--- title: "4 Rory Block Quotes - Famous Singer (Robert Johnson Bundle Pack)" description: "Aurora \"Rory\" Block is an American blues guitarist and singer, a notable exponent of the country blues style. Browse 4 Rory Block quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b113/author-rory-block-72512.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Rory Block](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b113/author-rory-block-72512.jpg) # Rory Block (1949) Singer United States **4** quotes in **64** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Rory Block is a singer from the United States, best known for *Robert Johnson Bundle Pack*. ## Quick Facts About Rory Block Born November 6, 1949 Nationality United States Profession Singer Notable works Robert Johnson Bundle Pack ## About Rory Block Aurora "Rory" Block is an American blues guitarist and singer, a notable exponent of the country blues style. ## Quotes by Rory Block > [When I was very young my mother sang to me at bedtime and my dad would often play the banjo or fiddle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-block/when-i-was-very-young-my-mother-sang-to-me-at-bedtime-and-my-dad/) Rory Block [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c06/rory-block-72512_banjo_when-i-was-very-young-my-mother-sang-to_14913.png) > [... it took me five years of going right into the mouth of the lion to learn to be at ease onstage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-block/it-took-me-five-years-of-going-right-into-the-mouth-of-the-lion-to/) Rory Block [Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fe/rory-block-72512_audience_it-took-me-five-years-of-going-right-int_1033068.jpg) > [I have gotten where I am today only because I have persisted against all odds for a long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-block/i-have-gotten-where-i-am-today-only-because-i-have-persisted-against/) Rory Block [Against all odds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/against-all-odds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c77/rory-block-72512_against-all-odds_i-have-gotten-where-i-am-today-only-beca_1988003.png) > [There are many influences in my music, not only blues. R&B, Motown, gospel, old timey, jazz, even classical are all part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-block/there-are-many-influences-in-my-music-not-only-blues-r-b-motown/) Rory Block [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/583/rory-block-72512_bass_there-are-many-influences-in-my-music-no_1992667.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-block/#itemlist", "name": "Rory Block Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was very young my mother sang to me at bedtime and my dad would often play the banjo or fiddle in the evening. I knew music was important and central to everything, most particularly it had a powerful healing value and created a sense of peace and security. 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