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Bobby Rush (born Emmett Ellis Jr. in Homer, Louisiana on November 10, 1933) is an American blues musician, composer, and singer. [1] His style incorporates elements of blues, rap, and funk, as well as a comic sense about blues tropes. Rush has won twelve Blues Music Awards and in 2017, at the age of 83, he won his first Grammy Award for the ...
1940–1979 blues. Luther Allison. Billy Boy Arnold. Bobby "Blue" Bland. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, 1999. Paul Butterfield at Woodstock Reunion, 1979. Eric Clapton, 2006. Eddie Clearwater in Montreux, 1978. Albert Collins at Long Beach Blues Festival, 1990.
ABC. MCA. Malaco. Formerly of. B.B. King. Junior Parker. Robert Calvin Bland (born Robert Calvin Brooks; January 27, 1930 – June 23, 2013), known professionally as Bobby "Blue" Bland, was an American blues singer. Bland developed a sound that mixed gospel with the blues and R&B. [ 1 ] He was described as "among the great storytellers of blues ...
Bobby Bland singles chronology. "Cry, Cry, Cry". (1960) " I Pity the Fool ". (1961) "Don't Cry No More". (1961) " I Pity the Fool " is a soul blues song originally recorded by Bobby Bland in 1961 for his first Duke Records album, Two Steps from the Blues. Many music writers believe that it was written by Joe Medwick, [2] although Duke owner Don ...
Bobby Marchan. Bobby Marchan (born Oscar James Gibson, April 30, 1930 – December 5, 1999) [1] was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, recording artist, bandleader, MC, and female impersonator. He was the key singer in the early lineup of Huey "Piano" Smith and His Clowns along with Gerri Hall and Roosevelt Wright.
Bobby Rush chronology. Rawer than Raw. (2020) All My Love for You. (2023) All My Love for You is an album by blues musician Bobby Rush. It was released on August 18, 2023. All My Love for You won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. [1]
Bobby Short. Robert Waltrip Short (September 15, 1924 – March 21, 2005) [1] was an American cabaret singer and pianist who interpreted songs by popular composers from the first half of the 20th century such as Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Richard A. Whiting, Vernon Duke, Noël Coward and George and Ira Gershwin.
Bobby Parker (guitarist) Robert Lee Parker (August 31, 1937 – October 31, 2013) [2] was an American blues-rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for his 1961 song "Watch Your Step", a single for the V-Tone record label which reached the Billboard Hot 100; the song was performed by, and influenced, the Beatles among others.