The Dave Riley blues style is marked with equal parts authenticity and guts… Read Full Bio ↴The Dave Riley blues style is marked with equal parts authenticity and guts. With blues singer/guitarists currently available at a dime for the dozen, it is refreshing to be confronted with a dose of originality. New York’s Fedora Records seeks to keep the blues in its elliptical orbit through featuring such musicians as Riley, a fearless practitioner whose music is fueled by his own encounters with life’s blue junctures. His music is succinctly delivered through meaty crunch chords, layered precision picking, and a voice that bellows with authority and mobility. Whiskey, Money & Women I laced with a tone of granulated joy and redemption. Riley, who spent 25 in the correctional circuit as a guard in Illinois’s Joliet State Penitentiary, is a reformed addict and Vietnam veteran. He is joined by son, Dave Riley, Jr., snap-drummer Sam Carr, and Arkansas harp man, John Weston. The bulk of the music is played as a blues power trio. They open the disc with Detroit Jr.’s infectious “Call My Job.” Riley makes the tune his own, tactfully placing 7’s and 9’s in the rhythms and spilling filler riffs with grace and accuracy. “Tribute,” which features Riley alone with his guitar, cites such forerunners as Elmore James, Wes Montgomery, and Texas slinger Freddie King as masters, Riley acknowledging their powers in the artform and humbly taking the torch for his passion. He further pays tribute, ripping through standards by Howlin’ Wolf and BB King (“Smokestack Lightning” and “Angel of Mercy”). Oddly enough, the record closes with a soulful take on John Lennon’s “Imagine.” The number begins with a monologue that calls attention to grade school violence. Riley’s chord strumming is choppy at best, but his intentions are forthright. This record makes a fine introduction to a Southern unsung bluesman.

Down South
Dave Riley Lyrics

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311 Let me take you down south Hear it from the dover's…
Akinyele (akinyele) - hook You I'm from new york And connected with …
Annika Chambers & the Houston All-Stars Homesick tired All alone in a big city Why should…
B. A. Rolfe And His Palais D'or Orchestra N…
Bernard Allison Came home this morning Feeling down and out Whoa I came home…
Big Tymers Yeahh.. scene so thick Talkin bout OutKast, Organized, Rap-A…
big tymers ft. ludacris lil wayne jazze pha Yeahh.. scene so thick Talkin bout OutKast, Organized, Rap-…
Big Tymers Lil Wayne Yeahh.. scene so thick Talkin bout OutKast, Organized, Rap-A…
Bigtymers Yeahh.. scene so thick Talkin bout OutKast, Organized, Rap-…

C.I.A. ZOO [Chorus: x2] This is how we, do it down South Platinum and…
Doc & Merle Watson Come like you man don't know where i'm from! It goes…
E.S.G. Come on, uh I'm bout to cause a disaster, like a…
Glory Mopz I know you from the Bronx Heard it′s cold, it's like…
I.N.Phonium Homesick tired All alone in a big city Why should…
Iggy Azalea Look-look-looking up north why you're touching down south …
J. L. J More lies, more conversation, girl It really don't matter 'c…
Jadakiss & Sheek Shout out to the runners Awwwww Lets go CHORUS Lets take…
Jeremy Loops I didn't want to leave you down south When I said…
Jeremy Loops [feat. Motheo Moleko] Whining man, you, get away from me See-see happily, take it…
John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson Now an' I'm goin' back down South Man, where the weather…
John Lee Williamson Down South Track #22 3:05 Sonny Boy Williamson I (John Lee) …
Johnny Orr Band Its 5 o'clock its time to go, gotta hit the road…
L.R. Phoenix More lies, more conversation, girl It really don't matter 'c…
Lady Antebellum I was born, I was blessed Right place, right time, I…
Lil Wayne Ft. Ludacris And Ba Yeahh.. scene so thick Talkin bout OutKast, Organized, Rap-A…
Ludacris feat Lil Wayne Yeahh.. scene so thick Talkin bout OutKast, Organized, Rap-…
Mike Tramp Think this, do that, worry too much If you just woke…
Mista Madd [Hook: x2] This is how we, do it down South Platinum and…
Mista Madd Featuring Slim Thug & Yungstar [Hook: x2] This is how we, do it down South Platinum and…
Most Wanted Boys (feat. Snoop Dogg) [Chorus x2: Snoop Dogg] Down south sm…
Most Wanted Boys feat. Snoop Dogg Down south smuggling cash, Hustlin for cash Bustin my ass, J…
Mr. Boogie Woogie I'm about to go up high you ain't ready for…
Ol' Dirty Bastard [Intro: Ol' Dirty Bastard] Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, fu…
P.M. FM Shout out to the runners Awwwww Lets go CHORUS Lets take…
P.M.FM Shout out to the runners Aw Lets go [Chorus] Lets take it d…
Partners-N-Crime Homesick tired All alone in a big city Why should…
Pitbull When you're from down south, boy Down south, boy Way, way, w…
Rick Ross feat. Jadakiss Shout out to the runners Aw Lets go [Chorus] Lets take it d…
rick ross jadakiss sheek louch Shout out to the runners Awwwww Lets go CHORUS Lets take…
Sonny Boy Williamson Now an' I'm goin' back down South Man, where the weather…
Superheist Backslide take a dive to the right side And were hellbent…
T.R.O.Y. More lies, more conversation, girl It really don't matter 'c…
Texas Ranger I know your tricks i know those foolish games you…
The Jenova Collective There's no time to every story with basis to your…
The Manhattan Transfer Saints and sinners, come one, come all Have a little revival…
The Rifles Here I go down south across the water tonight And everyone…
Tite Chalie Boy & Big Redd [Chorus: x2] This is how we, do it down South Platinum and…
Tom Petty headed back down south gonna see my daddy's mistress gonna b…
Wale Feat. Maxo Kream & Yella Beezy (La Música de Harry Fraud) Down South slangin', rollin' wit…