Bobby Rush - Porcupine Meat

Bobby Rush's debut release for Rounder Records

Blues Hall of Fame inductee honored with three Grammy nominations, 10 Blues Music Awards

Naming one’s album after a song titled “Porcupine Meat” may seem a little unusual — unless, of course, you’re Bobby Rush, who earned his first gold record in 1971 with a hit entitled “Chicken Heads.” He elaborates on his recent composition: “If a lady won’t treat me right, but she doesn’t want anyone else to have me, that is hard to digest.” Hence the lyric, “too fat to eat, too lean to throw away.” 

Porcupine Meat is Rush’s debut release for Rounder Records, and one of the best recordings of his astonishing 60-plus year career. The album is due out September 16, 2016.

Rush estimates that he has cut more than 300 songs since he first began making music. He has been honored with three Grammy nominations, as well as 10 Blues Music Awards and 41 nominations. He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2006.

Make no mistake: Rush is not your typical octogenarian. At age 82, he exudes the energy of a 20-year-old, on the road for more than 200 dates a year. His hectic tour schedule has earned him the affectionate title "King of the Chitlin’ Circuit." Rush has traveled the globe including Japan and Beirut. In 2007, he earned the distinction of being the first blues artist to play at the Great Wall of China. His renowned stage act features his famed shake dancers, who personify his funky blues and the ribald humor that he has cultivated during the course of his storied career.

Side 1

I Don’t Want Nobody Hanging Around

Porcupine Meat

Got Me Accused

Side 2

Snake In The Grass

Funk O’ De Funk

Me, Myself And I

Side 3

Catfish Stew

It’s Your Move

Nighttime Gardener

Side 4

I Think Your Dress Is Too Short

Standing On Shaky Ground

I’m Tired

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