Selling Sounds Not Records

Industry veteran Richard Varrasso and California Lottery winner, Dennis Sanfilippo have resigned their executive positions with Big 7 Records to form a new digital record label - D7 Sounds LLC. First releases include cuts from mega artists John Lee Hooker, Gregg Allman, Eddie Money, Lydia Pense, Buddy Miles, Elvin Bishop, Katie Webster, Deacon Jones and others. An all genre effort covering from blues to country, D7 Sounds will release all intellectual properties digitally worldwide. “We sell sounds, not records” said Varrasso, who has label experience dating back to Beserkley Records. New artists will be released next year after this year’s string of hits that have been awaiting attention in Sanflippo’s vault of music gems. Go to www.d7sounds.com

Dr Tequila Interview Airs on Famous Hits Live on Live365

Dr Tequila's RX for FUN will be running at 8pm PST everyday next week starting tomorrow.
This is a 1 1/2 hour interview with Richie Barron along with his new music on Dr Tequila's Perscription For Fun.
You can catch my show at www.live365.com/stations/varrasso on your computer
or load the Live365 APP on your smartphone and set FAMOUS HITS LIVE as a preset !!!

Rich and Rich on the Sacramento River

Erin Ashley is special guest !

Erin Ashley will be appearing as a very special guest at my show
Famous Hits Band Live! at St James Gate in Belmont, CA
Friday night August 8th, 2014 Free if before 9pm; must be 21.
Outside stage: Medicine Road

Biography:

ERIN ASHLEY
I say I’m from Nashville but actually I lived in a little town outside Knoxville called Sevierville, Tennessee for a large part of my teenage life. But I was born and raised a California beach blond, right here in the San Francisco bay area. My father recently passed away which lead me to relocate back to the west coast. Now I’m a southern bell stuck between rock-n-roll and country in Tracy! I’m a single mom who doesn’t date. But I sing all day long like a bird in a golden cage. With everything thing I’ve been through, I’m writing a book; you can catch the fables in my songs; it comes out in my performance on stage. Don’t ask me how, just ask me-why?

Contact: Rich Varrasso 510-792-8910

Facebook: Erin Matthews

Famous Hits Band gig August 8th!

Rich Varrasso’s FAMOUS HITS BAND will be appearing at St James Gate in Belmont Friday night August 8^th, 2014. This band is ever fluctuating with famous musicians from famous bands and the jams can go anywhere because we don’t use a set list. We play all night inside by the dance floor. Medicine Road from Boulder Creek will take the outside stage in between and the patio bar will be open to party. The kitchen has a great Pub menu, so come early to eat. Admission is FREE if before 9pm; you must be 21.

July 4th

Happy Independence Day- July 4th. We are celebrating our liberation and freedom. Enjoy it- while it is wearing thinner right before our eyes! Hold it sacred and remember what it means. And the best thing we all can do is "think about it"!!!
Be safe and blow your minds on fireworks....love Rich and Felix

Father's Day surprise

Happy Fathers Day!

For Father's day 2014, my dear friend Ruth has re-upholstered my favorite sleek and sliding office chair that was tattered and beat from years of rolling around behind my wooden teacher's desk. Now it is better than new because it was fixed with love, out of material that has little guitars on it! I absolutely love it and it will remain my ultra favorite office chair in the whole wide world! I should have taken a picture of the beast before, but Ruth did the deed late at night so as to surprise me! Another blessing of affection. Thank you to Ruth and to Felix for not telling me... what a great Father's Day !!!

12 years at the Frog Jumps...

This year marks the 12th year my band FAMOUS HITS has played the outpost gig of the Calaveras county's annual Frog Jump festival and fair at the Red Brick Inn next to Black Bart's Motel in the historic town of San Andreas. The Top Hatters are hosting a bike run event there on Main Street all day and the Henchmen are always there; all bike clubs are welcome so it's a party! I invite you all to come check out all the places in the county including Lake Tulloch, The Nugget Bar and Loruccio's Italian restaurant.
There is nothing tie die about this gig; it's black leather; loud rock music and dancing yer ass off!
For this show I like to use the scariest poster I have, my favorite from Mike Surles......

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