Bobby Rush

Bobby Rush

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Bobby Rush is an American blues icon whose Grammy-winning music embraces a variety of styles, including funk, soul, and R&B. He was born as "Emmett Ellis Jr" on November 10, 1933, in Homer, Louisiana. While spending his teenage years in Arkansas, Rush met singer-guitarist Elmore James, slide guitarist Boyd Gilmore, and pianist Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker, all three of whom became members of his first band. When his family moved to Chicago in the early 1950s, he began a successful career as a guitar player with artists such as Jimmy Reed, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James, and Muddy Waters. He had a minor but influential hit with the single "Chicken Heads," which went to number 34 on Billboard's Hot R&B Songs Chart in 1971, then made his full-length debut with Rush Hour in 1979. During the following years, he released solo albums like 'Sue' (1982), 'Gotta Have Money' (1984), 'What's Good for the Goose Is Good for the Gander' and 'Man Can Give' (1990). As he became an elder statesman of blues music during the early 21st century, he also began receiving numerous Grammy nominations, although it wasn't until 2017 that he won his first award. His first Grammy-winning album, Porcupine Meat, was named "Best Traditional Blues Album" at that year's awards ceremony, and Rush followed its success with albums like 2020's Rawer Than Raw and 2023's All My Love For You, both of which also received Grammy Awards in the same category. 

Top tracks

05
Juke
Bobby Rush
Sinners (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:11
Composers: Walter Jacobs
01
Down in Mississippi
Bobby Rush
Rawer Than Raw
03:23
Composers: Emmett Ellis Jr.
01
Going Down
Antone's 50th Allstars
The Last Real Texas Blues Album
04:42
Writer: Don Nix / Composers: Don Nix
02
Hen Pecked
Bobby Rush
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
05:56
Composers: Bobby Rush
07
G String
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Young Fashioned Ways
05:31
Composers: Emmett Ellis Jr
10
Why I Sing The Blues
Joe Bonamassa
B.B. King's Blues Summit 100
06:44
Writer: B.B. King - Dave Clark
02
40 Acres (How Long)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Young Fashioned Ways
05:41
Composers: Emmett Ellis Jr
03
Hey Baby (What Are We Gonna Do)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Young Fashioned Ways
03:58
Composers: Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Emmett Ellis Jr
04
Chicken Heads
Bobby Rush
Bad, Bad Whiskey
02:33
Composers: Bobby Rush - Calvin Carter
01
Who Was That
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Young Fashioned Ways
04:13
Composers: Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Emmett Ellis Jr
08
What's Wrong With That (feat. Bobby Rush)
Buddy Guy
The Blues Don't Lie
05:25
Writer: Tom Hambridge - Richard Fleming / Composers: Tom Hambridge - Richard Fleming
07
I Ain't Studdin' You
Bobby Rush
Dolemite Is My Name (Music from the Netflix Film)
02:36
Composers: Bobby Rush
01
Hey Hey Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush
Sitting on Top of the Blues
04:13
Composers: Emmett Ellis
01
Down In Louisiana
Bobby Rush
Down In Louisiana
03:59
Composers: Jim Ford - Pat Vegas - Lolly Vegas
10
What She Said
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Young Fashioned Ways
06:01
Composers: Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Emmett Ellis Jr
05
Who's Fooling Who
Bobby Rush
Night Fishin'
04:03
Composers: Not Documented
04
One Monkey Can Stop a Show
Bobby Rush
All My Love For You
03:41
Composers: Emmett Ellis Jr.
