![]() ![]() Bobby Rush: Live At Ground Zero also marked the comeback of Rush in the wake of a near-fatal tour bus accident that occurred in April, 21 outside of Tallahassee. The doors open at 7:00 pm and the concert starts at 8:00 pm. In addition to Bobby Rush: Live At Ground Zero, Rush also released Undercover Lover on his Deep Rush label that continues the musical tradition he started over the previous decade. Tickets are $30 for general admission seating. Partly inspired by the popular series of intimate solo concerts Rush has made a mainstay of his concert calendar in the years since his first all-acoustic. What’s more, Bobby’s brand-new album Sitting on Top of the Blues on his own Deep Rush imprint promises to further spread the news that this revered legend, well past his 85+ years of age even if his stratospheric energy level belies the calendar, is bigger, badder and bolder than ever.ĭon’t miss this chance to see BOBBY RUSH perform a special SOLO SHOW on Friday, December 6 at the CALS Ron Robinson Theater in downtown Little Rock! That’s right, you’ll see and hear Bobby Rush singing, playing guitar and harmonica, and telling stories-all by himself! He won a long-overdue 2017 Grammy for his spectacular album Porcupine Meat and consistently tours the globe as a headliner. Rush gigged around the West Side and in the southern suburbs of the Windy City, but it took until 1964 for him to debut on record with the tough downbeat blues “Someday” for the Jerry-O label.Īnd now, jumping forward to 2019, after decades of tearing up the chitlin’ circuit on a nightly basis with his sweaty, no-holds-barred funk-fests, Bobby has thoroughly broken through to the mainstream. There he assembled a band with an equally young Freddie King on guitar and Arkansan Luther Allison came into the combo later. He won a GRAMMY in 2017 for Best Traditional Blues Album for Porcupine Meat. A recipient of multiple blues awards, Rush was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2006. And Bobby Rush was born.īobby started playing with Delta blues guitarists Boyd Gilmore and Elmore James in Arkansas during the early ’50s before migrating to Chicago. 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. When young Bobby went professional as a blues musician, he changed his moniker to not disrespect his devout dad. The senior Ellis relocated his family to Pine Bluff, Arkansas in 1948. His daddy was a preacher and knew enough about a harmonica to pass along a few riffs to his progeny, who twanged a diddley bow before picking up a guitar around age 11. King Entertainer of the Year.īobby Rush was actually born as Emmett Ellis, Jr. In 2007, he earned the distinction of being the first blues artist to play at the Great Wall of China.CALS Arkansas Sounds presents an intimate solo show with blues legend BOBBY RUSH!īobby Rush is a Grammy Award winner, a Blues Hall of Fame member, a 12-time Blues Music Award winner and B.B. 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. 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. 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. 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. ![]()
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