Bo Ramsey (born Robert Franklin Ramsey, 1951 in

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, United States) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and recording producer.

Career

He made his debut in

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in 1973, fronted the Mother Blues Band, and rose to prominence as a soloist when he opened for

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on her 1994 tour. He has produced or played guitar on several of her albums, including ''Essence'', which was nominated for a

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, and appeared in her band in performances on ''The Late Show'' With

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with

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, and

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and in

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’ "Soul Of A Man" segment for the Blues series of

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. He has also produced recordings for

Joan Baez Joan Chandos Baez (; born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more ...

, David Zollo,

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Iris DeMent Iris Luella DeMent (born January 5, 1961) is an American two-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and musician . DeMent's musical style includes elements of folk, country and gospel. Early life DeMent was born in Paragould, Arkansas, the 1 ...

, Ani DiFranco, and

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, with whom he co-fronted a band, and worked as a guitarist with the above and with

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. He has produced and worked extensively with Greg Brown, including an appearance in 1999 on ''

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'', and has been inducted to the Iowa Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame, and Iowa Blues Hall of Fame.

Discography

Solo albums

* 1982: ''Brand New Love'' (3rd Street) * 1983: ''Feelin's Gettin' Stronger'' (3rd Street) with the Sliders * 1986: ''Northwind'' (3rd Street) * 1988: ''Either Way'' (3rd Street) * 1991: ''Down To Bastrop'' (Shed) * 1995: ''Bo Ramsey And The Backsliders'' (DixieFrog) * 1997: ''In The Weeds'' (Trailer) * 2007: ''Stranger Blues'' (Bo Ramsey Records / Continental Song City) * 2008: ''Fragile'' (Bo Ramsey Records / Continental Song City) * 2016: ''Wildwood Calling'' (Lustre)

With Greg Brown (as producer)

* 1989: ''

One Big Town ''One Big Town'' is an album by American folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown, released in 1989. History It is Brown's first in a long association with Bo Ramsey as producer and instrumentalist. In an interview with Roy Kasten for '' No Depression ...

'' ( Red House) * 1990: ''

Down in There ''Down in There'' is an album by American folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown, released in 1990. Reception Writing for Allmusic, music critic Jason Ankeny wrote of the album "... Brown proves himself an able songwriter as well as a singer... While ...

'' ( Red House) * 1992: ''

Dream Café ''Dream Café'' is an album by American folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown, released in 1992. It was produced by Bo Ramsey. It is a Red House release. Reception Music critic David Freedlander praised the release in his Allmusic review, writin ...

'' ( Red House) * 1994: ''

The Poet Game ''The Poet Game'' is an album by American folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown, released in 1994. Reception Writing for Allmusic, music critic Richard Meyer wrote of the album "Greg Brown's latest release is somber and streetwise with more politi ...

'' ( Red House) * 1996: ''

Further In ''Further In'' is an album by folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown that was released in 1996. Guests include Kelly Joe Phelps, Dean McGraw and Kate McKenzie. Reception ''Further In'' is noted for its broad variety of music and lyrics. Greg Brown ...

'' ( Red House) * 1997: ''

Slant 6 Mind ''Slant 6 Mind'' is the title of the fourteenth principal album release by American folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown, released in 1997. At the Grammy Awards of 1998, ''Slant 6 Mind'' was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk ...

'' ( Red House) * 2003: '' If I Had Known: Essential Recordings, 1980-96'' ( Red House) * 2004: '' Honey in the Lion's Head'' (Trailer) * 2006: ''

The Evening Call ''The Evening Call'' is an album by American folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown, released in 2006. It was his first album of all new material in over four years. Reception A review of the album in '' Sing Out!'' includes a lengthy description ...

'' ( Red House) * 2011: ''

Freak Flag ''Freak Flag'' is an album by American folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown, released in 2011. The album peaked at number 34 on ''Billboard's'' Top Heatseekers chart. The original Minneapolis sessions for ''Freak Flag'' were ended by a disastrous li ...

'' (

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)

With
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(as producer, guest musician)

* 2002: ''Pieta Brown'' (Rubric) * 2005: ''In The Cool'' (One Little Indian) * 2007: ''Remember the Sun'' (One Little Indian) * 2009: ''Shimmer'' ( Red House) * 2010: ''One and All'' ( Red House) * 2011: ''Mercury'' ( Red House) * 2014: ''Paradise Outlaw'' ( Red House) * 2017: ''Postcards'' (Lustre)

With The Pines (as co-producer)

* 2004: ''The Pines'' (Trailer) * 2007: ''Sparrows In The Bell'' ( Red House) * 2009: ''Tremolo'' ( Red House) * 2012: ''Dark So Gold'' ( Red House) * 2016: ''Above The Prairie'' ( Red House)

