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Rory Block Biography

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

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I have gotten where I am today only because I have persisted against all odds for a long time.

Gotten, Long, Odds, Today

. . . it took me five years of going right into the mouth of the lion to learn to be at ease onstage. . . if you deal with an audience as a bunch of people having a great time, you'll have a much bettrer time as a performer

Deal, Mouth, Music, People, Years

When I was very young my mother sang to me at bedtime and my dad would often play the banjo or fiddle in the evening. I knew music was important and central to everything, most particularly it had a powerful healing value and created a sense of peace and security. This stood out to me as I always felt the world was precarious and dangerous, and music supplied those moments of real peace and safety.

Central, Dad, Dangerous, Mother, Powerful, Real

There are many influences in my music, not only blues. R&B, Motown, gospel, old timey, jazz, even classical are all part of what I do. I started with classical, then country, then blues, and after that I started listening heavily to Motown and gospel. My earliest efforts as a songwriter were soul. Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, Wilson Pickett, Gladys Knight, James Brown, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye and Fontella Bass are just a few of the names that come to mind as the God's of soul and Motown.

Country, Curtis, Heavily, Knights, Names, Songwriter

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