Last update 11-3-2009
Janet Ryan and Straight Up!
You won't need a chaser to help these grooves go down smoothly. This band provides a powerful shot of rocking rhythm and blues that packs a punch.
Janet Ryan and Straight Up! blends the wailing voice of singer/songwriter Janet Ryan, with the talents of blues guitarist/singer Ray Chaput. The feel of the music is blues, and it's combined with a unique soulful sound that takes the music to another level. You can feel the influence of Etta James and Janis Joplin, the blues of Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, and the soul of Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin.
Janet Ryan and Straight Up is a hard working band. In addition to headlining many gigs, they have shared the stage with or opened for John Hammond, Guitar Shorty, James Montgomery, Solomon Burke, Sherman Robertson, Little Ed and the Blues Imperials, James Cotton, Rod Piazza and the Mighty Fliers, the Holmes Brothers, Johnny Winter, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Sugar Ray and the BlueTones, Magic Dick and J. Geils, Monster Mike Welch, Chris Duarte, Dickey Betts, Michael Hill's Blues Mob, Charles Neville, Roomful of Blues, Jeff Pitchell, Joe Moss, Dutch Mason, and many more.
The word is out: Don't miss this
band!
They are now booking for the fall & winter seasons. Janet and her production
company can provide entertainment for all occasions. From solo performance,
duo and trio gigs, to full band shows, she is guaranteed to deliver a first
rate show every time.