{"title":"Bobby Rush","description":"\u003cp\u003eBobby Rush is a Grammy-award winning American blues musician, composer, and singer whose career spans over seven decades. He is renowned for his distinct fusion of blues, R\u0026amp;B, and funk, characterized by gritty vocals and harmonica skills, which has earned him the nickname \"King of the Chitlin' Circuit\". Rush's most notable works include his 2017 Grammy-winning album \"Porcupine Meat\" and his acclaimed 2000 release \"Hoochie Man\". His enduring influence and contributions to blues music have solidified his position as a significant figure in American music history.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"handy-man-second-hand-man","title":"Handy Man\/ Second Hand Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy. Bobby Rush has been making seriously great funk and soul for several decades (the earliest single I've had was \"Chicken Heads\" from 1970), but aside from a couple brushes with the charts he's been ignored by mainstream radio. His uncompromising, funky southern soul may not go down well with the smooth, manufactured-sounding funk and soul that's dominated the airwaves since the mid-1980s, but it sure tastes good to me! On the A side (no relation to the \"Handy Man\" of Jimmy Jones\/James Taylor fame), you'll hear a one-liner that's classic male raunch, a la Clarence Carter:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eI don't claim to be a plumber\u003cbr\u003eI'm just a plumber's sun\u003cbr\u003eBut I can plug your hole\u003cbr\u003eUntil your plumber come.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter hearing this, it didn't surprise me to find that the Urgent label was distributed through Ichiban Records, on which Clarence Carter released his famously raunchy single, \"Strokin'\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bobby Rush","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48515142648041,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/files\/bobbyrush1.jpg?v=1752196680"},{"product_id":"niki-hoeky-get-out-of-here-with-your-boom-boom","title":"Niki Hoeky\/ Get Out Of Here With Your Boom-Boom","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy, pressed on marbelized colored vinyl. Rush had recorded both of these tracks earlier in his career, on two separate singles for different companies. I'm not sure if these are new recordings or reissues, but they're sure to please fans of Funky Soul either way!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bobby Rush","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48516203938025,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/files\/bobbyrush2.jpg?v=1752217261"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.classic45s.com\/collections\/bobby-rush\/1990s.oembed","provider":"Classic 45's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}