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Rory Block

Person · female · United States · Princeton · born 1949 · recording since 1971

American blues guitarist and singer

blues country blues

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Also known as 羅妮·布洛克

Debut: 1971
Recording span: 54 years
Release groups: 46
Timeline events: 39
Wiki language versions: 15

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Timeline

39 events▣ Album 37◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1

1940s
1. 6 November 1949 · Birth
  Born 1949-11-06
  source: wikidata
1970s
1. 1971 · Debut release
  Debut release: How To Play Blues Guitar
  First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1971 · Album
  Album: How To Play Blues Guitar
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1976 · Album
  Album: I’m in Love
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1977 · Album
  Album: Intoxication
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 1979 · Album
  Album: You’re the One
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1980s
1. 1981 · Album
  Album: High Heeled Blues
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1983 · Album
  Album: Blue Horizon
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1984 · Album
  Album: Rhinestones & Steel Strings
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1986 · Album
  Album: I've Got a Rock in My Sock
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 1987 · Album
  Album: House of Hearts
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 1989 · Album
  Album: Turning Point
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 1989 · Album
  Album: I've Got a Rock in My Sock!
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 1989 · Album
  Album: The Early Tapes 1975/1976
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1990s
1. 1990 · Album
  Album: Color Me Wild
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1991 · Album
  Album: Mama's Blues
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 25 August 1992 · Album
  Album: Ain’t I a Woman
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1994 · Album
  Album: Woman in (E)motion
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 8 April 1994 · Album
  Album: Angel of Mercy
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 21 March 1995 · Album
  Album: When a Woman Gets the Blues
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 19 March 1996 · Album
  Album: Tornado
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 11 March 1997 · Album
  Album: Gone Woman Blues: The Country Blues Collection
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
9. 6 October 1998 · Album
  Album: Confessions of a Blues Singer
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2000s
1. 8 January 2002 · Album
  Album: I’m Every Woman
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 23 September 2003 · Album
  Album: Last Fair Deal
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 2004 · Album
  Album: Sisters & Brothers
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 22 February 2005 · Album
  Album: From The Dust
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 15 August 2006 · Album
  Album: The Lady and Mr. Johnson
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 16 September 2008 · Album
  Album: Blues Walkin' Like A Man: A Tribute To Son House
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2010s
1. 29 March 2011 · Album
  Album: Shake ’em On Down: A Tribute to Mississippi Fred McDowell
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2012 · Album
  Album: I Belong to the Band: A Tribute to Rev. Gary Davis
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 3 June 2013 · Album
  Album: Avalon: A Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 21 October 2014 · Album
  Album: Hard Luck Child: A Tribute to Skip James
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 18 November 2016 · Album
  Album: Keepin' Outta Trouble: A Tribute to Bukka White
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 6 July 2018 · Album
  Album: A Womans's Soul: A Tribute To Bessie Smith
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2020s
1. 27 March 2020 · Album
  Album: Prove It on Me
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2022 · Album
  Album: Ain't Nobody Worried
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 24 June 2024 · Album
  Album: Positively 4th Street A Tribute To Bob Dylan
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 22 August 2025 · Album
  Album: Heavy on the Blues
  Album
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography375 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1377048503

Biography

Aurora "Rory" Block (born November 6, 1949) is an American blues guitarist and singer, a notable exponent of the country blues style.