06
Long Way From Home
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Young Fashioned Ways
03:13
Composers: Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Emmett Ellis Jr
05
Make Love To You
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Young Fashioned Ways
04:20
Composers: Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Emmett Ellis Jr
01
Night Fishin'
Bobby Rush
Night Fishin'
04:35
Composers: Not Documented
02
Hoochie Man
Bobby Rush
Hoochie Man
05:25
Composers: Bobby Rush
05
Funk O’ De Funk
Bobby Rush
Porcupine Meat
04:53
Composers: Bobby Rush
09
Young Ways
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Young Fashioned Ways
06:43
Composers: Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Emmett Ellis Jr - Willie Dixon
01
Big Fat Woman
Bobby Rush
Lovin' a Big Fat Woman
05:24
Composers: Bobby Rush
27
Sue (Single Version)
Bobby Rush
Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History Of Bobby Rush
03:50
Composers: Bobby Rush
02
Good Stuff
Bobby Rush
Sitting on Top of the Blues
03:45
Composers: Emmett Ellis
02
Booga Bear
Bobby Rush
Lovin' a Big Fat Woman
04:46
Composers: Bobby Rush
01
Bowlegged Woman, Knock-Kneed Man, Pt. 1
Bobby Rush
Bowlegged Woman, Knock-Kneed Man
02:27
Composers: Traditional
01
I Wanna Do the Do
Bobby Rush
Rush Hour
04:41
Composers: Bobby Rush - Leon Huff
01
I Ain't Studdin You
Bobby Rush
The Essential Recordings - Vol.2
05:47
09
Get It On With Me
Bobby Rush
Treasures From The Vault
03:08
04
Uncle Esau
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Young Fashioned Ways
04:43
Composers: Emmett Ellis Jr
08
You So Fine
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Young Fashioned Ways
03:45
Composers: Emmett Ellis Jr
10
She's So Fine
Bobby Rush
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
04:59
Composers: Bobby Rush
01
I'm The One
Bobby Rush
I'm The One
03:52
Composers: Ellis Emmett Jr
13
I Wanna Do the Do (12" Version)
Bobby Rush
Philadelphia International Records: The 12" Mixes, Volume 1
06:32
Composers: Bobby Rush - Leon Huff
10
Scootchin
Bobby Rush
Music of Mississippi
04:26
Composers: Bobby Rush
33
A Man Can Give (But He Can't Take It)
Bobby Rush
Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History Of Bobby Rush
04:13
Composers: Bobby Rush
01
I'm Free
Bobby Rush
All My Love For You
04:12
Composers: Ellis Emmett Jr
05
What's Good For The Goose
Bobby Rush
The Essential Recordings - Vol.2
04:11
01
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
Bobby Rush
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
04:16
Composers: Bobby Rush
06
Dr. Funk
Bobby Rush
The Essential Recordings - Vol.1
03:42
01
I Like It
Bobby Rush
Hoochie Man
05:01
Composers: Bobby Rush
06
Crazy 'Bout You
Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush Live
04:22
Composers: Not Documented
08
Let's Make Love Again
Bobby Rush
Rawer Than Raw
03:42
Composers: Emmett Ellis Jr.
06
Bobby Rush Shuffle
Bobby Rush
Sitting on Top of the Blues
03:43
Composers: Emmett Ellis
11
Bowlegged Woman
Bobby Rush
Sitting on Top of the Blues
03:57
Composers: Emmett Ellis
03
Get Out of Here (Dog Named Bo)
Bobby Rush
Sitting on Top of the Blues
04:11
Composers: Emmett Ellis
11
Dust My Broom
Bobby Rush
Rawer Than Raw
03:35
Composers: Robert Leroy Johnson
04
You Got the Goods on You
Bobby Rush
Sitting on Top of the Blues
04:03
Composers: Emmett Ellis
10
Shake Til' You Get Enough
Bobby Rush
Sitting on Top of the Blues
03:45
Composers: Emmett Ellis
06
TV Mama
Bobby Rush
All My Love For You
04:04
Composers: Ellis Emmett Jr
29
Bertha Jean (Single Version)
Bobby Rush
Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History Of Bobby Rush
03:34
Composers: Bobby Rush

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  • Discography
Albums
Young Fashioned Ways
(P) 2025 Deep Rush Records and RAM Records marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers
21-03-2025
Young Fashioned Ways
01
Who Was That
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Young Fashioned Ways
04:13
Composers: Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Emmett Ellis Jr
02
40 Acres (How Long)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Young Fashioned Ways
05:41
Composers: Emmett Ellis Jr
03
Hey Baby (What Are We Gonna Do)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Young Fashioned Ways
03:58
Composers: Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Emmett Ellis Jr
04
Uncle Esau
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Young Fashioned Ways
04:43
Composers: Emmett Ellis Jr
05
Make Love To You
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Young Fashioned Ways
04:20
Composers: Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Emmett Ellis Jr
06
Long Way From Home
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Young Fashioned Ways
03:13
Composers: Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Emmett Ellis Jr
07
G String
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Young Fashioned Ways
05:31
Composers: Emmett Ellis Jr
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All My Love For You
(P) 2023 Deep Rush Records marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers
18-08-2023
All My Love For You
01
I'm Free
Bobby Rush
All My Love For You
04:12
Composers: Ellis Emmett Jr
02
Running In And Out
Bobby Rush
All My Love For You
03:56
Composers: Ellis Emmett Jr
03
I Want To
Bobby Rush
All My Love For You
03:56
Composers: Ellis Emmett Jr
04
One Monkey Can Stop a Show
Bobby Rush
All My Love For You
03:41
Composers: Emmett Ellis Jr.
