Bio:

D. Scott Riggs is a Gulf Coast based songwriter/musician that plays Panhandle Blues, a rich gumbo of Pre-War Delta, Piedmont, and Country Blues, with doses of Jazz, Gospel, Hokum, Cajun, and Jug music thrown in for flavor.
His current album “These Hard Times Will Come To Pass” is nominated for a 2024 Independent Blues Award for Best Acoustic Release, with the single “Or The Devil Will Get You” hitting #1 on the Classic Blues charts.

Discography:

Venues/Festivals Played:

 2018  & 2019 International Blues Challenge, Memphis, TN
 Daytona Blues Festival, Daytona Beach, FL
 Ozone Songwriter Festival, Mandeville, LA
 Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival, Pensacola Beach, FL
 Fiesta Crawfish Festival, Pensacola, FL
 Blues On 30A Festival, Santa Rosa Beach, FL
 Foley Blues & BBQ Festival, Foley, AL
 Blues & BARBQ Festival, Pensacola, FL
 Blues Brews & BBQ Festival, Niceville, FL
 Bird Jam Festival, Pensacola, FL
 Porch Fest Apalach, Apalachicola, FL
 Chipley Blues & Brews Festival, Chipley, FL
 WDVX Blue Plate Special, Knoxville, TN
 Vinyl Music Hall, Pensacola, FL
 Imogene Theatre, Milton FL
 Starlight Lounge, New Orleans, LA
 Bar Redux, New Orleans, LA
 Hi Ho Lounge, New Orleans, LA
 Portside Lounge, New Orleans, LA
 Rivershack Tavern, Jefferson, LA
 Red White & Brew, Hammond, LA
 Abita Brew Pub, Abita Springs, LA
 Henry Turner Jr's Listening Room, Baton Rouge, LA
 Tallulah, Baton Rougs, LA
 Ground Zero Blues Club, Biloxi, MS
 The Shed Barbeque & Blues Joint, Ocean Springs, MS
 Blue Canoe, Tupelo, MS
 Julep Room, Ocean Springs, MS
 Hattiesburgers & Blues, Hattiesburg, MS
 Blue Tavern, Tallahassee, FL
 Lightnin' Salvage, Gainesville, FL
 Yellow Pony Pub, Ocala, FL
 Hive Five Dive Bar, Apalachicola, FL
 Tap Root, Port St Joe, FL
 The Parlour, Jacksonville, FL
 Scallop RePUBlic, Port Sanit Joe, FL
 Ella's Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa, FL
 Paradise Bar & Grill, Pensacola Beach, FL
 Seville Quarter, Pensacola, FL
 Handlebar, Pensacola, FL
 Five Sisters Blues Cafe, Pensacola, FL
 Preservation Pub, Knoxville, TN
 King's Palace Cafe, Memphis, TN
 Blues Hall Juke Joint, Memphis, TN
 Mash & Hops, Cleveland, TN
 Kimbro's Pickin Parlor, Franklin, TN

 Big Beach Brewing, Gulf  Shores, AL
 True Story Brewing, Birmingham, AL
 Common Bond Brewers, Montgomery, AL
 Siluria Brewing, Alabaster, AL
 Fairhope Brewing Company, Fairhope, AL
 Iron Hand Brewing, Mobile, AL
 Old Majestic Brewing, Mobile, AL
 Cat-n-Bird Winery, Chelsea, AL
 Pensacola Bay Brewery, Pensacola, FL
 Big Top Brewing, Pensacola, FL
 The 5 Barrel Brewing, Pensacola, FL
 Frazier's Country Wine, Pensacola, FL
 3rd Planet Brewing, Niceville, FL
 Beardless Brewhaus, Milton, FL
 Idyll Hounds Brewing Company, Santa Rosa Beach, FL
 Swan Brewing, Lakeland, FL
 High Springs Brewing, High Springs, FL
 First Magnitude Brewing, Gainesville, FL
 Tidal Brewing Company - Spring Hill, FL
 Blountstown Beer Company, Blountstown, FL
 Sterling WIne, Dunedin, FL
 Orlando Brewing Company, Orlando, FL
 Ormond Brewing Company, Ormond Beach, FL
 Florida Brewery Company, Auburndale, FL
 Fox City Brewing, Forsyth, GA
 Georgia Beer Company, Valdosta, GA
 Printer's Ale Manufacturing Company, Carrollton, GA
 Bayou Teche Brewing, Arnaudville, LA
 Rally Cap Brewing Company, Baton Rouge, LA
 Agile Brewing, Baton Rouge, LA
 Gilla Brewing Company, Gonzales, LA
 Gnarly Barley Brewing, Hammond, LA
 Low Road Brewing, Hammond, LA
 Lazy Magnolia Brewery, Kiln, MS
 Crooked Letter Brewing, Ocean Springs, MS
 Round 6 Brewing, Maryville, TN
 Neches Brewing Company, Port Neches, TX

Played With:

Chris Thomas King, Marcia Ball, Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials, Early Times, Victor Wainwright, Joe Louis Walker, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Tinsley Ellis, Toronzo Cannon, Paul DesLauries Band, Reverend Raven, Josh Garrett, Avey Grouws Band

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Press:

Riggs’ road-worn voice suits the material perfectly, sounding alternatively weary, worn-down, hopeful, full of despair, optimistic and full of faith. His vocal performance on the intricately finger-picked “Each Night I Say A Prayer” is especially impressive.

These Hard Times Will Come To Pass has something of a timeless feel to it, which is perhaps not surprising given that it features songs so rooted in the 1920s but benefits from 2020s recording techniques. It is also a very, very impressive, enjoyable release.

Some CDs make one want to dig out every other release an artist has made. These Hard Times Will Come To Pass is one such album.

Blues Blast Magazine