Otis Rush

Otis Rush is a solo artist associated with United States whose catalog here spans 2000–2006. The artist is connected with Chicago Blues, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Chicago Blues shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Groaning the Blues (take 3)”, “It Takes Time”, “My Love Will Never Die”. Then move to “Mourning in the Morning” and “The Essential Otis Rush: The Classic Cobra Recordings 1956-1958” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.