Rod Piazza (born November 18, 1947 in Riverside, California is a blues harmonica player, singer and band leader. He has been the driving force behind Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers since 1979, along with his wife Honey Piazza on piano and upright bass player Bill Stuvee, guitarists such as Alex Schultz and Rick Holmstrom and drummer Jimmy Bott. Their sound combines the styles of Jump blues, west coast blues and Chicago blues. Known for their exciting and powerful live performances, Rod Piazza often strolls around the audience, while not missing a note on harmonica, jumps on a bar or a counter and duels it out with either the piano or guitar. November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Riverside is the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States. ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental musical form which evolved from African American spirituals, shouts, work songs and chants and has its earliest stylistic roots in West Africa. ... A harmonica is a free reed musical wind instrument (also known, among other things, as a mouth organ, french harp, simply harp, or Mississippi saxophone), having multiple, variably-tuned brass or bronze reeds, each secured at one end over an airway slot of like dimension into which it can freely... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... The piano Piano is a common abbreviation for pianoforte, a large musical instrument with a keyboard (see keyboard instrument). ... The classical guitar typically has nylon strings. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... The jump blues is a type of blues music, characterized by a jazzy, saxophone (or other horn instruments) sound, driving rhythms and shouted vocals. ... The Chicago blues is a form of blues music that developed in Chicago by adding electricity, drums, piano, bass guitar and sometimes saxophone to the basic string/harmonica Delta blues. ...

Background

Piazza grew up in southern California and studied blues records and perfected his harmonica work. In his late teens he went to a jam session and played with idol and future mentor, George "Harmonica" Smith. He formed his first band The Dirty Blues Band in 1967 and by late 1968 the band changed their name to Bacon Fat. Smith joined and they had a duel "harp" sound. Bacon Fat released two albums the following two years. Piazza left and worked in other bands before going solo in 1974. He formed the Chicago Flying Saucer Band the following year and this evolved into the Mighty Flyers. The band recorded their first album in 1980. From that time on up through the present, Rod and his bandmates have released nearly a dozen albums and tour blues clubs, venues and festivals in the US, Canada, England, Germany and Japan. The husband and wife live in Riverside while not touring. Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 60th 377,835 km² 0. ...

Discography:

• Keepin' It Real - 2004
• Modern Master:Piazza Collection - 2002
• Beyond The Source - 2001
• Here and Now - 1999
• Tough and Tender - 1997
• Live at B.B. King's Club - 1994
• Alphabet Blues - 1992
• In The Dark - 1991
• Harp Burn - 1986
• So Glad to Have the Blues - 1982
• File Under Blues - 1980
• Blues Man - 1975
• Bacon Fat - 1969

External Links: [[1] (http://www.themightyflyers.com)]