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Aurora Block was born in Princeton and grew up in Manhattan. Her father, Allan Block, ran a sandal shop in Greenwich Village in the 1960s, and the influence of the Greenwich Village folk music scene, such as Peter Rowan, Maria Muldaur, and John Sebastian, tempted Block to study classical guitar. At the age of 14, she met 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.

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  • Aurora "Rory" Block (* 6. November 1949 in Princeton, New Jersey) ist eine US-amerikanische Blues-Gitarristin, Sängerin und Songwriterin. (de)
  • Aurora "Rory" Block (nacida el 6 de noviembre de 1949 en Princeton, New Jersey, Estados Unidos) es una guitarrista y cantante de blues americana, exponente notable del estilo country blues. (es)
  • Aurora Block was born in Princeton and grew up in Manhattan. Her father, Allan Block, ran a sandal shop in Greenwich Village in the 1960s, and the influence of the Greenwich Village folk music scene, such as Peter Rowan, Maria Muldaur, and John Sebastian, tempted Block to study classical guitar. At the age of 14, she met 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. (en)
  • Nel 2010 ha pubblicato la sua autobiografia, intitolata When a Woman Gets the Blues. (it)
  • Rory Block (geboren als 'Aurora Block', Princeton (New Jersey), 6 november 1949) is een Amerikaanse blues gitariste en zangeres in de country blues stijl. Op 24 december 1988 bracht ze haar hit Lovin' whiskey uit dat later door de Haagse zangeres Anouk werd gecoverd. Het nummer gaat over haar aan alcohol verslaafde (ex-)man. (nl)
  • Rory Block Aurora "Rory" Block (née le 6 novembre 1949, à Princeton dans le New Jersey) est une artiste américaine, guitariste de blues et chanteuse, renommée dans le style country blues. (fr)
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