Blues Is My Wailin' Wall is the debut album by the American musician Mighty Mo Rodgers, released in 1999.
[5][8] Rodgers was influenced by Ralph Ellison's Juneteenth, which argued that the blues were a part of the lives of all Black Americans.
wrote that the album "is no revivalist camp ... but a richly musical charge that recalls the work of the late Curtis Mayfield... Rodgers' deep, warm vocals embrace gospel and R&B, and his voice alternates between a powerful growl and a gentle caress across arrangements designed around solid hooks that first seduce the listener before driving home their message.
"[16] The Daily Herald noted that, "where most contemporary blues songs are riffs built around hogging guitar solos, Rodgers brings a literate, philosophical punch to the genre.
"[17] The Edmonton Journal said that "slices of soul, dips into R&B, some rootsy roadhouse arrangements and a voice that has lived every lyric, amounts to an impressive 11 songs.