April 5, 2008
Blues Injection (song#3) has been receiving airplay in Barcelona, Spain at 96.6 FM on the show “La Hora Del Blues”.
I Can Stand Alone (song#6) has been receiving airplay in Portugal on Radio Marginal and a video airs on the television show “Euro Ritmias”.
Quiet Night in Chicago (song#8) was featured on the blues sampler CD released by Oasis.
The entire record was the featured CD on Kiss FM (Portugal) on a program hosted by DJ Owen Gee
The CD “Midnite Show Tonight” receives regular airplay on WTMD in Baltimore
I’m Goin’ Home is featured on a blues compilation CD released by TK (WTMD) radio host
March 20, 2008
Bluestone Records is pleased to announce the release of the new recording by "Mark Rigg
& The Big Rigg Band".
Produced by legendary bass guitarist Kenny Aaronson, this CD is a continuation of
Mark Rigg's musical journey through American roots music. You can hear the Motown in
"Three Strikes" and the Memphis in his cover version of the classic “Slip Away”. The
next track "War Paint Baby”, is in a New Orleans second line groove. Then full-out
smoking, Chicago blues is next with “I’m Gone” featuring a guest appearance by Jon Paris
on harmonica. “I’m Goin Home” conjures up the early grooves of Ray Charles and finally
“Who Do You Love Tonight” brings to mind the sound of Tom Waits crossed with Daniel Lanois.
Besides Kenny Aaronson and Jon Paris, Mark is joined by Marty Dunayer - Organ, Dave
Donen - Drums, Jim Clouse - Tenor Saxophone, Fred Maxwell- Trumpet, John Farnsworth
- Trombone and Jeff Schiller - Baritone Sax. Also appearing on this CD are Rex Benincasa,
Jorge Alfano, Charlie Giordano, Richard Peck, Walt Szymanski and Barry Olsen.
These musicians have worked with Bob Dylan, Johnny Winter, Mick Taylor, Billy Idol, Frank Sinatra, Alicia Keyes, Barry White, Peter Tosh and others.
Mark Rigg has been playing Blues and R&B for more than 20 years. He has worked with
many of the pioneers of R&B, Blues and Soul music, as well as leading his own group. He
works extensively in the US and Europe.
Currently this CD, as well as Mark’s previous CD “Blues Injection” can be heard in
England, Spain, Portugal, Poland as well as many parts of the US such as La Hora de
Blues” in Barcelona, Spain and thebluesnet.com with Paul Fields