Rory Block may not see herself the way her fans, the music world, and the press view her career. But seminal Blues guitarist Robert Johnson’s grandson Greg Johnson says, “When I hear Rory Block’s ...

Artists sufficiently motivated to offer homage to Bob Dylan can still end up sounding more foolish than brave. With Positively 4th Street—A Tribute To Bob Dylan, veteran contemporary folksinger Rory ...

In the 1960s, country blues singer Rory Block met many of her blues heroes — musicians like Son House, Mississippi Fred McDowell, the Reverend Gary Davis and countless others — through pure luck.

It has been said that the only difference between gospel and blues is that the object of the singer’s affection, the “he” or “she,” depending upon the sex of the singer, is replaced by “He” with a ...