R.I.P. Otis Rush

brianlux
brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,734
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One of the greatest of the West Side Chicago bluesmen has passed away at the age of 84 from complications due to a stroke suffered in 2003. 

R.I.P. Otis Rush




"It's a sad and beautiful world"
-Roberto Benigni

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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    Damn. Just listened to him yesterday afternoon. Had a hell of a run.

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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,734
    2-feign-reluctance said:
    Damn. Just listened to him yesterday afternoon. Had a hell of a run.

    For sure.  If you ever happen to run across  any of the three in the Chicago/The Blues/Today series on Vanguard Records, snatch it/ them  up.   Some great Otis Rush numbers on this one, Volume 2:


    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    this thread needs a utube link   ;)
    respect

    Otis Rush: I`Cant Quit You Baby
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy2tEP3I3DM
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,734
    helplessdancer said:
    this thread needs a utube link   ;)
    respect

    Otis Rush: I`Cant Quit You Baby
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy2tEP3I3DM
    That is SO cool! I'm, not sure who the bass player is on that number but, as an added bonus, what a thrill to see the incomparable blues drummer Fred Below* at work!  Oh yeah! 

    *Below was an important figure in the Chicago blues scene, working with Rush, Little Walter, Charlie Musselwhite, among others.

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    otis 1st covered the willie dixon song in 1956 and made it a hit...way before some band called led zepplin came along and did it
    i love how timeless great blues songs are.
    guitar freaks unite!

    Govt Mule - I Can't Quit You Baby Rothbury 2009



  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,734
    helplessdancer said:
    otis 1st covered the willie dixon song in 1956 and made it a hit...way before some band called led zepplin came along and did it
    i love how timeless great blues songs are.
    guitar freaks unite!

    Govt Mule - I Can't Quit You Baby Rothbury 2009



    LOL, and 10,000 other bands. 
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,929
    One of the best, sad news 

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