Bo Ramsey (born Robert Franklin Ramsey, 1951 in Burlington, Iowa, 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 David Letterman,

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with Jay Leno, and Late Night With Conan O’Brien and in Wim Wenders’ "Soul Of A Man" segment for the Blues series of

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. He has also produced recordings for

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, David Zollo, Pieta Brown,

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, Ani DiFranco, and

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, 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.

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'' ( Red House) * 1990: '' Down in There'' ( Red House) * 1992: '' Dream Café'' ( Red House) * 1994: '' The Poet Game'' ( Red House) * 1996: ''

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'' ( Red House) * 1997: '' Slant 6 Mind'' ( Red House) * 2003: '' If I Had Known: Essential Recordings, 1980-96'' ( Red House) * 2004: ''

Honey in the Lion's Head ''Honey in the Lion's Head'' is an album by folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown. It is his second release on the Trailer Records label. Of the 12 tracks, ten are traditional songs. One is Jim Garland’s Depression-era classic, “I Don’t Want Y ...

'' (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 o ...

'' ( Red House) * 2011: '' Freak Flag'' ( Yep Roc)

With Pieta Brown (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
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(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'' (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 - '' Salt as Wolves'' (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: Ben Weaver - ''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:

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

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

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

Ghost Repeater ''Ghost Repeater'' is the third solo album from singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault. Produced by Bo Ramsey, ''Ghost Repeater'' was released on May 23, 2006, two years after the release of Foucault's previous effort, '' Stripping Cane''. The album ...

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

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- '' Carried to Dust'' ( Quarterstick) * 2015:

- '' The Trackless Woods'' (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