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Bo Ramsey
12+ albums
bluesamericanablues rockguitarcomposer
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Bo Ramsey (born Robert Franklin Ramsey in Burlington, Iowa, in 1951) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer. He is married to Pieta Brown. Ramsey made his debut in Williamsburg, Iowa, in 1973, fronting the Mother Blues Band, and rose to prominence as a soloist when he opened for Lucinda Williams on her 1994 tour. He has produced or played guitar on several of her albums, including "Essence". Born and raised in the blue-collar Mississippi River town of Burlington, Iowa in 1951, Ramsey not only played a vital role in shaping Eastern Iowa's distinctive blues-rock hybrid, but has continued in his still-vibrant career as a performer, much-in-demand producer, recording session guitarist and "hired gun" in touring bands of high-profile national acts. Ramsey broke out in the early-'70s with the seminal Mother Blues Band, a honking powerhouse which also featured Iowa blues legends Joe Price and Patrick Hazell. In the latter part of the decade, the guitarist broke off to form Bo Ramsey & The Sliders. Merging the sounds of his beloved Chess Records blues masters with Rolling Stones muscle and swampy, river basin funk, Ramsey & The Sliders enjoyed a strong following on the Midwest circuit for nearly a dozen years. He co-produced Dave Zollo's Uneasy Street (Trailer), Pieta Brown's self-titled debut (Trailer), I Never Told (T Records) and In The Cool (Valley Entertainment), Kevin Gordon's Down To The Well (Shanachie) and — perhaps most notably — alt-country superst
