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

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 Greenwich Village folk music scene, such as Peter Rowan, Maria Muldaur, and John Sebastian influenced 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,

In 2010, Block released her autobiography in pdf format and a limited print run titled When A Woman Gets The Blues.

Rory Block has won seven Blues Music Awards, two for "Traditional Blues Female Artist" (1997, 1998), three for "Acoustic Blues Album of the Year" (1996, 1999, 2007), the 2019 "Acoustic Artist of the Year" and the prestigious Koko Taylor Award for Traditional Female Blues Artist in 2021. She also won 3 NAIRD awards for "Best Adult Contemporary Album of the Year" in 1992 for Ain't I A Woman, in 1994 for Angel of Mercy, and again in 1997 for Tornado. Rory also won the "Trophees France Blues 98" for "International Acoustic Guitarist of the Year". She was inducted in to The New York Blues Hall of Fame in 2016.

YearTitleLabelNumberNotes1967 How to Play Blues GuitarElektra324Credited as "Sunshine Kate", with Stefan Grossman, reissued in 1978 as Kicking Mule 1091975 Rory BlockRCA Victor07331976 Rory Block (I'm in Love)Blue Goose20221977 Intoxication, So Bitter SweetChrysalis11571979 You're the OneChrysalis12331981High Heeled BluesRounder3061Recorded at Bearsville Sound Studios, Produced by John Sebastian1983Blue HorizonRounder30731984Rhinestones & Steel StringsRounder30851986I've Got a Rock in My SockRounder30971987Best Blues and OriginalsRounder115251987House of HeartsRounder31041990Color Me WildAlcazar1003Children's album1991Mama's BluesRounder31171992Ain't I a WomanRounder31201994Angel of MercyRounder31261994 Adult Contemporary Album of the Year1994Women in (E)motionTradition & Moderne107Live, 19881995When a Woman Gets the BluesRounder31391996 Acoustic Blues Album of the Year1995Turning PointMunich1451996TornadoRounder31401997 Adult Contemporary Album of the Year1997Gone Woman Blues: The Country Blues CollectionRounder115751997The Early Tapes 1975 1976Alcazar1111998Confessions Of A Blues SingerRounder31541999 Acoustic Blues Album of the Year2002I'm Every WomanRounder31742003Last Fair DealTelarcCD 835932004Sisters & BrothersTelarcCD 83588With Eric Bibb and Maria Muldaur2005From the DustTelarcCD 836142006The Lady and Mr JohnsonRykodiscRCD 108722007 Acoustic Blues Album of the Year2008Blues Walkin' Like a Man: A Tribute to Son House Stony PlainSPCD 1329First release in the Mentor Series.2008Country Blues Guitar Rare Archival Recordings 1963 1971Guitar WorkshopSGGW103With Stefan Grossman, reissue of How to Play Blues Guitar plus 16 additional tracks2011Shake 'Em on Down: A Tribute to Mississippi Fred McDowell Stony PlainSPCD 1344Second release in the Mentor Series.2012I Belong to the Band: A Tribute to Rev. Gary Davis Stony PlainSPCD 1359Third release in the Mentor Series.2013Avalon: A Tribute to Mississippi John HurtStony PlainSPCD 1369Fourth release in the Mentor Series.2014 Hard Luck Child: A Tribute to Skip JamesStony PlainSPCD 1373Fifth release in the Mentor Series.2016 Keepin' Outta Trouble: A Tribute to Bukka WhiteStony PlainSPCD 1393Sixth release in the Mentor Series.2018 A Woman’s Soul: A Tribute to Bessie SmithStony PlainSPCD 1399Power Women Of The Blues series Vol. 12020Prove It On MeStony PlainSPCD 1409Power Women Of The Blues series Vol. 22022Ain't Nobody WorriedStony PlainSPCD 1468Power Women Of The Blues series Vol. 3