RUF RECORDS - 25 YEARS ANNIVERSARY
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
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DVD
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01
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Texas Honey
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Ally Venable
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00:02:28
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01
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If You Wanna Leave
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Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado
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02
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Straitjacket
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Jeremiah Johnson
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00:04:12
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02
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Bliss Avenue
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Dana Fuchs
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03
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Backdoor Man
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Bernard Allison
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00:03:50
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03
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Moonlight Over The Mississippi
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Royal Southern Brotherhood
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04
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Chills & Fever
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Samantha Fish
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00:03:19
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04
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Diamonds In The Dirt
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Joanne Shaw Taylor
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05
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Low Down
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The BB King Blues Band
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00:04:41
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05
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Here I Am
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Oli Brown
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06
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Deep In My Soul
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Big Daddy Wilson
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00:04:38
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06
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The House Is Rocking
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Katarina Pejak, Ina Forsman, Ally Venable
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07
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First Class Life
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Mike Zito
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00:04:03
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07
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Low Down And Dirty
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Mike Zito, Vanja Sky, Bernard Allison
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08
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Hard Working Woman
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Vanja Sky
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00:02:54
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08
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Country Boy Soul Medley
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Big Daddy Wilson, Vanessa Collier, Si Cranstoun
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09
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Why Did You Hoodoo Me
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Savoy Brown
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00:05:13
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09
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Honky Tonk Woman
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Ina Forsman, Layla Zoe, Tasha Taylor
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10
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Weeds
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Michael Lee
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00:02:52
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10
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Join Me On The BluesCaravan
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Laurence Jones, Christina Skjolberg, Albert Castiglia
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11
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Get Mine
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Ina Forsman
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00:03:59
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11
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So Sad (The World’s In A Tangle)
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Canned Heat
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12
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Boogie Depression
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Victor Wainwright
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00:03:31
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12
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Living In The House Of Blues
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Luther Allison
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13
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She’s Coming After You
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Katarina Pejak
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00:03:30
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14
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Faker
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The Ragtime Rumours
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00:04:11
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