Career

Aurora Block was born in Princeton, New Jersey, and grew up in Manhattan. Her father, Allan Block, ran a sandal shop in Greenwich Village in the 1960s frequented by folk musicians, and the neighborhood folk music scene, such as Peter Rowan, Maria Muldaur, and John Sebastian, influenced Block to study classical guitar. At the age of 14, she met the guitarist Stefan Grossman, who introduced her to the music of Mississippi Delta blues guitarists.
Block began listening to old albums, transcribing them, and learning to play the songs. At age 15, she left home to seek out the remaining blues giants, such as Mississippi John Hurt, Reverend Gary Davis, and Son House, and hone her craft in the traditional manner of blues musicians; then she traveled to Berkeley, California, where she played in clubs and coffeehouses.
After retiring temporarily to raise a family, Block returned to the music industry in the 1970s with middling success until signing with Rounder Records in 1981, who encouraged her to return to her love for the classical blues form. Since then she has carved out her own niche, releasing numerous critically acclaimed albums of original and traditional songs, including many Robert Johnson covers, such as "Terraplane Blues" and "Come on in My Kitchen". Her 1986 album, I've Got a Rock in My SockI've Got a Rock in My Sock1986 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracksA1Send the Man Back Home3:33A2Moon's Goin' Down3:25A3Gypsie Boy5:20A4I've Got a Rock in My Sock3:01B1Foreign Lander0:46B2Goin' Back to the Country4:27B3M & O Blues3:23B4Lovin' Whiskey4:07B5Highland Overture4:27, included contributions from Taj Mahal and David Bromberg. The same year, Block's 19 year old son, Thiele, died in an automobile accident. Her tribute to him, House of Hearts, contained mostly Block penned tracks.
Angel of Mercy, Turning Point, and Tornado included mostly original compositions. However, Mama's Blues, Ain't I a Woman and When a Woman Gets the Blues featured songs written by Tommy Johnson, Robert Johnson, Lottie Beaman, and Mattie Delaney.
In 2010, Block released her autobiography in .pdf format and a limited print run titled When a Woman Gets the Blues.

Festival appearances

Pinkpop Festival, Netherlands - 1989
Belgium Rhythm 'n' Blues Festival - 1989
Long Beach Blues Festival - 1993
San Francisco Blues Festival - 1999
Notodden Blues Festival - 2006
Kemptville Live Music Festival - 2017
New Orleans Jazz Festival - 2022

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.

Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	15	72.5th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	46	93.7th
Studio albums	37	98.7th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	39	98th
Recording span (years)	54	94.2th
Genres	3	80.4th

Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.

Discography (46 release groups · 37 studio albums)

