As of now, this outstanding blues artist is still hot today. Most recently, April, 2000, the Mississippi Senate in Jackson passed a resolution honoring Rush for his musical career. Not to say that my other albums are not any good, but I feel that I’ve outdone myself on this one.” (Malaco web site). The songs on ‘Hoochie Man’ are the greatest songs released since ‘Chicken Heads’ some 30 years ago. ‘Hoochie Man’ is going to showcase another side of Bobby Rush as a writer, song stylist, and producer. This is going to be the most versatile album full of good-feelin’ songs. When asked about this release, Bobby Rush says, “I think this is the greatest album that I have released in 25 years. Malaco RecordsĪccording to Malaco, Bobby Rush mixed the last five of his ten album release “Hoochie Man” in January. For being so great on stage, he has received many awards and recognitions, including “Best Live Performer of the Year”, “Best Blues Entertainer of the Year”, and “Best Soul/Blues Albums of the Year. Bobby Rush also does a tremendous job dancing singing and playing his harmonica. The sexy dancers and stage antics are not the only ones who keeps the crowd hot. These people amaze and hype up the audience. At these concerts and festivals, he has sexy dancers and outrageous stage antics (Big Resorts). Rush has sung many of his great hits at his blues festivals and concerts. It was in 1995 when Rush switched to Malaco’s Waldoxy Label (Malaco). Some of the songs on these albums were One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show, She’s A Good Un, and What’s Good For The (Malaco). He produced many albums while with these companies. While living in Mississippi he signed with other record companies which include ABC Records, Jewel, Warner Brothers, Philadelphia International, and LaJam Records (Big Book of Blues). He released his first hit, Chicken Heads, in 1971 for Galaxy Records. Throughout his career, he signed with many record companies and released many albums. but he ignored his parents and came any way (Blues Access). As a child he was told many times not to move to Jackson, Mississippi. From this early beginning he has become one of the best artist ever.īefore releasing many songs he moved to Jackson, Mississippi, in 1983. He also performed in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, with Boyd Gilmore, and Johnny ‘Big Moose’ Walker (Music Finder). When he was thirteen, he moved to Chicago with his family and managed to form a band which included Freddie King, Luther Johnson, Bobby King, and Luther Allison (Malaco). At age six, he used an old broom as a guitar and started listening to artists such as Louis Jordan, Elmore James, Muddy Waters, and B.B. As a child he was involved in church but never sang in the choirĪt a very early age, Rush was involved in musical experiences related to his career (Blues Acess). The sources agree that he was born in Homer, Louisiana, to his mother Mattie and to a preacher of two churches. However, another source says that he was born Novem(Yahoo’s Music Finder). Santelli’s Big Book of Blues states that Rush was born Novem(120). All others will be refunded.Emmit Ellis Jr., better known as a Bobby Rush, writes and sings funky blues, R&B, and soul songs. Named for one of Rush's most popular songs, I Ain't Studdin' Ya tells the story of an incredible life and continuing legendary career.īooks with signed book plates will be mailed after the event. King Entertainer of the Year, and a 13-time Blues Music Award winner, he recently performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and played himself in the 2019 film Dolemite Is My Name. An inductee to the Blues Hall of Fame, a B.B. At 87, he still tours more than 200 days a year, entertaining audiences with his unique funk-infused blues tunes. In his five decades in blues music, Grammy-winner Bobby Rush has recorded hundreds of his own songs, collaborated with the likes of Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters, and headlined music festivals all over the world. In conversation with Jonny Meister, host of The Blues Show on WXPN
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