Otis Rush Jr., conhecido simplesmente por Otis Rush (Filadélfia,
29 de abril de 1934 - 29 de setembro de 2018) foi um cantor e guitarrista de
blues americano.
Considerado o 53º melhor guitarrista de todos os tempos pela revista norte-americana Rolling Stone, Rush era canhoto e usava a guitarra para destros simplesmente virada ao contrário, sem trocar o encordoamento. Com isso, a corda mais fina (E) ficava em cima, e os bends tinham que ser realizados para baixo, contribuindo para seu som distinto. Outros guitarristas que utilizam o instrumento dessa maneira são Albert King, Dick Dale e Edgard Scandurra.
Outra de suas características era quase sempre aparecer em público usando o seu indefectível chapéu de cowboy.
Inovador e inventor do estilo que ficou conhecido como "West Side Chicago Blues" - um blues ao mesmo tempo mais lírico e mais ritmicamente complexo - servindo de influência a guitarristas de renome, como Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter e Duane Allman. Por conta disso, Otis figura no panteão do Blues, ao lado de nomes como Buddy Guy e Magic Sam.
Suas obras mais famosas são "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)", "I Can't Quit You Baby" - que mais tarde seria regravada pelo Led Zeppelin e também pelos Rolling Stones - e "Double Trouble", que foi homenageada pelo Stevie Ray Vaughan que assim nomeou sua banda. Ao longo de sua trajetória musical, recebeu 5 indicações ao Grammy Awards, tendo vencido em 1999 na categoria Melhor Álbum de Blues Tradicional com o álbum Any Place I'm Going.
Rush iniciou sua carreira musical depois de se mudar para Chicago, Illinois em 1948 tocando em bares e clubes na cena de blues do sul e oeste, entre 1956 e 1958 gravou oito singles pela Cobra Records, alguns com participação de Ike Turner ou Jody Williams. Seu primeiro single "I can't quit you baby" alcançou o sexto lugar nas paradas de sucesso R&B da revista Billboard.
Depois da falência da Cobra Records em 1959, Rush passou a gravar pela Chess Records. Gravou apenas oito músicas nessa gravadora, elas foram lançadas na compilação "Door to door" em 1969 que também conta com músicas de Albert King.
Em 2004 Rush sofreu um infarto e precisou se afastar dos palcos.
Otis veio a falecer no dia 29 de setembro de 2018, aos 84 anos, vitimado por complicações do acidente vascular cerebral. Sua morte foi anunciada em seu site por sua esposa Masaki.
Prêmios e Indicações.
1979. 20th Annual Grammy Awards, Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording, Right Place, Wrong Time, Indicado.
1979. 22nd Annual Grammy Awards, Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording, So Many Roads, Indicado.
1995. 37th Annual Grammy Awards, Best Traditional Blues Album, Ain't Enough Comin' In, Indicado.
1999. 41st Annual Grammy Awards, Best Traditional Blues Album, Any Place I'm Going, Venceu.
2008. 50th Annual Grammy Awards, Best Traditional Blues Album, Live... and in Concert from San Francisco, Indicado.
Honrarias.
Em 1984 Rush foi induzido ao Blues Hall of Fame.
Em 2010, foi agraciado com um Lifetime Achievement Award da revista Blues Blast Magazine.
Em 2015, a Rolling Stone o colocou na posição 53 de sua lista dos 100 maiores guitarristas de todos os tempos.
Em 20 de abril de 2018, Otis recebeu um Lifetime Achievement Award da Jazz Foundation of America "por toda uma vida de gênio e deixando uma marca indelével no mundo do blues e da linguagem universal da música".
Estilo e Características.
Rush tinha um estilo único de tocar sua guitarra que apresentava um som lento, ardente e glissando. Inovador, é creditado a ele a invenção de um estilo que ficou conhecido como "West Side Chicago Blues" - um blues eletrificado, ao mesmo tempo mais lírico e mais ritmicamente complexo - que serviu de influência a guitarristas de renome, como Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter e Duane Allman.
Sobre seu naipe vocal, para Bill Dahl, do allmusic.com, Rush tinha uma "voz de tenor abrangente e poderosa".
Outra de suas características era quase sempre aparecer em público usando o seu indefectível chapéu de cowboy. Texto: Wikipédia. Site Oficial.
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Álbuns.
