Bobby Rush (Emmit Ellis Jr.) was born in Homer, Louisiana on November 10, 1940.  He is a blues singer and composer.  He became part of the Chicago blues scene in 1953 when his family relocated there.  He released his first album 'Rush Hour' under the Philadelphia Intl label before moving to Jackson in Mississippi and signing with LaJam, with whom he recorded 4 albums.  Since then he has created his own label called Deep Rush of which he has recorded 8 of his 23 albums.

Rush received recognition for his music after the release of his 22nd album "Rush" when he was awarded "Best Male Soul Blues Artist" at the [[Blues Music Awards]]. He also received “best acoustic artist” and “best acoustic album” for his album "Raw".  His most recent CD 'Look At What You Gettin’ sees a return to a more modern style blues that he is closely associated with.