25 Years Anniversary
Product no.: RUF 1275
Description
Release date: June 2019
Pop the champagne: Ruf Records is 25. A lot has changed in rock ‘n’ roll since 1994. We’ve seen a thousand bands rise and fall. We’ve watched a hundred rock scenes blow up and burn out. All the while, Ruf has steadily evolved, from its roots as one man’s vision, to the most respected blues/rock label around, with a roll-call of talent to top any independent on the planet. And if that sounds like a bold statement, you’re holding the proof in your hands…
Of course, Thomas Ruf didn’t expect any of those accolades back in 1994. Back then, Ruf’s charismatic founder and leader created the label simply to give the legendary Chicago bandleader Luther Allison a platform to release some of the best albums of his career. Tragically, Luther himself was lost to cancer in 1997, but Ruf Records never missed a beat, continuing to develop some of the brightest talent in America, Britain, Europe and beyond, while always retaining its fearsomely independent spirit.
Walter Trout, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Mike Zito, Jeff Healey, Savoy Brown, Dana Fuchs, Bernard Allison, Samantha Fish and many more. To anyone with even a passing interest in quality blues, the Ruf roster since 1994 reads like a hall of fame, taking in legends, supergroups and bright young talents. As such, when it came to compiling this special 25th anniversary release, the songs selected by Thomas across these CD and DVD Sampler are all killer, no filler.
So here it is. Twenty-six classic tracks by Ruf artists on CD and DVD celebrating the brightest and best records of the label since 1994.
Twenty-five years. It’s been quite a ride, with one hell of a soundtrack. So here’s to the story so far – and the next twenty-five years...
TRACKLIST
CD
DVD
01
Texas Honey
Ally Venable
00:02:28
01
If You Wanna Leave
Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado
02
Straitjacket
Jeremiah Johnson
00:04:12
02
Bliss Avenue
Dana Fuchs
03
Backdoor Man
Bernard Allison
00:03:50
03
Moonlight Over The Mississippi
Royal Southern Brotherhood
04
Chills & Fever
Samantha Fish
00:03:19
04
Diamonds In The Dirt
Joanne Shaw Taylor
05
Low Down
The BB King Blues Band
00:04:41
05
Here I Am
Oli Brown
06
Deep In My Soul
Big Daddy Wilson
00:04:38
06
The House Is Rocking
Katarina Pejak, Ina Forsman, Ally Venable
07
First Class Life
Mike Zito
00:04:03
07
Low Down And Dirty
Mike Zito, Vanja Sky, Bernard Allison
08
Hard Working Woman
Vanja Sky
00:02:54
08
Country Boy Soul Medley
Big Daddy Wilson, Vanessa Collier, Si Cranstoun
09
Why Did You Hoodoo Me
Savoy Brown
00:05:13
09
Honky Tonk Woman
Ina Forsman, Layla Zoe, Tasha Taylor
10
Weeds
Michael Lee
00:02:52
10
Join Me On The BluesCaravan
Laurence Jones, Christina Skjolberg, Albert Castiglia
11
Get Mine
Ina Forsman
00:03:59
11
So Sad (The World’s In A Tangle)
Canned Heat
12
Boogie Depression
Victor Wainwright
00:03:31
12
Living In The House Of Blues
Luther Allison
13
She’s Coming After You
Katarina Pejak
00:03:30
14
Faker
The Ragtime Rumours
00:04:11