We've got ROB RIO! It's been too long since we've had these beloved artists to play for us! Please come to the Carrillo Ballroom and welcome Rob Rio and the Revolvers back! Come on down to the best dance floor in California for a great night of dancing!
Presented in association with Santa Barbara Parks and Rec.
Join for a lesson at 7:30. Lessons are always included in the price of admission to the dance! Come for a Level 1 or Level 2 class. Bring a friend!
(Please be prompt for lessons; doors close at 7:40)
8:30 - 11:30: Live music from Rob Rio and the Revolvers
$20 (cash only) at the door
$10 youth age 13 and under (must be accompanied by an adult)
Ask us about group rates!
Save your ticket for our prize drawing at the break!
As always, no partner necessary, and no special dress is required.
BIO:
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.
Upcoming Dances:
Friday, July 18 - Flattop Tom & His Jumpcats
Friday, August 15 - Dani & the Delinquents (formerly Crown City Bombers)
Friday, September 19 - Carl Sonny Leyland
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