05
I Can't Stand It
Bobby Rush
All My Love For You
05:13
Composers: Ellis Emmett Jr
06
TV Mama
Bobby Rush
All My Love For You
04:04
Composers: Ellis Emmett Jr
07
I'll Do Anything For You
Bobby Rush
All My Love For You
04:10
Composers: Ellis Emmett Jr
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Rawer Than Raw
(P) 2020 Deep Rush Records marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers
28-08-2020
Rawer Than Raw
01
Down in Mississippi
Bobby Rush
Rawer Than Raw
03:23
Composers: Emmett Ellis Jr.
02
Hard Times
Bobby Rush
Rawer Than Raw
03:50
Composers: Skip James
03
Let Me in Your House
Bobby Rush
Rawer Than Raw
05:16
Composers: Emmett Ellis Jr.
04
Smokestack Lightning
Bobby Rush
Rawer Than Raw
04:47
Composers: Chester Burnett
05
Shake It for Me
Bobby Rush
Rawer Than Raw
03:42
Composers: Willie Dixon
06
Sometimes I Wonder
Bobby Rush
Rawer Than Raw
04:46
Composers: Emmett Ellis Jr.
07
Don't Start Me Talkin'
Bobby Rush
Rawer Than Raw
03:06
Composers: Sonny Boy Williamson
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Sitting on Top of the Blues
(P) 2019 Deep Rush Records marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers
16-08-2019
Sitting on Top of the Blues
01
Hey Hey Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush
Sitting on Top of the Blues
04:13
Composers: Emmett Ellis
02
Good Stuff
Bobby Rush
Sitting on Top of the Blues
03:45
Composers: Emmett Ellis
03
Get Out of Here (Dog Named Bo)
Bobby Rush
Sitting on Top of the Blues
04:11
Composers: Emmett Ellis
04
You Got the Goods on You
Bobby Rush
Sitting on Top of the Blues
04:03
Composers: Emmett Ellis
05
Sweet Lizzy
Bobby Rush
Sitting on Top of the Blues
03:41
Composers: Emmett Ellis
06
Bobby Rush Shuffle
Bobby Rush
Sitting on Top of the Blues
03:43
Composers: Emmett Ellis
07
Recipe for Love
Bobby Rush
Sitting on Top of the Blues
04:44
Composers: Emmett Ellis
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Porcupine Meat
â„— 2016 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
29-07-2016
Porcupine Meat
01
I Don’t Want Nobody Hanging Around
Bobby Rush
Porcupine Meat
04:54
Composers: Bobby Rush
02
Porcupine Meat
Bobby Rush
Porcupine Meat
04:14
Composers: Bobby Rush
03
Got Me Accused
Bobby Rush
Porcupine Meat
07:01
Composers: Scott Billington - Bobby Rush
04
Snake In The Grass
Bobby Rush
Porcupine Meat
04:14
Composers: Scott Billington - Bobby Rush - Johnette Downing
05
Funk O’ De Funk
Bobby Rush
Porcupine Meat
04:53
Composers: Bobby Rush
06
Me, Myself And I
Bobby Rush
Porcupine Meat
05:34
Composers: Bobby Rush
07
Catfish Stew
Bobby Rush
Porcupine Meat
04:03
Composers: Bobby Rush
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Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History Of Bobby Rush
â„— 2015 Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group, LLC.
