A recipient of multiple blues awards, Rush was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2006. Bobby rush on tour now Aug 19 20th Annual Tristate Blues Festival 2023 5:30pm Southaven, MS, United States Aug 25 Southern Indiana Blues Festival 2023. In 2007, he earned the distinction of being the first blues artist to play at the Great Wall of China. The same year Rush formed his own Deep Rush label, on which he released special projects including a DVD, Live at Ground Zero, and an acoustic album, Raw. His hectic tour schedule has earned him the affectionate title “King of the Chitlin’ Circuit.” Rush has traveled the globe, and has performed in such faraway places as Japan and Beirut. During his lifetime, Rush has been honored with four GRAMMY nominations, as well as 41 nominations and 10 awards from the Blues Foundation, and a 2006 induction into the Blues Hall of Fame.Īt age 82, Rush exudes the energy of a 20 year old, and is on the road for over 200 dates a year. He has garnered four Blues Music Award nominations, including Album of the Year for his latest GRAMMY nominated release and Best Historical Release for his 50-year career retrospective box set. Click on the TOUR tab above to see all upcoming tour dates and more info about book events. His most recent album, Porcupine Meat, was released in 2016 and garnered a GRAMMY Nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album after a debut at #1 on the Living Blues radio chart. Bobby Rush announces dates for in-person book events and signings. Rush earned his first gold record in 1971 with a hit entitled “Chicken Heads” and estimates that he has cut over 300 songs since he first began making music. Among them are Houston Music Hall of Famer and five-time Blues Music Award nominee Trudy Lynn, Step Rideau & the Zydeco Outlaws, Steve Krase Band, The Mighty Orq, Brad Absher & Swamp Royale, boogie woogie piano player Ezra Charles and steel guitarist John Egan.GRAMMY Museum Mississippi is pleased to welcome Bobby Rush to the Sanders Soundstage for an intimate performance and discussion about his 60-plus year career.
King of the Chitlin Circuit for his constant touring and vibrant live show on a. Bobby Rush lays out his life story as he returns to the Blue Front Cafe in. Bobby Rush is an 85-year-old Grammy winning and legendary R&B, Soul. This year's festival also pays tribute to the Houston-areas blues scene, with seven out of 19 festival performers coming from Southeast Texas. Ariel Pink - Time To Live - from the 2017 album Dedicated to Bobby Jameson on. By the 1960s, he was leading his own band, embarking on a musical journey that now spans some 60 years.Īmong the many other artists performing at Blast Furnace Blues 2018 are five-time Blues Music Award nominee Toronzo Cannon, singer-songwriter and Blues Music Award nominee Sugaray Rayford and Walter "Wolfman" Washington, the legendary guitarist who blends R&B, blues, New Orleans funk and modern jazz into his own unique style. Headlining Blast Furnace Blues on March 25, is Bobby Rush, winner of the 2017 Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album for "Porcupine Meat." Born in Louisiana, Rush moved to Chicago in the 1950s, and started to work with artist such as Earl Hooker, Luther Allison and Freddie King, as well as perform with blue legends like Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed and Willie Dixon. The group's distinctive and powerful sound, influenced by a diversity of musical styles, manifested itself into a unique musical hybrid via hits like "Tuff Enuff," "Wrap It Up" and "Look at That."
For more than 35 years, The Fabulous Thunderbirds have been the quintessential American band. On March 24, Blast Furnace Blues welcomes the Fabulous Thunderbirds with Kim Wilson. Tickets for the festival, featuring nearly 20 different national and local blues acts, are on sale now at and 61. The Fabulous Thunderbirds, 2017 Grammy Award winner Bobby Rush and Walter "Wolfman" Washington are among the many electrifying blues acts that will take the stage during the seventh Blast Furnace Blues Festival March 23-25 at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem.
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