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Rory Block The Lady and Mr. Johnson

Rory Block — The Lady and Mr. Johnson (15 August 2006)

 Rory Block — The Lady and Mr. Johnson (15 August 2006)
★   The Lady and Mr. Johnson is a blues album by Rory Block consisting of songs written by Robert Johnson.
Influencers: Son House, Robert Johnson, Tommy Johnson, Bessie Smith
Born: November 6, 1949 in Manhattan, New York, NY
Genre: Blues, Acoustic Blues, Contemporary Blues
Location: Nashville, TN
Album release: 15 August 2006
Record Label: Rykodisc
Duration:     40:52
Tracks:
01. Cross Road Blues
02. Preaching Blues (Up Jumped The Devil)
03. Milkcow’s Calf Blues
04. Walking Blues
05. 32~20 Blues
06. Rambling On My Mind
07. Terraplane Blues
08. Me And The Devil Blues
09. Last Fair Deal Gone Down
10. Come In My Kitchen
11. Hellhound On My Trail
12. If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
13. Kind Hearted Woman Blues
★   Producer: Rory Block & Rob Davis
Credits:
★   Rory Block Guitar, Liner Notes, Primary Artist, Producer
★   Peter Brown Make~Up
★   Rob Davis Digital Editing, Engineer, Mixing, Producer
★   Paul Grosso Art Direction, Design
★   Shonna Valeska Photography
AllMusic Review by Megan Frye; Score: ★★★★½
★   On Rory Block’s masterpiece concept album, The Lady and Mr. Johnson, it becomes obvious that she and her guitar are one in the same. The two use each other and live through one another. Block’s adoration for the blues has allowed her to explore its various sides, while always remaining true to the sound of her blues idols. Since she first became enthralled with the music of Robert Johnson, sometime around 1964, she had the goal of releasing an album of her covering select songs by the King of Delta Blues — and 42 years later, boy, did she ever do it. After years of studying and perfecting Johnson’s style, Block refers to the album as her Ph.D. The Lady and Mr. Johnson features Block at her Delta blues best. The entire album, save for a gospel choir intro on the first track, is entirely Block. It’s just a woman, her voice, and her guitar. Block’s guitar playing is impeccable, almost unbelievable as she has completely nailed Johnson’s technique — adding a little 21st century edge to it without taking away from the original music’s raw beauty. As with any cover album, certain songs work better for Block than others. Possibly the album’s best track, for both its neck~chilling slide intro and Block’s soulful vocals, is “Last Fair Deal Gone Down,” and the same goes for “Come in My Kitchen.” Until the winter of 2006, just months before Block released The Lady and Mr. Johnson, she had thought that Johnson had no living relatives, but had often desired to find any if they had existed. Turns out, he has a large family living in Mississippi, including his son. Block phoned the family and arranged a meeting. The album’s artwork largely consists of various photos of Block with Johnson’s son, grandson, and great grandson. The Lady and Mr. Johnson is a flawless album, easily one of the few solid Delta blues releases by any artist in recent years, and could easily turn out to be Block’s leading pride and joy of her entire career.
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