Blues & Brews Series: Bobby Rush

Dive into the heart of the blues!

Starting January 2025, the Orange Blossom Opry introduces the OBO Blues & Brews Series—a listening room experience where national blues legends take the stage. Enjoy intimate performances with a cold beer or a glass of wine in hand. Where the blues come alive!

Bobby Rush with special guest R.B. Stone

Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: $43 - $37 - $32 - $28

2024 Grammy Award Winner Bobby Rush

During his renowned stage show BOBBY RUSH frequently jumps high into the air, arms spread and legs tucked, only to land gracefully and return without a hitch to his dazzling routine. It's a move you might expect at a contemporary R&B show, but it's downright shocking when you realize that Rush is in his late 80s.

"I never thought I would be here this long," says Rush. "I was 83 years old before I won a Grammy, but it's better late than never. I laugh about it, but I'm so blessed and I surely never thought I'd be making a living doing what I'm doing. I'm not just an old guy on my way out."

Hardly. Rush's busy schedule includes headlining European festivals with his band and solo programs at venues including Jazz at Lincoln Center, while actively recording and releasing records including his 2024 Grammy winning album All My Love For You. Over the last several years he's won two more Grammys, re-recorded his 1971 hit Chicken Heads together with his old friend Buddy Guy and young blues star Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, and written a critically acclaimed autobiography, I Ain't Studdin' Ya: My American Blues Story.

R.B. Stone
RB’s life and career have taken many twists and turns, and he's got both bruises and significant accomplishments to show for it. As an independent musician, he has 18 albums under his belt, has toured 32 countries and five continents, and sold over 40,000 albums at his shows and festivals across the world. He has a song catalog with Gwen Gordy of the Motown Dynasty at EMI. He’s had principal roles in national commercials, appeared in national music videos, and his songs have been recorded by artists such as The Marshall Tucker Band. RB has worked with acts such as Hiroshima and The Charlie Daniels Band. Billboard Magazine honored RB with a songwriting award, and the man's not stopping any time soon.