Rory Gene, by Stan Matthews

Rory Gene

by Stan Matthews

supported by

more...

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.

Purchasable with gift card

name your price
Fan club

Join now to receive all the new music Aldora Britain Records creates, including this release and 557 back-catalog releases, delivered instantly to you via the Bandcamp app for iOS and Android. Learn more.

Join Now £11 GBP/month or more
Full Digital Discography

558

releases

Get all 558 Aldora Britain Records releases available on Bandcamp and save 90%.

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Kenny Banged The Bride, Freeze-Frame, Out Of This World, (In The Morning) On The Train, Changing Faces, We're All Graffiti Artists Now, Screaming At The Ocean, Mad Night, and 550 more. , and , .
Excludes supporter-only releases.

Purchasable with gift card

£34.94 GBP or more (90% OFF)

Rory Gene 05:26

buy track

about

It is with great pleasure that Aldora Britain Records welcomes back the brilliant Stan Matthews. 'Rory Gene' is the second in a trilogy of singles, all displaying a true and honest Massachusetts outlaw country sound. The song centres around Matthews' breathtaking storytelling and his direct vocal, backed up by the soulful guitar input of Bob Sarkala.

'Rory Gene' is based on the true story of Rory Gene Kessinger. Kessinger was a drug dealer, bank robber and gun runner who escaped from Plymouth County Correctional Facility on May 27, 1973 at the age of 24. The escape was instigated when someone smuggled a hacksaw to her, she has never seen again.

Kessinger ran away from home at the age of 15 to pursue a career in crime. In high school, she was said to be sophisticated and worldly with 'James Bond girl' looks. After a number of arrests, she was incarcerated for good after pulling a gun on a police officer. The police officer had discovered her running through the woods in lingerie, insisting she had been raped. She would go on to pull a gun on a caseworker and a second police officer in hospital.

The case of Rory Gene has fascinated and intrigued many. Was she simply an adrenaline junkie, or did she have an underlying mental health condition? The questions remain unanswered, but the story still captivates the imagination of many who seek to understand how this high school sweetheart turned sour...

credits

released April 5, 2021

Words and music by Stan Matthews.

Stan Matthews: acoustic guitar and vocals.
Bob Sarkala: electric guitars.

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Michael Harmon.
Recorded at Wachusett Recording Studio in the woods of Princeton, MA.
Released by Tom Hilton on Aldora Britain Records (ABR-150).

Copyright 2020 BMI, all rights reserved.