Two-time Grammy-winning blues musician Bobby Rush chats with Trey Elling about I AIN’T STUDDIN’ YA: MY AMERICAN BLUES STORY. