Bobby Rush began his career in music over 55 years ago. Schooled in the music of Chicago in the 1950s, Rush has taken his brand of Soul Blues from the Chitlin’ Circuit to stages around the world. After Rush arrived in the Windy City, he formed bands that attracted such talent as Luther Allison, Freddie King, Eddie Boyd, Tyrone Davis, and Willie Mabon. In the mid-1990s he expanded his touring to include as many mainstream Blues festivals and clubs as possible. In the past five years, Rush starred in the Martin Scorsese PBS films; released numerous CDs; founded a new label, Deep Rush Records; and, never stopped touring. Last year, 2005, Rush won his first Blues Music Award. It seems like every year that Bobby Rush is nominated as Entertainer of the Year and Soul Blues Performer of the Year, but he is also well known for his charitable work in Jackson, Mississippi. From chairing a prison ministry to feeding hundreds of children every week to hosting benefits for the needy, Bobby Rush never stops.

— (Blues Foundation press release, 2006.)