Bobby Rush (born November 10, 1940) 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. His most recent c.d. is "Raw", a mostly acoustic traditional Blues record.
Discography
- 1979 Rush Hour (Philadelphia Intl)
- 1982 Sue (La Jam)
- 1984 Gotta Have Money (La Jam)
- 1985 What's Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander (La Jam)
- 1990 Man Can Give It But He Can't Take It (La Jam)
- 1991 I Ain't Studdin' You (Urgent)
- 1992 Handy Man (Urgent)
- 1995 She's a Good 'Un (It's Alright)
- 1995 One Moneky Don't Stop No Show (Waldoxy)
- 1996 Wearing It Out (La Jam)
- 1997 It's Alright, Vol. 2
- 1997 Lovin' a Big Fat Woman (Waldoxy)
- 1999 Rush Hour... Plus (Philadelphia Intl)
- 1999 The Best Of Bobby Rush (La Jam)
- 2000 Hoochie Man (Waldoxy)
- 2003 Undercover Lover (Deep Rush)
- 2003 Live at Ground Zero DVD + CD (Deep Rush)
- 2004 Folkfunk (Deep Rush)
- 2005 Night Fishin (Deep Rush)
- 2006 Essential Recordings, Volume 1 (Deep Rush)
- 2006 Essential Recordings, Volume 2 (Deep Rush)
- 2007 Raw (Deep Rush)
