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Subtitled "The Country Blues Collection," Rory Block sticks to what she may do better than any other contemporary player around. These cuts have all been heard scattered about on various other albums going back to High Heeled Blues from 1989; here they are pulled together into one comprehensive whole. She explores the wide variety of country-blues, and even at 69-plus minutes this disc never gets repetitive. Except for five cuts, she is unaccompanied, and when she is, it only enhances what she does. Her youngest son, Jordan Block Valdina, helps out by doing the male vocal on a stunning a cappella version of "Be Ready When He Comes." The harmonica backing by Little Annie Raines (a frequent collaborator with Paul Rishell) just perfectly walks that line of being enhancing without intruding. If you like country-blues, this is one you don't want to miss.
© Bob Gottlieb /TiVo
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Rory Block, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Peter Ruth, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Petito, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fred Loulis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Bach, Producer, Editor, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Hurwitz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1991 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Rory Block, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Son House, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Bach, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Minnie McCoy, ComposerLyricist - Rory Block, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kansas Joe McCoy, ComposerLyricist - Ron Bach, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tom Bender, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rory Block, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Phil Magnotti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Bach, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Peter Green, ComposerLyricist - Robert Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Rory Block, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Bach, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Rory Block, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Scott Petito, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fred Loulis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Bach, Producer, Editor, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Hurwitz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1991 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Rory Block, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Bach, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Charlie Patton, ComposerLyricist - Rory Block, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Bach, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Brendan Croker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bender, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rory Block, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Phil Magnotti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lottie Beaman, ComposerLyricist - Ron Bach, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Rory Block, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hattie Hart, ComposerLyricist - Ron Bach, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Rory Block, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mattie Delaney, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Bach, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Rory Block, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Blind Willie McTell, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Bach, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Robert Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Rory Block, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Petito, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fred Loulis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Bach, Producer, Editor, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Hurwitz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1991 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tom Bender, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Rory Block, Vocals, Steel Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Magnotti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Bach, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Rory Block, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nehemiah James, ComposerLyricist - Ron Bach, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Block Valdina, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Rory Block, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nehemiah James, ComposerLyricist - Ron Bach, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Rory Block, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Henry Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Bach, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Annie Raines, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Rory Block, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Boy Hawkins, ComposerLyricist - Scott Petito, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fred Loulis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Bach, Producer, Editor, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Hurwitz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1991 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tom Bender, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rory Block, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tommy Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Phil Magnotti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Bach, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Warren Bernhardt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Wesley Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Rory Block, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Petito, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fred Loulis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Bach, Producer, Editor, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Hurwitz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1991 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Rory Block, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Bailey, ComposerLyricist - Ron Bach, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Warren Bernhardt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rory Block, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louise Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Ron Bach, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Sebastian, Producer - Rory Block, Producer, MainArtist - Skip James, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Rory Block, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Bach, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
Subtitled "The Country Blues Collection," Rory Block sticks to what she may do better than any other contemporary player around. These cuts have all been heard scattered about on various other albums going back to High Heeled Blues from 1989; here they are pulled together into one comprehensive whole. She explores the wide variety of country-blues, and even at 69-plus minutes this disc never gets repetitive. Except for five cuts, she is unaccompanied, and when she is, it only enhances what she does. Her youngest son, Jordan Block Valdina, helps out by doing the male vocal on a stunning a cappella version of "Be Ready When He Comes." The harmonica backing by Little Annie Raines (a frequent collaborator with Paul Rishell) just perfectly walks that line of being enhancing without intruding. If you like country-blues, this is one you don't want to miss.
© Bob Gottlieb /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:38
- Main artists: Rory Block
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rounder Records
- Genre: Blues
© 1997 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group ℗ 1997 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
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