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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 Superstar Lucinda Williams' Essence Lost Highway . The Lucinda Connection Began In The Early '90s When Williams Heard Ramsey's 1991 Album Down To Bastrop In Of All Places A New Zealand Record Shop While On Tour. She Subsequently Contacted Ramsey And The Two Became Fast Friends. Ramsey Played On Her Grammy-Winning Car Wheels On A Gravel Road Mercury And Joined Her Band For Part Of That Disc's Tour. He Produced And Played On The Basic Tracks For Her Follow-Up The Grammy-Nominated Essence — Again Joining Her Band On Tour In Support Of That Record. He Has Produced Recordings For Joan Baez David Zollo Pieta Brown Iris DeMent Ani DiFranco And Kevin Gordon With Whom He Co-Fronted A Band And Worked As A Guitarist With The Above And With Elvis Costello. He Has Produced And Worked Extensively With Greg Brown Including An Appearance In 1999 On A Prairie Home Companion And Has Been Inducted To The Iowa Rock 'n Roll Hall Of Fame And Iowa Blues Hall Of Fame. read less