Three-time Grammy winner Bobby Rush is one of the great survivors of American blues — a Louisiana-born showman, guitarist, harmonica player, and songwriter whose career spans seven decades and whose music blends Delta blues, soul, and funk into something he calls 'folk-funk,' a sound entirely his own.
Biography
Rush was born Emmett Ellis Jr. in Homer, Louisiana in 1933 and grew up in Arkansas before making his way to Chicago, where he began recording in the 1950s. His 1971 hit 'Chicken Heads' established his signature sound — suggestive, funky, deeply rooted in the blues — and launched a career that would span more than five decades of relentless touring and recording. His late-career recordings for Rounder Records brought him his greatest recognition: Porcupine Meat won the Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album in 2017; Rawer Than Raw repeated the achievement in 2021; All My Love for You won again in 2024, making him one of the most decorated artists in blues history. He was 91 years old when he received that third Grammy, still performing, still pushing forward.
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