02. Albert King - Bad
Luck
03. Otis Rush - So Close
04. Albert King - Calling On My Darling
05. Otis Rush - I Can't Stop
06. Albert King - Won't Be Hangin' Around
07. Otis Rush - I'm Satisfied
08. Otis Rush - All Your Love
09. Otis Rush - You Know My Love
10. Albert King - Merry Way
11. Albert King - Wild Women
12. Albert King - Murder
13. Otis Rush - So Many Roads, So Many Trains (Single Version)
14. Albert King - California
03. Otis Rush - So Close
04. Albert King - Calling On My Darling
05. Otis Rush - I Can't Stop
06. Albert King - Won't Be Hangin' Around
07. Otis Rush - I'm Satisfied
08. Otis Rush - All Your Love
09. Otis Rush - You Know My Love
10. Albert King - Merry Way
11. Albert King - Wild Women
12. Albert King - Murder
13. Otis Rush - So Many Roads, So Many Trains (Single Version)
14. Albert King - California
02. Working Man
03. You're Killing My Love
04. Feel So Bad
05. Gambler's Blues
06. Baby, I Love You
07. My Old Lady
08. My Love Will Never Die
09. Reap What You Sow
10. It Takes Time
11. Can't Wait No Longer
03. You're Killing My Love
04. Feel So Bad
05. Gambler's Blues
06. Baby, I Love You
07. My Old Lady
08. My Love Will Never Die
09. Reap What You Sow
10. It Takes Time
11. Can't Wait No Longer
02. Right Place, Wrong Time
03. Easy Go
04. Three Times a Fool
05. Rainy Night in Georgia
06. Natural Ball
07. I Wonder Why
08. Your Turn to Cry
09. Lonely Man
10. Take a Look Behind
03. Easy Go
04. Three Times a Fool
05. Rainy Night in Georgia
06. Natural Ball
07. I Wonder Why
08. Your Turn to Cry
09. Lonely Man
10. Take a Look Behind
02. You're Gonna Need Me
03. It's My Own Fault
04. I Can't Quit You Baby
05. Every Day I Have the Blues
06. A Beautiful Memory
07. I Got News for You
08. I Can't Quit You Baby
03. It's My Own Fault
04. I Can't Quit You Baby
05. Every Day I Have the Blues
06. A Beautiful Memory
07. I Got News for You
08. I Can't Quit You Baby
02. You're Breaking My Heart
03. Midnight Special
04. Society Woman
05. Mean Old World
06. All Your Love
07. Cold Day In Hell
08. Part Time Love
09. You're Breaking My Heart
10. Motoring Along
03. Midnight Special
04. Society Woman
05. Mean Old World
06. All Your Love
07. Cold Day In Hell
08. Part Time Love
09. You're Breaking My Heart
10. Motoring Along
02. Will My Woman Be Home Tonight (Blue
Guitar)
