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Canadian blues singer
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Rita Chiarelli
Background information
BornCanada
GenresBlues
OccupationSinger
Websiteritachiarelli.com
Musical artist

Rita Chiarelli is a Canadian blues singer. She was called "the goddess of Canadian blues" by Shelagh Rogers at CBC Radio One.

Biography

Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Chiarelli began performing in Ronnie Hawkins' band in the early 1980s. She subsequently spent several years in Italy. When she returned to Canada, she quickly attracted the attention of film director Bruce McDonald, who included her "Have You Seen My Shoes?" on the soundtrack to his 1989 film Roadkill. Chiarelli and Colin Linden subsequently recorded a cover of Bob Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited" for McDonald's 1991 film Highway 61, and Chiarelli released her debut album the following year on Stony Plain Records.

Her albums Just Getting Started and Breakfast at Midnight were both nominated for the Juno Award for Best Blues Album.

Discography

Solo

Compilation inclusions

References

  1. "Yahoo Music Biography: Rita Chiarelli". Retrieved January 19, 2007.
  2. A compilation album of live performances from the Saturday Night Blues radio program on CBC Radio, hosted by Holger Petersen. Chiarelli's performance of "Memphis Has Got The Blues" is included. The song, written by Chiarelli, originally appears on her Breakfast at Midnight album. See Transcript of Saturday Night Blues; November 7, 2009; www.cbc.ca.
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