Richard Ray Farrell

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Some people live to make money, and some people make money to live. Some people are music lovers, some people are hobby musicians, and then again some people live and breathe music. They are the "real deal," so to speak. Richard Ray Farrell is one of them. He has not only mastered the art of singing and playing the blues--he has literally "lived" the blues for years on end. Born in Niagara Falls, New York in 1956, Richard Ray left his hometown only two weeks after graduating from high school and backpacked his way through Europe, not knowing at the time that music would be his destiny. More than twenty-five years on the road as a traveling blues musician was to give him substantial credentials as a top-notch talent in the world of the blues. Richard Ray started as a street musician or “busker” in Paris, France in 1975. Totally fascinated with the music of Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson and other legendary blues players, Richard played for hours on end in the halls and tunnels of the Parisian “Metro” subway, scraping out a living as a musician, literally a "po' boy long way from home.” Little by little, Richard worked his way up from the subways and streets of cities throughout the continent, eventually forming his own band and going on to perform on some of the largest and most prestigious stages in Europe, together with some of the true “giants” of traditional American blues music. In 1978, Richard got an offer to front a blues-rock band in Spain. These were hard times

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Camino De Sanlucar

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Live Im Schützenhaus

Acoustic Roots

Bohemian Life

I Sing The Blues Eclectic

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Down Home Old School Country Blues

Three Pints Of Gin

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Shoe Shoppin' Woman

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Street Songs, Jazzy Tunes & Down Home Blues

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Life of Leisure

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Street Songs, Jazzy Tunes & Down Home Blues (Acoustic Blues)

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