Otis Rush

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Otis Rush, 2002
Otis Rush at the “Notodden bluesfestival”, Norway, 1997
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I can't quit you baby
  R&BTemplate: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / country wrong 6th 10/13/1956 (6 weeks)

Otis Rush (born April 29, 1935 in Philadelphia , Neshoba County , Mississippi , † September 29, 2018 ) was an American blues guitarist and singer .

biography

After moving to Chicago in the early 1950s , Rush soon became a well-known guitarist in the local blues scene. He started making recordings in 1956 and had two hits in 1957 with All Your Love (I Miss Loving) and I Can't Quit You Baby , the latter by Willie Dixon . All Your Love (I Miss Loving) has been covered several times over the years by famous bands, including John Mayall on Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton , Aerosmith , Stevie Ray Vaughan , Gary Moore on Still Got the Blues and the Steve Miller Band .

In the 1960s, Rush also toured Europe. One of his most famous albums is Moanin 'in the Morning from 1968. In 1984 he was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame . In 1999 he won a Grammy for the album Any Place I'm Goin ' in the category "Best Traditional Blues Album".

Otis Rush's style, known as the "West Side Chicago Blues," has been compared to that of Luther Allison , Magic Sam , Buddy Guy and Albert King . He influenced blues greats like Michael Bloomfield , Eric Clapton , Peter Green and Stevie Ray Vaughan. A specialty is Rush's guitar technique. Rush was left-handed and played left-handed instruments, but they were strung as right-handed guitars (see photo on the right). As a result, the treble strings on Rush's guitars were up and struck first when playing the tee. The same stringing sequence was used by left-handed guitarists Albert King and Dick Dale .

In 2011, Rolling Stone listed Rush as 53rd of the 100 best guitarists of all time .

Discography

Albums

  • 1969 Mourning in the Morning (Cotillion)
  • 1974 Screamin 'and Cryin' (Black & Blue)
  • 1975 Cold Day in Hell (Delmark)
  • 1976 So Many Roads (Delmark)
  • 1976 Right Place, Wrong Time (Bullfrog)
  • 1978 Troubles Troubles (Sonet)
  • 1988 Tops (Blind Pig)
  • 1989 Blues Interaction - Live in Japan 1986 (P-Vine)
  • 1991 Lost in the Blues (Alligator Records ALCD4797)
  • 1993 Live in Europe (Evidence Music ECD 26034-2)
  • 1994 Ain't Enough Comin 'In (This Way Up / Mercury)
  • 1998 Any Place I'm Going (House of Blues)
  • 2006 Live ... and in Concert from San Francisco (Blues Express)
  • 2009 Chicago Blues Festival 2001 (P-Vine)
  • 2015 Double Trouble LIVE Cambridge 1973 (RockBeat Records)

Compilations

  • 1969 Door to Door , with Albert King (Chess)
  • 1989 I Can't Quit You Baby: The Cobra Sessions 1956–1958 (P-Vine)
  • 2000 Good 'Uns: The Classic Cobra Recordings 1956–1958 (Westside)
  • 2000 The Essential Otis Rush: The Classic Cobra Recordings 1956–1958 (Fuel 2000)
  • 2002 Blue on Blues: Buddy Guy & Otis Rush (Fuel 2000)
  • 2005 All Your Love I Miss Loving: Live at the Wise Fools Pub, Chicago (Delmark)
  • 2006 Live at Montreux 1986 (Eagle Rock Entertainment) (Joint performance with Eric Clapton and Luther Allison)
  • 2006 Blues Giants. The Essential Songbook , various artists

Singles

  • 1956 I Can't Quit You Baby / Sit Down Baby (Cobra 5000)
  • 1956 My Love Will Never Die / Violent Love (Cobra 5005)
  • 1957 Groaning the Blues / If You Were Mine (Cobra 5010)
  • 1957 Jump Sister Bessie / Love That Woman (Cobra 5015)
  • 1957 She's a Good 'Un / Three Times a Fool (Cobra 5023)
  • 1958 Checking on My Baby / It Takes Time (Cobra 5027)
  • 1958 Double Trouble / Keep On Loving Me Baby (Cobra 5030)
  • 1958 All Your Love (I Miss Loving) / My Baby's a Good 'Un (Cobra 5032)
  • 1960 So Many Roads So Many Trains / I'm Satisfied (Chess 1751)
  • 1960 You Know My Love / I Can't Stop Baby (Chess 1775)
  • 1962 Homework / I Have to Laugh (Duke 356)
  • 1969 Gambler's Blues / You're Killing My Love (Cotillion 44032)

Video albums

  • 2003 Live Part One (Blues Express)
  • 2006 Live at Montreux 1986 (Eagle Rock Entertainment)

Web links

Commons : Otis Rush  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .
  2. ↑ http://www.otisrush.net/OtisRush18_bio.html
  3. ↑ Otis Rush at allmusic.com
  4. ↑ 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Rolling Stone , December 18, 2015, accessed August 8, 2017 .
  5. ^ Otis Rush | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links | AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2018 .
  6. ^ Otis Rush | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links | AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2018 .
  7. ^ Otis Rush | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links | AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Rush, Otis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American blues guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH April 29, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia (Mississippi) , Neshoba County , Mississippi
DATE OF DEATH 29th September 2018