03. Everyday I Have The Blues
04. I Can't Quit You Baby
05. Crosscut Saw
06. Looking Back (Take A Look Behind)
07. Chitlins Con Carne
08. I've Got News For You
09. Mean Old World
10. All Your Love (I Miss Loving)
11. So Many Roads
12. Gambler's Blues
13. Three Times A Fool
03. Everyday I Have The Blues
04. I Can't Quit You Baby
05. Crosscut Saw
06. Looking Back (Take A Look Behind)
07. Chitlins Con Carne
08. I've Got News For You
09. Mean Old World
10. All Your Love (I Miss Loving)
11. So Many Roads
12. Gambler's Blues
13. Three Times A Fool
02. All Your Love
03. Will My Woman Be Home Tonight?
04. Everyday I Have The Blues
05. Lookin' Back
06. Gambler's Blues
07. Three Times A Fool
08. So Many Roads
09. I Can't Quit You Baby
03. Will My Woman Be Home Tonight?
04. Everyday I Have The Blues
05. Lookin' Back
06. Gambler's Blues
07. Three Times A Fool
08. So Many Roads
09. I Can't Quit You Baby
02. You're Breaking My Heart
03. All Your Love (I Miss Loving)
04. Will My Woman Be Home Tonight
05. Mean Old World
06. Woke Up This Morning
07. High Society
08. It Takes Time
09. Gambler's Blues
10. Feel So Bad
11. Sweet Little Angel
12. Motoring Along
03. All Your Love (I Miss Loving)
04. Will My Woman Be Home Tonight
05. Mean Old World
06. Woke Up This Morning
07. High Society
08. It Takes Time
09. Gambler's Blues
10. Feel So Bad
11. Sweet Little Angel
12. Motoring Along
02. All Your Love
03. You're Breaking My Heart
04. I Wonder Why
05. Feel So Bad
06. Society Woman - Love Is Just A Gamble
07. Crosscut Saw
08. I Can't Quit You Baby
09. I'm Tore Up
10. Looking Back
03. You're Breaking My Heart
04. I Wonder Why
05. Feel So Bad
06. Society Woman - Love Is Just A Gamble
07. Crosscut Saw
08. I Can't Quit You Baby
09. I'm Tore Up
10. Looking Back
02. You've Been An Angel
03. Little Red Rooster
04. Trouble, Trouble
05. Please Love Me
06. You Don't Have To Go
07. Got To Be Some Changes Made
08. You Got Me Running
09. I Miss You So
03. Little Red Rooster
04. Trouble, Trouble
05. Please Love Me
06. You Don't Have To Go
07. Got To Be Some Changes Made
08. You Got Me Running
09. I Miss You So
02. Little Red Rooster
03. Whole Lotta Lovin'
04. Got to Be Some Changes Made
05. You Been an Angel
06. You Don't Have to Go
07. Troubles, Troubles, Troubles
08. Miss You So
09. Hold Your Train
10. Same Old Blues
11. You Been an Angel (Alt. Take)
12. Same Old Blues (Alt. Take)
03. Whole Lotta Lovin'
04. Got to Be Some Changes Made
05. You Been an Angel
06. You Don't Have to Go
07. Troubles, Troubles, Troubles
08. Miss You So
09. Hold Your Train
10. Same Old Blues
11. You Been an Angel (Alt. Take)
12. Same Old Blues (Alt. Take)
02. Crosscut Saw
03. Tops
04. Feel So Bad
05. Gambler's Blues
06. Keep On Lovin' Me Baby
07. I Wonder Why
03. Tops
04. Feel So Bad
05. Gambler's Blues
06. Keep On Lovin' Me Baby
07. I Wonder Why
02. I Wonder Why (Will My Man Be Home Tonight)
03. Lonely Man
04. Gambler's Blues
05. Natural Ball
06. Right Place, Wrong Time
07. Mean Old World
08. You Don't Love Me
09. Crosscut Saw
10. Double Trouble
11. All Your Love (I Miss Loving)
12. Every Day I Have the Blues
03. Lonely Man
04. Gambler's Blues
05. Natural Ball
06. Right Place, Wrong Time
07. Mean Old World
08. You Don't Love Me
09. Crosscut Saw
10. Double Trouble
11. All Your Love (I Miss Loving)
12. Every Day I Have the Blues
Otis Rush & Band With Guests: Eric
Clapton And Luther Allison - Natural Man
02. Lonely Man
03. Love Is Just A Gamble
04. Natural Ball
05. Right Place Wrong Time
06. Mean Old World
07. You Don't Love Me
08. Crosscut Saw
09. Double Trouble
10. All Your Love
11. Natural Man
12. Caldonia
03. Love Is Just A Gamble
04. Natural Ball
05. Right Place Wrong Time
06. Mean Old World
07. You Don't Love Me
08. Crosscut Saw
09. Double Trouble
10. All Your Love
11. Natural Man
12. Caldonia
02. Jump Sister Bessie
03. Checking On My Baby
04. Sit Down
05. Love That Woman
06. My Baby Is A Good 'Un
07. If You Were Mine
08. All You Love
09. It Takes Time
10. Violent Love
11. I Can't Qoit You Baby
12. Little Red Rooster
13. My Love Will Never Die
14. Groaning The Blues
15. Three Times A Fool
16. She's A Good 'Un
17. Keep On Loving Me Baby
18. I Can't Qoit You Baby
19. Double Trouble
20. She's A Good 'Un
03. Checking On My Baby
04. Sit Down
05. Love That Woman
06. My Baby Is A Good 'Un
07. If You Were Mine
08. All You Love
09. It Takes Time
10. Violent Love
11. I Can't Qoit You Baby
12. Little Red Rooster
13. My Love Will Never Die
14. Groaning The Blues
15. Three Times A Fool
16. She's A Good 'Un
17. Keep On Loving Me Baby
18. I Can't Qoit You Baby
19. Double Trouble