Albums · 37

How To Play Blues Guitar
1971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks
A1Old Country Rock
A2Future Blues
A3Turn Your Money Green
A4God Moves On The Water
A5Monday Morning Blues
A6M & O Blues
A7Whistling Blues
A8Candyman
B1Banty Rooster
B2Save Up Your Money
B3Canned Heat
B4Vestapol
B5Brownsville Blues
B6Police Dog Blues
B7You Got The Pocketbook, I Got The Key
B8Mississippi Blues
I’m in Love
1976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1I’m in Love
A2You Broke My Heart
A3Lonesome Gal
A4Strong and Lasting Kind
A5You’re Everything
A6Loving Good Dream
B1Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
B2Canned Heat
B3Why Should I Be So Lonely?
B4Powder Rag
B5Mississippi Blues
B6Three Is a Crowd
Intoxication
1977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 34:11
A1Help Me Baby3:40
A2Intoxication3:34
A3Sellout2:46
A4I Got a Man3:12
A5Don’t Walk Out3:38
B1You Can Lie With a Straight Face3:54
B2Feelings Cannot Lie3:02
B3Boredom Is Sadness3:34
B4Thank You Anyway2:59
B5Hard Workin’ Woman3:52
You’re the One
1979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
A1You’re the One
A2Asking for More
A3Someone Like You
A4I Can’t Believe in You No More
B1Please Put Out the Fire
B2Love at First Sight
B3If I Can’t Have Good Love
B4Movin’ Up Movin’ Out
High Heeled Blues
1981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 32:27
A1Walkin' Blues2:24
A2Travelin' Blues2:49
A3Got to Have You Be My Man2:24
A4Devil Got My Man2:24
A5Down in the Dumps3:11
A6The Water Is Wide3:40
B1Since You Been Gone2:21
B2Crossroad Blues2:34
B3Achin' Heart2:24
B4Hilarity Rag2:18
B5Kind-Hearted Man3:19
B6Uncloudy Day2:39
Blue Horizon
1983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 37:14
1Love My Blues Away2:56
2Elder Green Is Gone2:42
3Just Like a Man3:34
4Swing Low3:03
5Ecstasy4:49
6Feel Just Like Goin' On2:12
7Ain't No Way to Do3:54
8Frankie and Albert2:28
9No Place Like Home5:42
10Catastrophe Rag2:33
11Midnight Light3:21
Rhinestones & Steel Strings
1984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 32:41
1Future Blues3:08
2I Might Find a Way2:57
3El Vuelo Del Alma3:26
4Lovin' Fool3:32
5The Golden Vanity4:46
6Dr. Make It Right3:04
7No Way for Me to Get Along3:24
8Back to the Woods2:23
9God's Gift to Women2:38
10Sit Down on the Banks3:23
I've Got a Rock in My Sock
1986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 32:29
A1Send the Man Back Home3:33
A2Moon's Goin' Down3:25
A3Gypsie Boy5:20
A4I've Got a Rock in My Sock3:01
B1Foreign Lander0:46
B2Goin' Back to the Country4:27
B3M & O Blues3:23
B4Lovin' Whiskey4:07
B5Highland Overture4:27
House of Hearts
1987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 38:34
1Farewell Young Man4:06
2Heavenly Bird4:50
3Do You Love Me4:05
4Morning Bells3:46
5Gentle Kindness1:27
6Misty Glen3:26
7On the Water2:35
8Bonnie Boy4:04
9Krye1:15
10House of Hearts9:00
Turning Point
1989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 42:14
1Turning Point5:13
2Holdin' On3:46
3Far Away3:02
4All of My Life4:09
5Spiderboy3:57
6Train of Thought (Gedachtentrein)2:45
7All as One6:18
8Heather's Song2:22
9Old Times Are Gone1:35
10Leavin' Here2:14
11Down the Hiway2:05
12Tomorrow4:48
I've Got a Rock in My Sock!
1989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 32:30
A1Send the Man Back Home3:33
A2Moon's Goin' Down3:25
A3Gypsie Boy5:20
A4I've Got a Rock in My Sock3:01
B1Foreign Lander0:46
B2Goin' Back to the Country4:27
B3M & O Blues3:23
B4Lovin' Whiskey4:07
B5Highland Overture4:28
The Early Tapes 1975/1976
