MADE IN CHICAGO. GAYLE RITT RETURNS FROM SUCCESSFUL 22 CITY TOUR OF THE UNITED STATES

ONE GIRL. ONE CAR. ONE GUITAR. GAYLE RITT RETURNS FOR SHOW AT CHICAGO'S ELBO ROOM

(CHICAGO) The press claim GAYLE RITTs captivating voice is not to be missed (Chicago Scene Magazine) and the singer and songwriter has been praised around the country for her riveting live performances and new album, BECOMING (Vaut Records 2002). The start of the year brought a successful 6-month promotional tour of fly dates, playing 73 shows in 17 US cities and this fall, stayed on the road to support her new album. Ritt just completed an aggressive 22-city fall tour, ONE GIRL. ONE CAR. ONE GUITAR." The tour began Tuesday, September 9 at Schubas in Chicago and will wrap up this Sunday, November 9 at Elbo Room 2871 N. Lincoln. Chicago. 773.549.5549. $5.

The show passed through radio stations, record stores, well-established music clubs and interesting US venues where she performed with local and other touring acts, opening and headlining.

It is blowing me away... people are really getting the music... and loving the voice and the message... so Im heading out there to spread the good word." Says the uber-zealous singer --songwriter, a well known face in the Windy City thanks to her regular gigs and undying enthusiasm for her own music." (The Onion)

Gayle Ritt has a voice thats low, rich and seductively husky," according to the Arizona Republic and Chicago Magazine says, Raw Beauty." In a stellar review of BECOMING, the Las Cruces Sun-News says, Ritt captures the essence of what makes love and life worth living."

Complete fall tour dates, music (streaming) and more information about this emerging artist can be found on the website, GAYLERITT.COM. The new CD, BECOMING, is available at all Virgin Megastore locations, independent record stores and online at awarestore.com.

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ABOUT GAYLE RITT Born and raised in Flagstaff, Ariz., Gayle Ritt has been singing and performing all of her life. Ritts catalog to date has been released by Chicago independent Vaut Records which is owned and operated by Ritt. Her debut EP, Naked Tunes (1999) was followed by Somewhere to Turn (2000), the single, Love Always Wins (2001) and BECOMING (2002). Her third full-length album, Paper Heart Voodoo, a collaboration with the band 13 flowers will be released in November 2003. Ritt and her music have been featured in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Illinois Entertainer, Chicago Magazine, and has played several live television performances in Chicago on WGN, WFLD (FOX) CLTV, WLS (ABC), WMAQ (NBC). Her voice and music have been heard on radio stations throughout the country (as the commercial voice for Service Merchandise, Southwest Airlines and others). Ritt and her songs have also been featured in Chicago on: WXRT, WZZN, WKQX, WCKG, WLUW, WTMX; Orlando: WDBO; Las Cruces: KHQT, KRUX, KMVR; El Paso: KHRO. She continues to collaborate and work on recording projects. Ritts voice can also be heard on Ike Reillys debut album Salesmen and Racists (Universal). Ritt lives in Chicago has several published freelance articles (food, travel, general interest) and just completed her first US tour Fall 2003.