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| Bobby Rush Releases New Project No one was surprised this May when Bobby Rush took home the Blues Music Award for "Best Male Soul Blues Artist." He's been a leading force in the Southern Soul market as both a recording artist and live performer for decades, and although he's now-remarkably!-in his 70s, he refuses to simply rest on his laurels. The same night Bobby also took home awards for "best acoustic artist" and "best acoustic album" for Raw (Deep Rush), a testament to his versatility that also highlights how his more contemporary records draw upon the same deep blues vein. On his new CD Look At What You Gettin' (Deep Rush) Bobby Rush returns to the modern style with which he's most closely associated, and once again delivers a fresh mix of ballads, bawdy double meaning songs, and classic soul delivered with the authority of someone who was there during the birth of the genre. Bobby demonstrates his stylistic diversity with 11 new songs that tap into the modern sounds of the streets but also draw inspiration from veteran bluesmen including Howlin' Wolf, Junior Parker, and J.B. Lenoir, as well as soul greats Otis Redding and Tyrone Davis. The opening track, "Another Kind of Fool, " is a mid-tempo tale of resilience in the face of betrayal that features a female chorus, horn section, and a menacing bassline in a southern rap style, while "Let Me Make Love to You" is a slow burner that echoes Tyrone Davis at his best. Bobby's blues roots reveal themselves in "Look At What You're Gettin'" and "She Ain't Lovin' Me Like She Oughta, " funk workouts in which Bobby employs his harmonica largely as a rhythm instrument. Bobby Rush is poised to re-enter the southern soul market with a high energy, funky release that will take Southern Soul radio by storm. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Jazz News :: home page |