Eddie Lusk

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"Professor" Eddie Lusk (born September 21, 1948 , † August 26, 1992 ) was an American blues musician ( piano , keyboard ).

Lusk's parents were preachers, which is why he came into contact with gospel music as a child . As a session musician he played in the late 1970s and 1980s on the South Side of Chicago a. a. with Luther Allison , Fenton Robinson , Syl Johnson , Michael Coleman , Otis Rush , Junior Wells , Buddy Guy ( Breaking Out , 1981), Koko Taylor ( Queen of the Blues 1985) and Jimmy Dawkins ( Kant Sheek Dees Bluze 1992). Lusk also led his own band, Professor's Revue , with which he recorded the album Professor Strut with Karen Carroll for Delmark Records in the late 1980s . As Lusk in 1992 learned that he was suffering from cancer, he committed in August 1992 suicide by the Chicago River jumped.

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  1. ^ Obituary at The Music's Over
  2. ↑ Professor's Blues Revue - Professor Strut near Delmark ( Memento of the original from October 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / delmark.com
  3. ↑ Obituary in the Chicago Tribune (1992)

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SURNAME Lusk, Eddie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lusk, Professor Eddie (nickname); Lusk, Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American blues musician
DATE OF BIRTH September 21, 1948
DATE OF DEATH August 26, 1992