Rory Block has made a great string of acoustic albums for Stony Plain Records, which has since disappeared. She now reveals a slightly different side in her debut for M.C. Records, Heavy on the Blues. Three top-tier guitarists appear on the album – Ronnie Earl, Jimmy Vivino, and Joanna Connor. Block built her highly respected career by honoring the original male and female pioneers of the blues. While she retains some of that here, she covers the electric blues giants such as Little Milton, Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, and even Jimi Hendrix as she continues her trademark work on acoustic and slide guitar.
Block opens with Tommy Tucker’s mega hit “High Heel Sneakers,” a song that shows the fun side of her personality. Tucker may have…

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