20. She's A Good 'Un
02. That Will Never Do
03. Somebody Have Mercy
04. A Fool For You
05. Homework
06. My Jug And I
07. She's A Good 'Un
08. It's My Own Fault
09. Ain't Enough Comin' In
10. If I Had Any Sense, I'd Go Back Home
11. Ain't That Good News
12. As The Years Go Passing By
03. Somebody Have Mercy
04. A Fool For You
05. Homework
06. My Jug And I
07. She's A Good 'Un
08. It's My Own Fault
09. Ain't Enough Comin' In
10. If I Had Any Sense, I'd Go Back Home
11. Ain't That Good News
12. As The Years Go Passing By
02. All Your Love
03. Please, Please, Please
04. Killing Floor
05. Stand By Me
06. Lonely Man
07. Double Trouble
08. Right Place, Wrong Time
09. Got My Mojo Working
10. Gambler's Blues (Encore)
03. Please, Please, Please
04. Killing Floor
05. Stand By Me
06. Lonely Man
07. Double Trouble
08. Right Place, Wrong Time
09. Got My Mojo Working
10. Gambler's Blues (Encore)
02. May Be The Last Time
(Otis Rush)
03. It's So Hard For Me To Believe You Baby (Otis Rush)
04. All About My Girl (Otis Rush)
05. Walter's Blues (Little Walter)
06. I Got You (Otis Rush)
07. Goin' Down Slow (Little Walter)
08. Watermelon Man (Little Walter)
03. It's So Hard For Me To Believe You Baby (Otis Rush)
04. All About My Girl (Otis Rush)
05. Walter's Blues (Little Walter)
06. I Got You (Otis Rush)
07. Goin' Down Slow (Little Walter)
08. Watermelon Man (Little Walter)
02. I Got A Woman
03. Gambler's Blues
04. Feel So Bad
05. Let's Have A National Ball
06. Right Place, Wrong Time
07. Please Love Me
08. All Your Love
09. Lonely Man
10. Stormy Monday
11. Cold Day In Hell
03. Gambler's Blues
04. Feel So Bad
05. Let's Have A National Ball
06. Right Place, Wrong Time
07. Please Love Me
08. All Your Love
09. Lonely Man
10. Stormy Monday
11. Cold Day In Hell
02. Keep On Loving Me Baby
03. Part Time Love
04. I Got The Blues
05. The Right Time
06. Looking Back
07. Any Place I'm Going
08. Laughin' And Clowin'
09. Pride and Joy
10. Have You Ever Had The Blues
11. Walking the Back Streets and Crying
03. Part Time Love
04. I Got The Blues
05. The Right Time
06. Looking Back
07. Any Place I'm Going
08. Laughin' And Clowin'
09. Pride and Joy
10. Have You Ever Had The Blues
11. Walking the Back Streets and Crying
02. Sit Down Baby
03. Violent Love
04. My Love Will Never Die
05. Groaning the Blues
06. If You Were Mine
07. Love that Woman
08. Jump Sister Bessie
09. Three Times a Fool
10. She's a Good 'Un
11. It Takes Time
12. Checking on My Baby
13. Double Trouble
14. Keep on Loving Me Baby
15. All Your Love
16. My Baby's a Good 'Un (Cobra Alternate Takes)
17. I Can't Quit You Baby
18. I Can't Quit You Baby (Take 3)
19. Sit Down Baby
20. My Love Will Never Die
21. Groaning the Blues
22. Groaning the Blues (Take 3)
23. Three Times a Fool
24. She's a Good 'Un (Take 4)
25. Keep on Loving Me Baby
26. Double Trouble
27. Double Trouble (Take 3)
03. Violent Love
04. My Love Will Never Die
05. Groaning the Blues
06. If You Were Mine
07. Love that Woman
08. Jump Sister Bessie
09. Three Times a Fool
10. She's a Good 'Un
11. It Takes Time
12. Checking on My Baby
13. Double Trouble
14. Keep on Loving Me Baby
15. All Your Love
16. My Baby's a Good 'Un (Cobra Alternate Takes)
17. I Can't Quit You Baby
18. I Can't Quit You Baby (Take 3)
19. Sit Down Baby
20. My Love Will Never Die
21. Groaning the Blues
22. Groaning the Blues (Take 3)
23. Three Times a Fool
24. She's a Good 'Un (Take 4)
25. Keep on Loving Me Baby
26. Double Trouble
27. Double Trouble (Take 3)
02. All Your Love (I Miss Loving)
03. It's My Own Fault
04. 717
05. I Can't Quit You Baby
06. Feel So Bad
07. Got My Mojo Working
03. It's My Own Fault
04. 717
05. I Can't Quit You Baby
06. Feel So Bad
07. Got My Mojo Working
02. Sit Down Baby
03. Violent Love
04. My Love Will Never Die
05. Groaning The Blues
06. If You Were Mine
07. I Love That Woman
08. Jump Sister Bessie
09. Three Times A Fool
10. She's A Good 'un
11. It Takes Time
12. Checking On My Baby
13. Double Trouble
14. Keep On Loving Me Baby
15. All Your Love (I Miss Loving)
16. My Baby's A Good 'un
17. So Many Roads, So Many Trains
18. I'm Satisfied
19. You Know My Love
20. I Can't Stop Baby
03. Violent Love
04. My Love Will Never Die
05. Groaning The Blues
06. If You Were Mine
07. I Love That Woman
08. Jump Sister Bessie
09. Three Times A Fool
10. She's A Good 'un
11. It Takes Time
12. Checking On My Baby
13. Double Trouble
14. Keep On Loving Me Baby
15. All Your Love (I Miss Loving)
16. My Baby's A Good 'un
17. So Many Roads, So Many Trains
18. I'm Satisfied
19. You Know My Love
20. I Can't Stop Baby
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