The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Emmett "Bobby Rush" Ellis, Jr.

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Emmett "Bobby Rush" Ellis, Jr.

12/12/2017

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2017.220

Blues musician Emmett “Bobby Rush” Ellis, Jr. (1933 - ) formed Bobby Rush and the Four Jivers and spent over fifty years in the music industry. He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2006 and won a Grammy Award for his album Porcupine Meat in 2017. Rush was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 12/12/2017, in Jackson, Mississippi. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 4; Total Run Time: 01h 54m 18s

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Blues musician Emmett "Bobby Rush" Ellis, Jr. was born on November 10, 1933 in Haynesville, Louisiana to Mattie Spivey Ellis and Emmett Ellis, Sr. He attended public school in Haynesville until he was eleven years old, at which point he halted his education to help support his family.Ellis received his first guitar at seven years old, and was taught to sing and play music by his father. He aspired to become a blues musician after hearing the music of Muddy Waters and other artists on the radio. ...