Blues Artists

Otis Rush (1934-2018) was born in Philadelphia, Mississippi. He is No. 153 on the Rolling Stone list of 250 Most Influential Guitarists.  He is commemorated on the Mississippi Blues Trail with a marker in Philadelphia, Neshoba County, Mississippi.

Mississippi Blues Trail marker for Otis Rush, Philadelphia, Neshoba County, Mississippi
Mississippi Blues Trail marker for Otis Rush, Philadelphia, Neshoba County, Mississippi

 

Here are some videos of Otis Rush.

Introduced by Roosevelt Sykes, circa 1960, performing I Can’t Quit You Baby, which was later covered by Led Zeppelin on the Led Zeppelin album, 1969.

Montreux Festival, 1986

Performing in San Francisco, 1999

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