Otis Rush (born April 29, 1934 in Philadelphia, Mississippi) is a blues musician, singer and guitarist. His distinctive guitar style features a slow burning sound, jazz-style arpeggios and long bent notes. With similar qualities to Luther Allison, Magic Sam, Buddy Guy and Albert King, his sound became known as West Side Chicago blues and became an influence on Michael Bloomfield, Eric Clapton, ...
Happy Birthday to "*Otis Rush*":http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:apfyxq9gldfe, born this day in 1934. This is a live performance captured from some black & white TV show in 1966. Check out Otis' killer hairdo, his shades and that riveting, unaccompanied vocal opening. I also love the understated way he opens his solo. And...were those white folks on some massive field trip or somethi...