Otis Rush
USA
Born: 29 April 1935
Years Active: 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Blues
Styles: Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Blues
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Breaking into the R&B Top Ten his very first time out in 1956 with the startlingly intense slow blues "I Can't Quit You Baby," southpaw guitarist Otis Rush subsequently established himself as one of the premier bluesmen on the Chicago circuit. He remains so today. Rush is often credited with being one of the architects of the West side guitar style, along with Magic Sam and Buddy Guy. It's a nebulous honor, since Otis Rush played clubs on Chicago's South side just as frequently during the sound's late-'50s incubation period. Nevertheless, his e...
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