1989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 35:50
1Canned Heat2:46
2Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out2:43
3Three Is a Crowd4:26
4Why Should I Be Lonely4:03
5Mississippi Blues3:36
6Lonesome Gal3:05
7Strong and Lasting Kind3:06
8Powder Rag2:51
9Blues Again1:52
10Lovin' Good Dream4:02
11You Broke My Heart3:20
Color Me Wild
1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 35:52
1The Papaya People1:29
2Dressed Up2:34
3The Monkey and the Horse1:59
4The Bear With No Hair2:27
5The Invisible Child2:47
6In the Wild Landscapes3:18
7Your Children & Mine3:29
8Football Toad1:53
9Bring Me a Surprise2:21
10Billy the Bad3:10
11Let's Be Silly2:30
12Opera Break0:59
13The Magic Pond2:53
14The Doctor's Call2:25
15Jessie, Let Me Wipe Your Feet1:38
Mama's Blues
1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 38:46
1Terraplane Blues3:25
2Bye Bye Blues2:36
3Big Road Blues3:08
4Do Your Duty3:00
5The Spirit Returns3:21
6Got to Shine4:39
7Mama's Blues4:31
8Ain't No Shame4:32
9Hawkins Blues2:57
10Weepin' Willow Blues2:28
11Sing Good News4:09
Ain’t I a Woman
1992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 43:57
1Silver Wings4:57
2Faithless World6:06
3Sisters3:27
4Ain’t I a Woman3:00
5Come On In My Kitchen3:17
6Rolling Log2:52
7Maggie Cambell3:08
8Never Called Your Name3:12
9Road to Mexico4:20
10Cool Drink of Water2:41
11Walk in Jerusalem6:57
Woman in (E)motion
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 56:23
1My Train Is Coming2:25
2Walking Blues3:12
3That's No Way for Me to Get Along2:59
4Canned Heat3:02
5God's Gift to Women2:34
6Gypsy Boy3:50
7Bonnie Boy2:50
8Future Blues2:30
9Frankie & Albert2:53
10Moon's Goin Down3:28
11Me and the Devil / When You Got a Good Friend3:59
12The Uncloudy Day1:54
13One Thing I Love About That Man of Mine2:13
14Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out1:41
15Mississippi Blues3:22
16Fixin' to Die2:25
17Stagger Lee2:46
18I Feel Just Like Going On2:27
19Love My Blues Away2:50
20Kindhearted Man3:03
Angel of Mercy
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 42:51
1Angel of Mercy4:30
2It Ain't Right3:33
3I'll Be Gone4:29
4Who Was Calling4:15
5Somebody's Baby4:29
6Big Bad Agent Man3:20
7You Deserve the Best3:38
8Love Without the Heart5:23
9A Father and Two Sons9:14
When a Woman Gets the Blues
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 38:34
1Preaching Blues2:23
2Peavine Blues3:34
3Joliet Bound3:14
4Tallahatchie Blues2:37
5I Let My Daddy Do That2:14
6Be Ready When He Comes2:32
7Hellhound on My Trail2:37
8Sweet Sunny South2:00
9Rowdy Blues3:17
10Tain't Long for Day1:51
11On the Wall2:34
12Cypress Grove3:26
13Take My Heart2:55
14Railroadin' Some3:20
Tornado
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 45:37
1Mississippi Bottom Blues3:22
2Pictures of You3:47
3That's All Right3:35
4Like a Shotgun4:14
5You Didn't Mind4:14
6Tornado4:49
7Gone Woman Blues3:43
8The Last Leviathan4:50
9Indian Ernie6:14
10Rosaline3:16
11Bright Spirit3:33
Gone Woman Blues: The Country Blues Collection
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:09:45
1Big Road Blues3:12
2Preaching Blues2:23
3Joliet Bound3:14
4Maggie Campbell3:07
5Hellhound on My Trail2:37
6Bye Bye Blues2:36
7Gone Woman Blues3:46
8Peavine Blues3:34
9Rolling Log2:52
10I Let My Daddy Do That2:16
11Tallahatchie Blues2:37
12Tain't Long Fo Day1:51
13Terraplane Blues3:25
14Come On In My Kitchen3:16
15Be Ready When He Comes2:32
16Cypress Grove3:27
17Railroadin' Some3:21
18Hawkins Blues2:57
19Cool Drink of Water2:39
20Do Your Duty3:01
21Rowdy Blues3:08
22On the Wall2:35
