Bo Ramsey
Bo Ramsey is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and recording producer.Career
He made his debut in Williamsburg, Iowa in 1973, fronted 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, which was nominated for a Grammy Award, and appeared in her band in performances on The Late Show With David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Late Night With Conan O’Brien and in Wim Wenders’ "Soul Of A Man" segment for the Blues series of Martin Scorsese.
He has also 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.Discography
Solo albums
- 1982: Brand New Love
- 1983: Feelin's Gettin' Stronger with the Sliders
- 1986: Northwind
- 1988: Either Way
- 1991: Down To Bastrop
- 1995: Bo Ramsey And The Backsliders
- 1997: In The Weeds
- 2007: Stranger Blues
- 2008: Fragile
- 2016: Wildwood Calling
With Greg Brown">Greg Brown (folk musician)">Greg Brown (as producer)
- 1989: One Big Town
- 1990: Down in There
- 1992: Dream Café
- 1994: The Poet Game
- 1996: Further In
- 1997: Slant 6 Mind
- 2003:
- 2004: Honey in the Lion's Head
- 2006: The Evening Call
- 2011: Freak Flag
With [Pieta Brown] (as producer, guest musician)
- 2002: Pieta Brown
- 2005: In The Cool
- 2007: Remember the Sun
- 2009: Shimmer
- 2010: One and All
- 2011: Mercury
- 2014: Paradise Outlaw
- 2017: Postcards
With The Pines (as co-producer)
- 2004: The Pines
- 2007: Sparrows In The Bell
- 2009: Tremolo
- 2012: Dark So Gold
- 2016: Above The Prairie
- 1998: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
- 2001: Essence
As producer
- 1993: High And Lonesome - Alackaday
- 1998: David Zollo - Uneasy Street
- 1999: Dave Moore - Breaking Down To 3
- 1999: Teddy Morgan - Lost Love & Highways
- 2003: Joan Baez - Dark Chords on a Big Guitar
- 2010: Charlie Parr - When The Devil Goes Blind
- 2010: Ernie Hendrickson - Walking With Angels
- 2011: Kelly Pardekooper - Yonder
- 2012: Iris DeMent - Sing The Delta
- 2012: Mike Mangione & the Union - Red-Winged Blackbird Man
- 2013: Mason Jennings - Always Been
- 2015: Jeffrey Foucault - Salt as Wolves
- 1997: R.B. Morris - ...Take That Ride...
- 1998: Kate Campbell - Visions of Plenty
- 1999: Mark Stuart - Songs from a Corner Stage
- 2000: Ani DiFranco - Swing Set EP
- 2000: Ben Weaver - Living In The Ground
- 2000: Bejae Fleming - Navigating Limbo
- 2000: Larry Long - Well May The World Go
- 2000: Kelly Pardekooper - Johnson County Snow
- 2002: David Zollo - The Big Night
- 2004: Brother Trucker - Something Simple
- 2004: Iris DeMent - Lifeline
- 2005: Faby - Finally
- 2005: Kevin Gordon - O Come Look at the Burning
- 2005: Johnny Hickman - Palmhenge
- 2006: Jeffrey Foucault - Ghost Repeater
- 2008: Becky Schlegel - For All the World to See
- 2008: Calexico - Carried to Dust
- 2015: Iris DeMent - The Trackless Woods
As song contributor
- 2001: various artists- Labour of Love: The Music of Nick Lowe - track 5, "Where's My Everything?" with Greg Brown
