Rory Block, "The Lady And Mr. Johnson" (2006)

by Pico

With so many women blues singers patterning themselves after Bessie Smith or Koko Taylor, Rory Block is one of the rare ones in modern times (aside from the late Jo-Ann Kelly) who is more inspired by the bluesmen of pre-War blues, like Charley Patton, Robert Johnson and former mentor Mississippi John Hurt. And with her supple acoustic guitar skills, I think of her more as a present-day Memphis Minnie.

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