Bookings: Johnnie Riles, 954-709-5670
Bookings: Johnnie Riles, 954-709-5670
The band (L-R): Jeff Babick, Lee Johnson, Les Blachut, Mike Zinna, Bob LaMendola, Johnnie Riles
Photos by our good friends Cyndi Trujillo and Jim Meinert of Edicut Inc.
What we're all about
Every time we play,
bandleader Johnnie Riles reminds
us of why we call ourselves “The Doctors of Rhythm & Blues.”
“Music has been known to be a
healing force in the
universe,” he tells the crowd. “As we go along tonight, you will feel
that
healing start to take place.”
And they do. There's
something about R&B,
about the blues, about jazz, about party music, that makes people feel
better about life.
Maybe that's
healing. Maybe that's just having
a good time. Whatever, it's been working for a decade of blues therapy.
Johnnie started the
band in the early 1990s in an
Opa-locka, FL storage unit, and has cultivated it into a tight,
professional,
six-man entity with an abundance of experience, versatility,
musicianship
and most of all, energy.
No lackluster,
clock-watching performances
for us. We come out smoking, and we don't stop. We have a good time
among
ourselves, and the audience can't help but do the same.
The core of the
today's lineup has played
together for years of steady, uninterrupted gigging, from Miami to West
Palm Beach. Our newest member has been with us since 2003.
We've landed regular, recurring gigs at local clubs, including every Saturday night for two years at the Downtowner Saloon in Fort Lauderdale. Plus, we've played higher profile concerts at Miami Dolphins games, the FedEx Orange Bowl, the City of Fort Lauderdale SunTrust Jazz Brunch, a Tavis Smiley C-SPAN TV show and many festivals.
We've got the chops to deliver dirty blues to thumpin' soul to smooth saxophone jazz to complex bebop -- and ballads. We like to mix up so the audience gets to hear some of everything.
That's what we call Blues Therapy.
Love the blues?
Now you can download a cell phone
ringtone of our version of "Every Day I Have the Blues." Just $1.99.
| Song | Download | Price | |
| Everyday I Have The Blues |  | $1.99 | |
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Our favorite links...
Jazz
Survivors ~ An excellent
straight-ahead jazz band (yes, three of us are in it).
DJ Patrick Saccoccia ~ Patrick S spins a mean evening of tunes. We worked with him several times.
lesblachut.com
~ Our keyboard
man has many projects of his own.
Blues Band
Inc. ~ Recording
studio and production company run by Johnnie and our good friend Arthur
J. Wilson.
Tobacco
Road ~ One of the
world's cooler night spots, in downtown Miami. Find us there sometimes.