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''Prove It On Me'' is the second album from Rory Block's new ''Power Women of the Blues'' series.

This recording celebrates the songs of nine ground-breaking female blues artists, includes one of her own originals, and will be released March 27, 2020 on Stony Plain Records. Prove It On Me presents Rory's unique take on songs from phenomenal female performers and songwriters: Arizona Dranes, Elvie Thomas Merline Johnson, Madlyn Davis, Helen Humes, Rosetta Howard, Lottie Kimbrough, Gertrude ''Ma'' Rainey and Memphis Minnie. Rory's goal for this release was to spotlight some of the more obscure names of the genre, some of whom did not become widely known ''despite their immense talent''. All songs are given the ''Rory Block Band'' treatment, while showcasing their own individual style and contribution to the genre.

''For over a century, women of the blues have prevailed to record and perform their music. I hope we will do them justice by continuing to get to know them better today, as we celebrate their names more every year.''

Prove It On Me was produced by Rory Block and Rob Davis. All vocals on the new disc are by Rory Block, who also played all the guitar and bass parts on her Signature Model Martin Guitars. In addition, all drums and percussion heard on the new disc - guitar bongos, hat boxes, plastic storage tubs, oatmeal boxes and wooden spoons - were played by Rory.

Highlights:

During her career, Rory Block has won six W.C. Handy Awards (now known simply as The Blues Music Awards) from the Blues Foundation, two for ''Traditional Blues Female Artist'', three for ''Acoustic Blues Album of the Year'', and in 2019 she won ''Acoustic Artist of the Year.'' She is nominated again in 2020 for:

Traditional Blues Female Artist (Koko Taylor Award)
Rory Block

Winner announced May 7, 2020 in Memphis, TN.
Rory Block is attending the 2020 Blues Music Awards ceremony.

She is supporting this release with a major US tour in Spring 2020.













Tracklist:


01. He May Be Your Man (4:10)
02. It's Red Hot (3:32)
03. If You're A Viper (4:10)
04. Prove It On Me (3:15)
05. I Shall Wear A Crown (4:10)
06. Eagles (4:27)
07. Wayward Girl Blues (4:42)
08. In My Girlish Days (3:22)
09. Milk Man Blues (4:50)
10. Motherless Child (4:52)
















Rory Block (geboren als 'Aurora Block', Princeton (New Jersey), 6 november 1949) is een Amerikaanse bluesgitariste en zangeres in de countrybluesstijl.

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.

Aurora Block is geboren in Princeton en groeide op in Manhattan. Haar vader, Allan Block, was in de jaren 60 eigenaar van een sandalenwinkel in Greenwich Village. Door de muziekscene in Greenwich Village ging Block zich richten op een studie klassieke gitaar. Als ze 14 jaar oud is ontmoet ze gitarist Stefan Grossman, die haar kennis laat maken met de muziek van Mississippi Delta bluesgitaristen. Ze begon deze te muziek luisteren en leerde de nummers spelen. Op haar 15e verlaat ze haar ouderlijk huis om op zoek te gaan naar de resterende bluesgitaristen, waaronder Mississippi John Hurt, Reverend Gary Davis en Son House. Daarna reisde ze naar Berkeley in Californië, waar ze optrad in clubs en koffiewinkels.

Nadat ze een korte pauze heeft genomen om een gezin te stichten, keert Rory in de jaren 70 terug in de muziekscene. Haar terugkeer kent wisselend succes, tot ze in 1981 tekent bij Rounder Records. Vanaf dat moment brengt ze meerdere albums uit, bestaande uit eigen nummers en covers. Onder de covers bevinden zich "Terraplane Blues" en "Come on in my kitchen" van Robert Johnson maar ook "Walk in Jerusalem" van Mahalia Jackson.

In 2010 brengt Rory Block haar autobiografie, getiteld When A Woman Gets The Blues uit als pdf bestand.