Normally blues musicians gather their main influences from old great bluesmen But according with what Dave Riley says, in his particular case, this statement is not exactly true, although he also mentions his deep admiration for so legendary names like Jimmy Reed, Dixie Hummingbirds and Jimmy Hendrix Anyway, Riley gathers some of his influences from the real blues tradition, gospel, and the bluessy atmosphere he has lived with When he was a young guy, he moved from Mississippi to Chicago where he worked as guard at the Joliet State Penitentiary and, later on, he joined the Army In this cd you will discover Riley’s electrifying harsh deep Mississippi blues, perfectly backed by Sam Carr on drums, John Weston on harp and his own son, Dave Riley Jr on bass In short words, a sincere genuine cd with deep musical roots