King Entertainer of the Year Award and Album of the Year. After decades of tearing up the chitlin circuit on a nightly basis with his sweaty, no-holds-barred funkfests, Bobby has thoroughly broken through to the. To date Bobby has earned 12 Blues Music Awards and 48 nominations, including the prestigious B.B. “I’m happy about what I’m doing and still enthused about what I’m doing. I’m a bluesman who’s sitting on the top of my game, proud of what I do and proud of who I am and thankful for people accepting me for what I am and who I am,” says the charismatic Rush. In December 2019 – January 2020, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album and for a Blues Music Award for Best Soul Blues Album. Bobby Rush has been making records for nearly 70 years and has more than 400 recordings, 75 career releases, and now 27 studio albums to his name. He appeared on a wide variety of labels as the decade progressed, culminating in his first full-length album in 1979, Rush Hour, produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff for their Philadelphia International imprint. What’s more, Bobby’s newest 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 80 years of age even if his stratospheric energy level belies the calendar, is bigger and badder and bolder than ever. 2x GRAMMY winning legend, Blues Hall of Famer, six-time Grammy nominee, and 14-time Blues Music Award winner, with cameo in the Netflix original Dolemite Is My Name starring Eddie Murphy, and a recent Autobiography. Rush notched his first hit in 1971 with his Galaxy label single 'Chicken Heads,' and later scored with 'Bow-Legged Woman' for Jewel. He won a long-overdue 2017 Grammy for his spectacular album Porcupine Meat and consistently tours the globe as a headliner. Click here to pre-order Bobby Rush announces his new book, I Ain’t Studdin’ Ya: My American Blues Story, is available for pre-order now. Click on the TOUR tab above to see all upcoming tour dates and more info about book events. The Bellevue Jazz & Blues Music Series welcomes Bobby Rush.Īfter decades of tearing up the chitlin’ circuit on a nightly basis with his sweaty, no-holds-barred funkfests, Bobby has thoroughly broken through to the mainstream. Bobby Rush announces dates for in-person book events and signings.
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