Rufus Gore

Rufus Gore suggests that, in his case, a possible link between hardcore rhythm & blues and horror splatter films might be in more than surname only. Gore specialized in vivid, Technicolor-screaming saxophone solos during which a listener with a good imagination might think they are being splattered with droplets of the performer's saliva, if not his blood and soul. Or it could be sweat, since Gore liked to play in bands that laid down a hard, unrelenting groove. His recording career took him from Chicago to New Orleans, working with some of the finest rhythm & blues performe...