23Devil Got My Man2:25
24Take My Heart Again2:54
Confessions of a Blues Singer
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 47:53
1If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day3:07
2Ramblin' on my Mind3:21
3Kassie Jones4:21
4I Am In the Heavenly Way3:12
5Statesboro Blues2:43
6Long Way From Home3:20
7Bo Weavil Blues3:48
8I'll Go With Him2:58
9Titanic (When That Great Ship Went Down)2:15
10Silver Slide Moan0:38
11Mother Marian8:59
12Life Song9:11
I’m Every Woman
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 49:44
1Guitar Ditty 11:15
2I’m Every Woman3:43
3Fool for You3:05
4Sea Lion Woman1:26
5Ain’t No Grave Can Hold My Body Down3:58
6Tired of Being Alone3:40
7Love TKO4:27
8Rock Island Line2:23
9Talkin’ ’Bout My Man5:45
10Ain’t Nothin’ Like the Real Thing3:30
11Pretty Polly5:14
12Hold On / Change Is Coming5:07
13I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home5:34
14Guitar Ditty 20:37
Last Fair Deal
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 28 tracks · 1:41:26
Disc 114 tracks · 50:43
1Gone Again3:02
2Sookie Sookie3:43
3County Farm Blues2:21
4Last Fair Deal Gone Down5:08
5Declare3:56
6Cry Out Loud5:12
7Amazing Grace2:54
8Traveling Riverside Blues3:02
9Mama's Stray Baby6:02
10Hallelu, Hallelu2:11
11Two Places at a Table3:38
12Awesome Love2:06
13Look What the Lord Has Done3:08
14Old Friends4:20
Disc 214 tracks · 50:43
1Gone Again3:02
2Sookie Sookie3:43
3County Farm Blues2:21
4Last Fair Deal Gone Down5:08
5Declare3:56
6Cry Out Loud5:12
7Amazing Grace2:54
8Traveling Riverside Blues3:02
9Mama's Stray Baby6:02
10Hallelu, Hallelu2:11
11Two Places at a Table3:38
12Awesome Love2:06
13Look What the Lord Has Done3:08
14Old Friends4:20
Sisters & Brothers
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 52:35
1Rock Daniel2:09
2Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down3:27
3Get Up Get Ready4:28
4Lean on Me4:07
5Bessie's Advice7:17
6Good Stuff3:03
7Rolling Log2:50
8Gotta Serve Somebody5:34
9Travelin' Woman Blues4:29
10Little Rain4:07
11Maggie Campbell2:59
12Give a Little More3:21
13My Sisters and Brothers4:44
From The Dust
2005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 58:12
1From The Dust4:17
2One Way Down4:15
3The Gate4:04
4David Had The Blues3:27
5Big As Texas5:00
6High Water Everywhere4:58
7I Be Bound3:15
8Stones In My Passway2:40
9Dry Spell Blues3:12
10Fargo Baby4:36
11Runaway Dog4:21
12Take A Train4:34
13Remember6:10
14Unprecedented Quiet3:23
The Lady and Mr. Johnson
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 40:46
1Cross Road Blues3:19
2Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)3:04
3Milkcow's Calf Blues2:29
4Walking Blues2:44
532-20 Blues4:15
6Rambling on My Mind2:59
7Terraplane Blues3:21
8Me and the Devil Blues3:17
9Last Fair Deal Gone Down3:22
10Come On In My Kitchen3:09
11Hellhound on My Trail2:48
12If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day2:49
13Kind Hearted Woman Blues3:10
Blues Walkin' Like A Man: A Tribute To Son House
2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 54:01
1My Black Mama4:28
2Downhearted Blues4:42
3Preachin' Blues3:32
4Jinx Blues4:29
5Dry Spell Blues4:01
6Shetland Pony Blues3:37
7Death Letter4:29
8County Farm Blues3:34
9Grinnin' in Your Face2:12
10Low Down Dirty Dog Blues4:36
11Depot Blues3:13
12Government Fleet Blues7:07
13I Want to Go Home on the Morning Train4:01
Shake ’em On Down: A Tribute to Mississippi Fred McDowell
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 50:25
1Steady Freddy4:41
2Mississippi Man4:53
3Kokomo Blues4:02
4Good Morning Little School Girl5:17
