bobby rush Archive
16 Jan 2021
Album Review: Bobby Rush – Rawer Than Raw
At age 86, bluesman Bobby Rush has nothing left to prove. Recipient of a dozen Blues Music Awards and winner (for Porcupine Meat) of the 2017 Grammy Award for Best […]
13 Aug 2019
Hundred Word Reviews for August 2019, Part Two
Ten more reviews. All new music, covered in the space of 100 words each. Jazzmeia Horn – Love & Liberation I love instrumental jazz, but I have to admit that […]
06 Jan 2016
Album Mini-review: Bobby Rush — Chicken Heads: A 50 Year History of Bobby Rush
File next to: James Brown, Buddy Guy, Otis Redding Bobby Rush‘s musical career has spanned fifty years, at least twenty record labels, and most American popular music genres. He’s tough […]
11 Jun 2014
Album Review: Bobby Rush — Decisions
An authentic blues album is a rare thing in 2014. Maybe it’s a function of modern recording techniques; I don’t know the reason. But most attempts at capturing the blues […]
23 Apr 2013
The Bobby Rush Interview, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: For the last decade, you’ve been releasing your albums on your own label. Do you feel like that gives you greater control over the […]
22 Apr 2013
The Bobby Rush Interview, Part One
An exemplar of soul-blues style, Bobby Rush has been an active recording artist for nearly thirty-five years. His 2000 release Hoochie Mama was nominated for a Grammy in the blues […]