First up is blues legend Robert Johnson, master of the Delta blues.
You gotta stick around for another blues great after Mr. Johnson.
Rory Block is, without question, a blues giant. Her interpretation of the Delta blues, especially in the style of Robert Johnson, is without equal. Her gritty vocals and spine-tingling slide guitar licks bring tears of blues joy to my eyes.
I think I shall put a couple of Rory Block CDs in the stereo machine, drink me a shot of whiskey, and watch the rain a-coming down while sittin' on the back porch in a rockin' chair.
Happy blues Monday, y'all.
Scorchin’! Thanks for the intro to Rory Block, Jon. I’ll have to look further into her music. I did two posts in May on the centennial of Robert Johnson that you might enjoy:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.theliberalcurmudgeon.com/2011/05/celebrating-centennial-of-robert.html
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Hi Jeff,
ReplyDeleteI did enjoy those two posts on Johnson back in May. My day is not complete without a visit to The Liberal Curmudgeon.
Glad you liked the Aurora (Rory) Block video. I've been a fan of hers for years, but that was the first time I have seen her perform. You are right, she is scorchin'!