27-11-2015
Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History Of Bobby Rush
01
Someday
Bobby Rush
Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History Of Bobby Rush
02:38
Writer: Bobby Rush - Jerry Murray
02
Let Me Love You
Bobby Rush
Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History Of Bobby Rush
02:38
Writer: Bobby Rush - Jerry Murray
03
Sock Boo Ga Loo
Bobby Rush
Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History Of Bobby Rush
02:38
Composers: Bobby Rush
04
Much Too Much
Bobby Rush
Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History Of Bobby Rush
02:38
Composers: Bobby Rush
05
Gotta Have Money
Bobby Rush
Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History Of Bobby Rush
02:42
Writer: Barry Despenza - Bobby Rush - Carl Wolfork - Jimmy Jones
06
Camel Walk
Bobby Rush
Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History Of Bobby Rush
02:51
Composers: Bobby Rush
07
Wake Up
Bobby Rush
Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History Of Bobby Rush
02:43
Writer: Bobby Rush - Maurice Dollison - Sonny Thompson
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Down In Louisiana
(P) 2013 Deep Rush Records
01-01-2012
Down In Louisiana
01
Down In Louisiana
Bobby Rush
Down In Louisiana
03:59
Composers: Jim Ford - Pat Vegas - Lolly Vegas
02
You Just Like a Dresser
Bobby Rush
Down In Louisiana
03:50
Composers: Bobby Rush
03
I Ain't the One
Bobby Rush
Down In Louisiana
03:36
Composers: Paul Brown
04
Tight Money
Bobby Rush
Down In Louisiana
04:44
Composers: Bobby Rush
05
Don't You Cry
Bobby Rush
Down In Louisiana
06:03
Composers: Bobby Rush
06
Boogie In the Dark
Bobby Rush
Down In Louisiana
03:39
Composers: Bobby Rush
07
Raining In My Heart
Bobby Rush
Down In Louisiana
04:23
Composers: Bobby Rush
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Show You a Good Time
(P) 2011 Deep Rush Records
26-04-2011
Show You a Good Time
01
Show You a Good Time
Bobby Rush
Show You a Good Time
03:44
Composers: Bobby Rush
02
Sniffer
Bobby Rush
Show You a Good Time
04:29
Composers: Bobby Rush
03
My Friend
Bobby Rush
Show You a Good Time
04:25
Composers: Bobby Rush
04
Dippins
Bobby Rush
Show You a Good Time
03:53
Composers: Bobby Rush
05
I'm Good As Gone
Bobby Rush
Show You a Good Time
04:16
Composers: Bobby Rush
06
I Gotcha
Bobby Rush
Show You a Good Time
03:47
Composers: Bobby Rush
07
Broken Hearted Man
Bobby Rush
Show You a Good Time
03:02
Composers: Bobby Rush
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Blind Snake
(P) 2009 Deep Rush Records
26-10-2009
Blind Snake
01
Blind Snake
Bobby Rush
Blind Snake
04:58
Composers: Bobby Rush
02
If You Don't Treat Me Better
Bobby Rush
Blind Snake
04:57
Composers: Bobby Rush
03
Little by Little
Bobby Rush
Blind Snake
04:23
Composers: Bobby Rush
04
She Alright, She Alright
Bobby Rush
Blind Snake
05:00
Composers: Bobby Rush
05
No Hard Feelin' with Me
Bobby Rush
Blind Snake
03:40
Composers: Bobby Rush
06
Make Love to You
Bobby Rush
Blind Snake
04:20
Composers: Bobby Rush
07
Tell Me What's Going On
Bobby Rush
Blind Snake
05:07
Composers: Bobby Rush
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Look At What You Gettin'
(P) 2008 Deep Rush Records
12-08-2008
Look At What You Gettin'
01
Another Kind of Fool
Bobby Rush
Look At What You Gettin'
03:51
02
Ain't No Love Like My Baby's Love
