Mason Ruffner

«"Angel Love" is mainly a Santana song - even though it's written by my great friend Mason Ruffner, He's from New Orleans and I think he gives it that real New Orleans feel. It's got the great jukebox feeling of real American roots rock. It's a perfect jukebox single.»

Carlos Santana (From the interview with Santana by Tom Pryor, 2010)

«Ft. Worth guitarist and singer Mason Ruffner played in Bourbon Street clubs like the Old Absinthe Bar. He was a regional star, had a high pompadour, a gold tooth smile with a tiny guitar inlaid. He had a few records out and some explosive licks with funky edges, rockabilly tremolo-influenced, wrote songs, too, said that he'd hung around libraries reading Rimbaud and Baudelaire to get his language down. He also told me that as a teenager he had played with Memphis Slim. I thought I had something in common with him there. I'd played with Big Joe Williams when I was coming up. Mason had some fine songs. One of them had the line, "You do good things for people and it just makes them bad".
I would have thought about recording it if I didn't have my own originals.»

Bob Dylan (From the book "Chronicles Vol. 1" by Bob Dylan)

The above quotes from Bob Dylan and Santana are examples of the praise given to Mason Ruffner's Music. Mason has the ability to combine provocative lyrics with great music and is second to none at composing guitar instrumentals.

Ruffner has released 6 recordings. Rolling Stone Magazine and members of the major press around the world have praised Mason’s Music. The title song from the CD “Gypsy Blood” was a top ten album radio hit in the summer of ’87 and was also featured in the film “Steel Magnolias”.

Ruffner has performed and recorded with Bob Dylan and Daniel Lanois and toured with U2, Jimmy Page, Ringo Starr, Crosby, Stills and Nash and many others. Carlos Santana has performed Ruffner’s composition "Angel Love" and has had Mason as a guest guitarist at several Santana concerts. Click here  to watch Santana perform Angel Love.

Mason Ruffner has earned the respect of many of the worlds best music artists and serious fans alike and he continues in his dedication to delivering his timeless music through his recordings and live performances.

All of Mason Ruffners Recordings are now available on CD. You can purchase CD's or download MP3's. Click HERE

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