BOBBY RUSH

RnB / Blues • United States
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The king of the contemporary chitlin' circuit, known for his raucous and red-hot mix of soul, blues, and funk.

The creator of a singular sound that he dubbed "folk-funk," vocalist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Bobby Rush is among the most colorful and enduring characters on the contemporary chitlin circuit, honing a unique style that brings together a cracked lyrical bent with elements of blues, soul, and funk. For decades, Rush was a star on the Southern club circuit where soul-blues and retro-soul acts thrive while barely making an impression on mainstream listeners, but that began to change in 2003, when he was featured in The Road to Memphis, an episode of the acclaimed PBS documentary series The Blues, which featured interviews with Rush and footage of him working the crowd on-stage. While Rush's early singles were raw, straightforward blues, by the '70s his music had grown into a swampy hybrid of blues,
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BOBBY RUSH Bobby Rush (aka Rush Hour) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bobby Rush (aka Rush Hour)
RnB 1978
BOBBY RUSH Sue album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sue
RnB 1981
BOBBY RUSH Wearing It Out album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Wearing It Out
RnB 1983
BOBBY RUSH Gotta Have Money album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Gotta Have Money
RnB 1984
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"What's Good For The Goose Is Good For The Gander"
RnB 1985
BOBBY RUSH A Man Can Give It - But He Can't Take It album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Man Can Give It - But He Can't Take It
RnB 1988
BOBBY RUSH I Ain't Studdin' You album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I Ain't Studdin' You
RnB 1991
BOBBY RUSH Handy Man album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Handy Man
RnB 1992
BOBBY RUSH One Monkey Don't Stop No Show album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
RnB 1995
BOBBY RUSH It's Alright album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
It's Alright
RnB 1995
BOBBY RUSH Lovin' A Big Fat Woman album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Lovin' A Big Fat Woman
RnB 1997
BOBBY RUSH Hoochie Man album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hoochie Man
RnB 2000
BOBBY RUSH Undercover Lover album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Undercover Lover
RnB 2003
BOBBY RUSH Folk Funk album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Folk Funk
Blues 2004
BOBBY RUSH Night Fishin` album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Night Fishin`
RnB 2005
BOBBY RUSH Raw album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Raw
RnB 2006
BOBBY RUSH Look At What You Gettin' album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Look At What You Gettin'
RnB 2008
BOBBY RUSH Blind Snake album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Blind Snake
RnB 2009
BOBBY RUSH Show You A Good Time album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Show You A Good Time
RnB 2011
BOBBY RUSH Down In Louisiana album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Down In Louisiana
RnB 2012
BOBBY RUSH Bobby Rush With Blinddog Smokin' Featuring The Legendary Dr. John : Decisions album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bobby Rush With Blinddog Smokin' Featuring The Legendary Dr. John : Decisions
RnB 2014
BOBBY RUSH Porcupine Meat album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Porcupine Meat
RnB 2016
BOBBY RUSH Sitting On Top Of The Blues album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sitting On Top Of The Blues
Blues 2019
BOBBY RUSH Rawer Than Raw album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Rawer Than Raw
Blues 2020

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BOBBY RUSH Bobby Rush, Lynn White ‎: Southern Soul album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bobby Rush, Lynn White ‎: Southern Soul
RnB 1998

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BOBBY RUSH Live At The 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live At The 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
RnB 2012

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BOBBY RUSH Instant Replays: The Hits album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Instant Replays: The Hits
RnB 1992

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