Bobby Rush
Look At What You Gettin'
03:50
03
Let Me Love You
Bobby Rush
Look At What You Gettin'
04:07
04
Look at What You Gettin'
Bobby Rush
Look At What You Gettin'
04:08
05
I Got a Problem
Bobby Rush
Look At What You Gettin'
04:14
06
I Am Hooked on Your Love
Bobby Rush
Look At What You Gettin'
03:58
07
Get up, Show Me What You Working With
Bobby Rush
Look At What You Gettin'
04:04
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The Essential Recordings - Vol.2
(P) 2006 Deep Rush
30-12-2006
The Essential Recordings - Vol.2
01
I Ain't Studdin You
Bobby Rush
The Essential Recordings - Vol.2
05:47
02
Time To Hit The Road Again
Bobby Rush
The Essential Recordings - Vol.2
04:35
03
You,You,You
Bobby Rush
The Essential Recordings - Vol.2
04:08
04
Blues Singer
Bobby Rush
The Essential Recordings - Vol.2
03:22
05
What's Good For The Goose
Bobby Rush
The Essential Recordings - Vol.2
04:11
06
Hand Jive
Bobby Rush
The Essential Recordings - Vol.2
03:06
07
Thank You For What You Done
Bobby Rush
The Essential Recordings - Vol.2
04:20
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The Essential Recordings - Vol.1
(P) 2006 Deep Rush
21-11-2006
The Essential Recordings - Vol.1
01
Handy Man
Bobby Rush
The Essential Recordings - Vol.1
05:40
02
Crazy Bout You
Bobby Rush
The Essential Recordings - Vol.1
04:27
03
Take Me To The River
Bobby Rush
The Essential Recordings - Vol.1
05:49
04
What's That
Bobby Rush
The Essential Recordings - Vol.1
03:34
05
I'm Gone
Bobby Rush
The Essential Recordings - Vol.1
03:44
06
Dr. Funk
Bobby Rush
The Essential Recordings - Vol.1
03:42
07
Man Can Give It
Bobby Rush
The Essential Recordings - Vol.1
04:04
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Absolutely The Best
17-08-2006
Absolutely The Best
01
It's Alright
Bobby Rush
Absolutely The Best
03:13
02
She's A Good Un Part 1
Bobby Rush
Absolutely The Best
02:58
03
She's A Good Un Part 2
Bobby Rush
Absolutely The Best
02:05
04
Get It On With Me
Bobby Rush
Absolutely The Best
03:05
05
Bowlegged Woman, Knocked - Kneed Man Part 1
Bobby Rush
Absolutely The Best
02:27
06
Bowlegged Woman, Knocked - Kneed Man Part 2
Bobby Rush
Absolutely The Best
02:02
07
I Don't Know (Dust My Broom Medley)
Bobby Rush
Absolutely The Best
04:51
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Raw
(P) 2007 Deep Rush
01-01-2006
Raw
01
Boney Maroney
Bobby Rush
Raw
03:34
02
School Girl
Bobby Rush
Raw
03:51
03
Glad To Get You Back
Bobby Rush
Raw
03:31
04
Howlin' Wolf
Bobby Rush
Raw
03:56
05
Knockin' At Your Door
Bobby Rush
Raw
03:18
06
What's Going On
Bobby Rush
Raw
04:20
07
9 Below Zero
Bobby Rush
Raw
04:47
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Night Fishin'
(P) 2005 Deep Rush Records
04-10-2005
Night Fishin'
01
Night Fishin'
Bobby Rush
Night Fishin'
04:35
Composers: Not Documented
02
I'm Tired of That Who Said Mess
Bobby Rush
Night Fishin'
04:32
Composers: Not Documented
03
G-String
Bobby Rush
Night Fishin'
04:10
Composers: Not Documented
04
If You Make One Step
Bobby Rush
Night Fishin'
04:36
Composers: Not Documented
05
Who's Fooling Who
Bobby Rush
Night Fishin'
04:03
Composers: Not Documented
06
Checkout Time
Bobby Rush
Night Fishin'
04:10
Composers: Not Documented
07
Skip Trip Fell in Love
Bobby Rush
Night Fishin'
04:29
Composers: Not Documented
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