Rudy Green was a decidedly elusive character, and he remains one of The Blues’ more mysterious, semi-mythical figures. Very little is known about him, even the dates and places of his birth and death, yet he was clearly a guitarist and singer of considerable worth. His recorded legacy, whilst fairly brief, features several memorable high points, most notably 1950s cuts like Love Is A Pain, The Letter, Highway No.1, Juicy Fruit, Lonesome and Wild Life. This unique collection anthologises his own recordings between 1946-61, plus a handful of bonus tracks on which he played as a session guitarist, between 1952 and 1955, backing Johnny Sellers, Bobby Prince and Bobbie James. This remains a remarkable body of work and leads you to wonder what else he may have conjured up, had he been given a few more sessions.
