.
Favorite Blues Artists and Bands
James Brown, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Sam & Dave, Memphis Slim, T-Bone Walker, Johnny Winter, Canned Heat, Hot Tuna, Bessie Smith, Janis Joplin, Ray Charles, The Almann Brothers Band, Buddy Guy, Robben Ford, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Louis Armstrong, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Eric Clepton, Joe Cocker, Jimy Hendrix, John Mayall, Howlin' Wolf, Albert King, Keb' Mo', Bo Diddley, J. B. Lenoir, Willie Dixon, Taj Mahal, Steve Cropper, Albert Collins, Steve Ray Vaughan, Roberto Ciotti, Fabio Treves, Pino Daniele, Edoardo Bennato, Gary Moore.
Bob Dylan, Lez Zeppelin,Beatles, Rolling Stones, James Taylor, Neil Young, Ivan Graziani, Renato Zero, Vasco Rossi, Fabrizio De andrè, Lucio Dalla, Eugenio Finardi, Zucchero & Co. ....... Mio nonno e mio padre con l'organetto "Paolo Soprani"... tutti gli amici e i parenti delle serate, chi c'è e chi non c'è più.... My girl! Ogni periodo e ogni momento della mia vita ha una sua colonna sonora.........
Hey Gianfranco, a little taste from our music. If you like it there is more to hear at my site and I would like to be your friend. If it's not your taste I am sorry to have taken your time. Much respect. Grandpa_Erik