• Otis Rush is a blues musician credited for originating the West Side Chicago Blues sound with his vibrato-heavy jazz-influenced electric guitar playing.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: April 29, 1934
  2. Genre: Chicago Blues
  3. Origin: Philadelphia, Mississippi
  4. Active: 1956 - 2004
  5. Albums: 25
  6. Labels: Delmark Records, Evidence Records, Blue Horizon Records
  7. Taught himself guitar at age 8

• Career

  Otis Rush taught himself to play guitar as an eight-year old child. By the time he arrived in Chicago in 1948, he was ready to make a name for himself in that city's blues scene. Rush recorded and performed until 2004, when a stroke curtailed his ability to play. A Grammy Award winner for Any Place I'm Goin' in 1999, Rush is a recognized influence on blues-rock artists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Peter Green, and Eric Clapton.

• Notable Recordings

  • 1968: This One's a Good Un
  • 1969: Mourning In The Morning
  • 1994: Ain't Enough Comin' In
  • 1998: Any Place I'm Goin'

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