With
Lucinda Williams Lucinda Gayle Williams (born January 26, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and a solo guitarist. She recorded her first two albums: '' Ramblin' on My Mind'' (1979) and ''Happy Woman Blues'' (1980), in a traditional country and blues style ...
(as guest musician)

* 1998: ''

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'' ( Mercury) * 2001: ''

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'' ( Lost Highway)

As producer

* 1993: High And Lonesome - ''Alackaday'' (Trailer) * 1998: David Zollo - ''Uneasy Street'' (Trailer) * 1999: Dave Moore - ''Breaking Down To 3'' ( Red House) * 1999: Teddy Morgan - ''Lost Love & Highways'' (Hightone / Shout! Factory) * 2003:

- ''

Dark Chords on a Big Guitar ''Dark Chords on a Big Guitar'' is the twenty-fourth studio album (and twenty-sixth overall) by Joan Baez, released in September 2003. The album is more rock-oriented than her prior releases, and it is mostly composed of work by Generation X song ...

'' (Sanctuary / Kich) * 2010:

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- ''When The Devil Goes Blind'' (Nero's Neptune) * 2010: Ernie Hendrickson - ''Walking With Angels'' (self-released) * 2011: Kelly Pardekooper - ''Yonder'' (Leisure Time) * 2012:

- ''

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'' (Flariella) * 2012: Mike Mangione & the Union - ''Red-Winged Blackbird Man'' (Rodzinka) * 2013:

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- ''Always Been'' (Stats and Brackets) * 2015:

Jeffrey Foucault Jeffrey Foucault (born January 26, 1976) is an American songwriter and record producer from Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States, whose work marries the influence of American country, blues, rock 'n' roll, and folk music. He has released seven ...

- ''

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'' (Blueblade)

As guest artist

* 1997: R.B. Morris - ''...Take That Ride...'' ( Oh Boy) * 1998:

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- ''Visions of Plenty'' (Compass) * 1999: Mark Stuart - ''Songs from a Corner Stage'' (Gearle / E Squared) * 2000: Ani DiFranco - '' Swing Set EP'' ( Righteous Babe) * 2000:

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- ''Living In The Ground'' (30/30 Industries) * 2000: Bejae Fleming - ''Navigating Limbo'' (Trailer) * 2000: Larry Long - ''Well May The World Go'' (

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) * 2000: Kelly Pardekooper - ''Johnson County Snow'' (Leisure Time) * 2002: David Zollo - ''The Big Night'' (Trailer / Rubric) * 2004: Brother Trucker - ''Something Simple'' (Trailer) * 2004:

- ''

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'' (Flariella) * 2005: Faby - ''Finally'' (Megabien) * 2005:

- ''O Come Look at the Burning'' (Crowville Collective) * 2005:

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- ''Palmhenge'' (Campstove) * 2006:

- '' Ghost Repeater'' (

Signature Sounds Signature Sounds Recordings is an independent record label specializing in Americana and modern folk music. Jim Olsen and Mark Thayer founded the label in 1995 to promote acoustic musicians who were playing in Northampton, Massachusetts. Signat ...

) * 2008: Becky Schlegel - ''For All the World to See'' (Lilly Ray) * 2008: Calexico - ''

Carried to Dust ''Carried to Dust'' is the sixth studio album from Tucson, Arizona indie rock/ Americana band Calexico, released September 9, 2008. It features a number of guest musicians like Iron & Wine, Tortoise's Doug McCombs, Pieta Brown, and Amparo Sanch ...

'' (

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) * 2015:

- ''

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'' (Flariella)

As song contributor

* 2001: various artists- ''Labour of Love: The Music of Nick Lowe'' (

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) - track 5, "Where's My Everything?" with Greg Brown

References

External links

Bo Ramsey website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramsey, Bo 1951 births Living people People from Burlington, Iowa American folk musicians Singer-songwriters from Iowa

Career

Discography

Solo albums

With Greg Brown (as producer)

With Pieta Brown Pieta Brown (born 1973) is a critically acclaimed American artist, musician, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who has released eight albums and five EPs. She has performed with artists such as Mark Knopfler, John Prine, Amo ... (as producer, guest musician)

With The Pines (as co-producer)

With Lucinda Williams Lucinda Gayle Williams (born January 26, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and a solo guitarist. She recorded her first two albums: '' Ramblin' on My Mind'' (1979) and ''Happy Woman Blues'' (1980), in a traditional country and blues style ... (as guest musician)

As producer

As guest artist

As song contributor

References

External links

With
Pieta Brown Pieta Brown (born 1973) is a critically acclaimed American artist, musician, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who has released eight albums and five EPs. She has performed with artists such as Mark Knopfler, John Prine, Amo ...
(as producer, guest musician)

With
Lucinda Williams Lucinda Gayle Williams (born January 26, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and a solo guitarist. She recorded her first two albums: '' Ramblin' on My Mind'' (1979) and ''Happy Woman Blues'' (1980), in a traditional country and blues style ...
(as guest musician)