Rory Block - Gone Woman Blues
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Artist: Rory BlockBrand: BLOCK,RORY
Edition: Music CD
Published: 1997-01-01
CD Release Date: 1997-03-11
Music Label: Rounder / Umgd
Soundtracks:
- Big Road Blues
- Peaching Blues
- Joliet Bound
- Maggie Campbell Blues
- Hellhound on My Trail
- Bye Bye Blues
- Gone Woman Blues
- Pea Vine Blues
- Rolling Log
- I Let My Daddy Do That
- Tallahatchie River Blues
- Tain't Long for Day
- Terraplane Blues
- Come on in My Kitchen
- Be Ready When He Comes
- Cypress Grove
- Railroadin' Some
- Hawkins Blues
- Cool Drink of Water
- Do Your Duty
- Rowdy Blues
- On the Wall
- Devil Got My Man
- Take My Heart Again
Music reviews of Gone Woman Blues
Music Review: I'd Rather Be The Devil That Be A Woman To That Man
Rating: 5 Stars
I owe Rory Block one. Here is why. During the recently completed misbegotten American presidential campaign season I took more heat that one could shake a stick at for using the title of one of country blues master Skip James' songs, "I'd Rather Be A Devil That To Be That Woman's Man", for some political blogs that I wrote in regard to the Hillary Clinton Democratic Party candidacy. For months I took it on the chin from my feminist friends as exhibiting some form of latent hostility to women, especially women candidates for president. (By the way, that was a totally false accusation. I would have been more than willing to vote for Victoria Woodhull on the Woman's Equality ticket in 1872.) There one day I remembered through the mist of time singer/songwriter Rory Block's change up rendition of the James' classic which forms the headline to this entry. Thanks, Rory.
But more than that, thanks for this great album of country blues classics some famous, some a little obscure and known only to serious aficionados but all well worth placing in the album with the quirky little Rory Block treatment that makes many of the songs her own. Oh, did I also mention her virtuoso strong guitar playing. Well, that too. I have gone on and on elsewhere in this space about the old time women blues singers, mostly black, like Bessie Smith, Victoria Spivey and Ida Cox. I have also spilled some ink on more modern, mainly white, women blues singers like Bonnie Raitt, Maria Muldaur and a local talent here in Boston, Les Sampou, and their admirable (and necessary) efforts to carry on this proud tradition. Rory belongs right up there with these women.
But, enough homage. You get the drift. So what is good here? Of course the above-mentioned tune (named "Devil Got My Man" here). Thanks, again Rory. A couple of nice covers of the legendary Robert Johnson's "Terraplane Blues' and "Hellhound On My Trail". I have mentioned in reviewing Johnson's work that his vocals are reedy and thin. Here Rory gives full-bodied treatment to the songs. Of course one must pay respects, as well, to her own CD title track "Gone Woman Blues".
A couple of other Skip James tunes also deserve mention, "Be Ready When He Comes" (remember Skip turned to preaching after his very short first blues career) and "Cypress Grove". Ms. Block also does a very sexy version of Hattie Hart's double entendre "I Let My Daddy Do That". Here is the kicker though. Bessie Smith made "Do Your Duty" rattle the house back in the day. I like Rory's cover better. That, my friends, is high praise indeed as I was practically spoon-fed on Bessie back in my youth.
Description of Gone Woman Blues
No Description Available.Genre: Blues Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 11-MAR-1997
This collection of 24 songs from premier Delta blues guitarist Rory Block is a tasty treat, serving up some of her best material from the past decade. Though there are only two original songs ("Gone Woman Blues" and "Take My Heart Again"), the covers are excellent, accentuating the original material without altering it beyond recognition. The liner notes read like a who's who of country blues: songs by Tommy Johnson, Son House, Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, Buddy Boy Hawkins, and more, all performed with verve and style. Performing mostly unaccompanied except for her guitar, Block allows her gutsy voice and considerable guitar skills to shine through. A fine, fine collection for any country blues fan. --Genevieve Williams
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