Biography

BIOGRAPHY - DEB RYDER
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“ Memphis Moonlight is one of the finest blues albums I’ve heard in the last twenty years!” STEPHAN HARRISON - BLUES MATTERS MAGAZINE
"Her vocal ability puts her among those great female blues singers that preceded her. There is no reason why she shouldn't ascend to the higher ranks of the blues elite! "GREG "BLUESDOG" SZALONY - BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE
“This is an artist that deftly combines polished musicianship with a deep respect for blues tradition. Deb Ryder deserves a spot on every blues fans radar.” JON KLIENMAN – LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE
“Turn her all the way up and have some oxygen and an ambulance at the ready. Whew!” MIDWEST RECORD
2016,17,18, 20 and 2021 Grammy Ballot - Best Contemporary Blues Album
2016 Blues Blast Music Award Nominee - Sean Costello Rising Star Award
2017 Blues Blast Music Award Nominee – Female Blues Artist of the Year
2019, 2020,2021 and 2022 Living Blues Top 50 Blues Albums of the Year
2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 Roots Music Report Top 50 Blues Albums
2019 City of Los Angeles, State of California Blues Living Legend Award
2022 Winner Independent Blues Awards - Best/Blues/Soul Artist-Best R&B/Soul Song - Best R&B/Soul CD for Memphis Moonlight!

Multi award winning Contemporary Blues, Soul and Americana singer/songwriter and performer Deb Ryder is known worldwide for her powerhouse vocals, sizzling stage presence, signature arrangements and impeccable “smart” songwriting
“Vocalist Deb Ryder matches her unquestionable blues-mama bona fides with some of the smartest lyric sets dropped in the genre this year!” DUANE VERH - ROOTS MUSIC REPORT
Born in Chicago Illinois, she began singing at the age of five joining her Dad, crooner Al Swanson on stage at several popular venues and churches in the area. Deb’s musical career began in her early teens when her mother moved the family to California and along with her stepfather, opened the renowned Rock and Blues club the Topanga Corral. There she opened for and performed with such legends as Etta James, Big Joe Turner, Taj Mahal and Canned Heat, all regulars at the club. These artists mentored Ryder, and it was then that her vision of herself as a singer, songwriter and performer began to take shape.
“Ryders musical mentors included such greats as Etta James, Taj Mahal and Big Joe Turner. Here, as tunesmith and vocal interpreter, she does hose forebears proud, and stands tall alongside them” MATT R. LOHR - LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE
Ryder enjoyed a very successful professional career performing on numerous national television commercials, motion pictures, and Las Vegas musicals, and had a long run as a session artist in L.A. Her first record “Might Just Get Lucky”, recorded and produced by Deb and husband , bassist Ric Ryder was released in 2014 on her label BEJEB MUSIC, and put her on the blues radar! She then teamed up with Grammy award winning Producer / drummer Tony Braunagel, and released four critically acclaimed, chart topping records, “Let It Rain”, “Grit Grease & Tears”, “Enjoy The Ride” and “Memphis Moonlight” from 2015 - 2021 and “Live And Havin’ Fun” 2024 with Producer Ric W. Ryder. Expect Deb Ryder to continue to imprint her indelible mark on the blues world, now and in the future.