5What’s the Matter Now?4:53
6Shake ’em On Down4:15
7Worried Mind3:44
8The Man That I’m Lovin’3:41
9Ancestral Home3:11
10The Breadline4:22
11Woke Up This Morning3:30
12Write Me a Few of Your Lines3:56
I Belong to the Band: A Tribute to Rev. Gary Davis
2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 49:25
1Samson & Delilah4:20
2Goin’ to Sit Down on the Banks of the River4:02
3Let Us Get Together Right Down Here4:00
4I Belong to the Band4:06
5Lord, I Feel Just Like Goin’ On4:02
6Lo, I Be With You Always4:49
7Pure Religion5:07
8Twelve Gates to the City4:02
9Great Change Since I’ve Been Born4:31
10I Am the Light of This World5:20
11Death Don’t Have No Mercy5:06
Avalon: A Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 51:08
1Everybody Loves John5:24
2Avalon5:16
3Candy Man3:43
4Frankie & Albert5:59
5Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied4:01
6Louis Collins4:18
7Richland Woman Blues4:45
8Spike Driver Blues4:17
9Stagolee4:02
10Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor4:44
11Pay Day4:39
Hard Luck Child: A Tribute to Skip James
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 45:30
1Nehemiah James5:30
2Special Rider Blues4:59
3Cypress Grove Blues4:29
4If You Haven't Any Hay, Get on Down the Road4:21
5Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues5:17
6Devil Got My Woman4:44
7Jesus Is a Mighty Good Leader4:06
8Hard Time Killing Floor Blues4:15
9I'm so Glad3:19
10Hard Luck Child4:30
Keepin' Outta Trouble: A Tribute to Bukka White
2016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 42:29
1Keepin' Outta Trouble4:04
2Bukka's Day4:25
3Aberdeen Mississippi Blues4:20
4Fixin' to Die Blues5:20
5Panama Limited4:18
6Parchman Farm Blues4:10
7Spooky Rhythm3:59
8New Frisco Train3:53
9Gonna Be Some Walkin' Done3:03
10Back to Memphis4:57
A Womans's Soul: A Tribute To Bessie Smith
2018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 44:07
1Do Your Duty4:19
2Kitchen Man4:01
3Jazzbro Brown From Memphis Town3:36
4Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer3:47
5Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl3:20
6I'm Down in the Dumps6:09
7Black Mountain4:15
8Weeping Willow Blues4:11
9On Revival Day3:53
10Empty Bed Blues6:36
Prove It on Me
2020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:25
1He May Be Your Man4:09
2Its Red Hot3:32
3If You’re a Viper4:10
4Prove It on Me3:15
5I Shall Wear a Crown4:10
6Eagles4:26
7Wayward Girl Blues4:41
8In My Girlish Days3:21
9Milk Man Blues4:50
10Motherless Child4:51
Ain't Nobody Worried
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 47:19
1I'll Take You There3:39
2Midnight Train To Georgia5:14
3My Guy3:13
4Fast Car5:19
5Cried Like A Baby5:45
6Love Has No Pride4:34
7I'd Rather Go Blind3:40
8Lovin' Whiskey4:08
9Dancing In The Streets3:31
10You've Got A Friend4:45
11Freight Train3:31
Positively 4th Street A Tribute To Bob Dylan
2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:01:52
1Everything Is Broken3:30
2Ring Them Bells2:44
3Like A Rolling Stone6:26
4Not Dark Yet6:03
5Mr. Tambourine Man3:38
6Positively 4th Street5:05
7A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall7:05
8Mother Of Muses6:39
9Murder Most Foul20:42
Heavy on the Blues
2025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:00
1High Heel Sneakers3:41
2Walking the Back Streets6:08
3What Kind of Woman Is This3:56
4Hold to His Hand4:26
5The Wind Crys Mary3:34
6Down the Dirt Road Blues3:48
7Mississippi Blues4:19
8Me and My Chauffeur2:49
9Can't Quit That Stuff3:56
10Stay Around a Little Longer4:23

