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Article: `Lady' sings the blues; Rory Block preaches the gospel of Robert Johnson.(Arts and Lifestyle)
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- The Boston Herald
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- August 10, 2006
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Byline: DANIEL GEWERTZ
The blues, legend has it, is the devil's music. It was said that Robert Johnson, the greatest country bluesman, attained his seductive guitar skills by selling his soul to the devil at a crossroads in the Mississippi Delta.
Not many people still believe the myth. But the conflict between the Lord's music and the blues lingers. After recording a new solo album of Robert Johnson songs, acclaimed blues interpreter Rory Block decided this old war needed to be addressed.
"I've been saying for years that the blues and gospel are married to each other," the New York City native said. "I believe that the blues is anointed ...