Otis Rush
Otis Rush
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Artist Information
Genres: Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Blues, Regional Blues
Active: 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's
Born: April 29, 1934 in Philadelphia, PA
Influences
Muddy Waters, Albert King, B.B. King, Little Milton, Kenny Burrell, T-Bone Walker, Pee Wee Crayton, Howlin' Wolf, Jody Williams, Hubert Sumlin, Jimmy Reed, Robert Nighthawk, John Lee Hooker, Earl Hooker, Guitar Slim, Willie Dixon, Jimmy Rogers
Similar Artists
Magic Sam, Jimmy Johnson, Ike Turner, Jimmy Dawkins, Jody Williams, Earl Hooker, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon
Followers
Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Mayall, Richard Thompson, Led Zeppelin, Paul Butterfield, Built for Comfort Blues Band, Jimmy Thackery, Duane Allman, Jimmy Dawkins, John Scofield, Jimmy Johnson, Luther Allison, Blind Dog Blues Band, Dave Specter, Eddy Clearwater, Byther Smith, Eric Clapton, Derek & the Dominos, Robert Cray
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Biography
Breaking into the R&B Top Ten his very first time out in 1956 with the startlingly intense slow blues "I Can't Quit You Baby," southpaw guitarist Otis Rush subsequently established himself as one of the premier bluesmen on the Chicago circuit.
Discography
Release: April 13, 2010
Label: Music Avenue
Release: January 13, 2008
Label: Recordings Of Substance