Single · 3

Single release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	First release
1979	You’re the OneSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 8 tracks A1You’re the One A2Asking for More A3Someone Like You A4I Can’t Believe in You No More B1Please Put Out the Fire B2Love at First Sight B3If I Can’t Have Good Love B4Movin’ Up Movin’ Out	1979
1989	Lovin' WhiskeySearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 10:30 1Lovin' Whiskey4:05 2God's Gift to Woman2:34 3Ain't No Way To Do3:51	1989
2020	Wayward Girl BluesSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:42 1Wayward Girl Blues4:42	6 March 2020

Album · 6

Album release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	Notes	First release
1987	Best Blues and OriginalsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:06:28 1Walkin' Blues2:25 2Travelin' Blues2:49 3Got To Have You Be My Man2:25 4The Water Is Wide3:40 5Crossroad Blues2:35 6Ain't No Way To Do3:54 7Catastrophe Rag2:33 8Lovin' Fool3:31 9Sit Down on the Banks3:25 10God's Gift to Women2:38 11The Golden Vanity4:48 12El Vuelo Del Alma3:27 13Future Blues3:09 14M & O Blues3:25 15Foreign Lander0:46 16Moon's Goin' Down3:26 17Send the Man Back Home3:36 18Lovin' Whiskey4:08 19Gypsie Boy5:21 20Goin' Back to the County4:27	Compilation	1987
1992	From Dawn To DuskSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 15 tracks · 58:05 1Send The Man Back Home3:34 2M & O Blues3:21 3Farewell Young Man4:03 4Tomorrow4:44 5God's Gift To Women2:35 6Holdin' On3:41 7Walkin' Blues2:20 8Going Back To The Country4:26 9Lovin' Whiskey4:05 10Gypsie Boy5:18 11Dr Make It Right3:01 12Crossroad Blues2:31 13Bonnie Boy4:02 14House Of Heart8:59 15Gentle Kindness1:25	Compilation	1992
1997	Best Blues & Originals, Volume 2Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:11:26 1The Uncloudy Day2:40 2Devil Got My Man2:24 3Down in the Dumps3:11 4Since You Been Gone2:20 5Achin' Heart2:24 6Hilarity Rag2:18 7Kind Hearted Man3:17 8Love My Blues Away2:57 9Elder Green Is Gone2:42 10Just Like a Man3:34 11Swing Low3:03 12Ecstasy4:49 13Feel Just Like Going On2:11 14Frankie & Albert2:29 15No Place Like Home5:41 16Midnight Light3:21 17I Might Find a Way2:57 18Dr. Make It Right3:04 19No Way for Me to Get Along3:24 20Back to the Woods2:21 21I've Got a Rock in My Sock3:01 22Highland Overture (for Wendy)4:29 23Long Journey2:49	Compilation	19 August 1997
2008	Country Blues Guitar (Rare Archival Recordings 1963-1971)Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 32 tracks · 1:09:37 1Jane Crow1:54 2I'm so Glad2:50 3Pony Blues2:06 4Walking Blues3:54 5Devil Got My Woman1:45 6Yonder Comes The Blues5:25 7Guitar Blues1:35 8Ragged And Dirty4:39 9Patton Blues In G2:59 10Stagolee2:16 11Special Rider2:53 12New Pony Blues3:03 13Shuffle For The Perls1:35 14Canned Heat2:34 15Old Country Rock1:32 16Future Blues1:41 17Turn Your Money Green1:18 18God Moves On The Water1:10 19Monday Morning Blues1:17 20M & O Blues1:58 21Whistling Blues1:52 22Candyman1:34 23Banty Rooster1:38 24Save Up Your Money, John D. Rockerfeller Put The Panic On1:07 25Canned Heat1:34 26Vestapol1:59 27Brownsville Blues1:59 28Police Dog Blues1:51 29You Got The Pocketbook, I Got The Key1:22 30Mississippi Blues2:52 31Kokomo Blues1:19 32Belzona Blues2:06	Compilation	2008
2009	Lovin' Whiskey - A Collection Of Songs From The Rounder YearsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:03:04 1Silver Wings4:54 2Do You Love Me4:05 3Lovin' Whiskey4:05 4It Ain't Right3:30 5Gypsie Boy5:18 6Misty Glen3:25 7The Water Is Wide3:37 8Catastrophe Rag2:30 9God's Gift To Women2:34 10Somebody's Baby4:25 11Angel Of Mercy4:27 12I'll Be Gone4:26 13Lovin' Fool3:28 14Love Without The Heart5:18 15You Deserve The Best3:35 16Lovin' Whiskey (Live)3:27	Compilation	2009
2022	Leavin' This Morn' (Live, Charleston '87)Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 14 tracks · 38:48 1Interview3:26 2When You Got a Good Friend3:33 3Interlude1:01 4Walking Blues3:31 5Future Blues2:37 6Intro to Moon Going Down1:59 7Moon Going Down3:29 8Mississippi Blues6:02 9Interview 21:38 10Uncloudy Day1:59 11Intro to Lovin' Whiskey1:57 12Lovin' Whiskey3:40 13Intro to Love My Blues Away0:51 14Love My Blues Away3:05	Live	2022

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Rory Block metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	15	72.5th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	46	93.7th
Studio albums	37	98.7th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	39	98th
Recording span (years)	54	94.2th
Genres	3	80.4th

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portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
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aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Why this artist is in the database

List of blues musicians — rank #16
| 1949 | | New Jersey | Country blues |

Tier rule: genre canon: blues
Image: bobistraveling · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q274044 · MusicBrainz: 1e9aa4bd-9689-4535-9665-7f661d63d1c8

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