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Rory Block. Aurora " Rory " Block (born November 6, 1949, [1] in Princeton, New Jersey) is an American blues guitarist and singer, a notable exponent of the country blues style. [2] Career. Aurora Block was born in Princeton and grew up in Manhattan.
Rory Block is the standard bearer for early American roots blues- a celebrated, multi award winning artist, and a songwriter whose originals ring with unadorned power and truth. Everything she performs becomes anointed, whether songs by legacy artists like Son House, Robert Johnson, or Bessie Smith.
Born. November 6, 1949 in Princeton, NJ. Genre. Blues. Styles. Contemporary Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Modern Acoustic Blues. Member Of. Woodstock Mountain Revue. Album Highlights. Full Discography. Credits. Awards. Moods and Themes. Submit Corrections. Explore Rory Block's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews.
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May 6, 2024 · May 6, 2024. In the 1960s, Greenwich Village was at the epicenter of the burgeoning folk music boom that was happening around the world, and a young Rory Block had a ringside seat to this evolution. With the release of her new album, Positively 4h Street: A Tribute to Bob Dylan, she gifts the sounds of that era to listeners everywhere.
Born Aurora Block, c. 1950, in New Jersey; daughter of Allan Block, a leathersmith and folk musician. Grew up in Greenwich Village, New York City. Children: Thiele (born c. 1967) and Jordan (born c. 1974). Addresses: Record company--Rounder, One Camp Street, Cambridge, MA, 02140.
"...one of the world's most important preservers of the roots of American music... a national treasure in the form of an uncompromising mature blues artist." Guitar Extra. "Her playing is perfect, her singing otherworldly as she wrestles. with ghosts, shadows and legends." The New York Times.
Sep 6, 2019 · Born in Princeton, NJ and raised in Manhattan, Block’s talent was shaped by experiences playing with great Delta Blues artists including Rev. Gary Davis, Skip James, John Hurt, and Son House.
