| Confessions of a Blues Singer | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1998 |
| Genre | Blues |
| Label | Rounder Records |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [2] |
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The Chicago Tribune wrote that "the album doesn't rise above its museum-piece feeling until Block closes with two epic originals, 'Mother Marian', a sad profile of an elderly acquaintance, and the autobiographical 'Life Song'." [6]
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