Bobby Rush is an American blues and R&B musician, composer and singer. He was born Emmit Ellis Jr. in Homer, Louisiana. His family relocated to Chicago in 1953, where he became part of the local blues scene. In the early 1980s he moved to Jackson, Mississippi, where he recorded a series of records for the LaJam label, Malaco's Waldoxy imprint, and more recently his own Deep Rush label. He is a purveyer of the soul blues sound. He sometimes also uses elements from rap and funk.

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  • Bobby Rush is an American blues and R&B musician, composer and singer. He was born Emmit Ellis Jr. in Homer, Louisiana. His family relocated to Chicago in 1953, where he became part of the local blues scene. In the early 1980s he moved to Jackson, Mississippi, where he recorded a series of records for the LaJam label, Malaco's Waldoxy imprint, and more recently his own Deep Rush label. He is a purveyer of the soul blues sound. He sometimes also uses elements from rap and funk. 2004's "FolkFunk" was a return to a more rootsier sound, featuring guitarist Alvin Youngblood Hart, and came out on his own Deep Rush label. He appears in the film "The Road To Memphis" which is part of the series The Blues, produced by Martin Scorsese. Rush was also a judge for the 2nd annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers. Rush received recognition for his music after the release of his 22nd album "Rush" when he was awarded "Best Male Soul Blues Artist" at the Blues Music Awards. He also received “best acoustic artist” and “best acoustic album” for his album "Raw". His most recent CD 'Look At What You Gettin’ sees a return to a more modern style blues that he is closely associated with.
  • Bobby Rush, eigentlich Emmit Ellis Jr. , ist ein US-amerikanischer Blues- und R&B-Musiker, Multiinstrumentalist, Sänger und Komponist. Seinen Stil bezeichnete er selbst als "Folk-Funk", eine Mischung aus Blues, Soul und Funk. 1953 zog seine Familie nach Chicago, wo er in der Blues-Szene der West Side Fuß fasste. Er spielte in Bands mit Größen wie Luther Allison und Freddie King. 1971 hatte er mit Chicken Heads seinen ersten Hit. 1979 erschien sein erstes Album Rush Hour. In den 1980ern wurde sein Stil zunehmend funkiger. Mitte der 1990er kehrte Rush zum Soul-Blues zurück. Im April 2001 verunglückte sein Tourbus, wobei es mehrere Verletzte und einen Toten gab. 2003 hatte Rush sein Comeback. 2006 wurde Bobby Rush in die Blues Hall of Fame aufgenommen.
  • Nato col nome di Emmit Ellis Jr. nella città di Homer in Louisiana, si trasferisce con la sua famiglia a Chicago nel 1953, dove entra a far parte della scena blues locale. È conosciuto per il suo contributo allo stile sonoro che prende il nome di Soul blues. La sua produzione più recente è intitolata "Folkfunk", un termine che usa per descrivere il suo nuovo stile di fare musica. Appare in una miniserie intitolata The Blues, prodotta da Martin Scorsese.
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  • Bobby Rush is an American blues and R&B musician, composer and singer. He was born Emmit Ellis Jr. in Homer, Louisiana. His family relocated to Chicago in 1953, where he became part of the local blues scene. In the early 1980s he moved to Jackson, Mississippi, where he recorded a series of records for the LaJam label, Malaco's Waldoxy imprint, and more recently his own Deep Rush label. He is a purveyer of the soul blues sound. He sometimes also uses elements from rap and funk.
  • Bobby Rush, eigentlich Emmit Ellis Jr. , ist ein US-amerikanischer Blues- und R&B-Musiker, Multiinstrumentalist, Sänger und Komponist. Seinen Stil bezeichnete er selbst als "Folk-Funk", eine Mischung aus Blues, Soul und Funk. 1953 zog seine Familie nach Chicago, wo er in der Blues-Szene der West Side Fuß fasste. Er spielte in Bands mit Größen wie Luther Allison und Freddie King. 1971 hatte er mit Chicken Heads seinen ersten Hit. 1979 erschien sein erstes Album Rush Hour.
  • Nato col nome di Emmit Ellis Jr. nella città di Homer in Louisiana, si trasferisce con la sua famiglia a Chicago nel 1953, dove entra a far parte della scena blues locale. È conosciuto per il suo contributo allo stile sonoro che prende il nome di Soul blues. La sua produzione più recente è intitolata "Folkfunk", un termine che usa per descrivere il suo nuovo stile di fare musica. Appare in una miniserie intitolata The Blues, prodotta da Martin Scorsese.
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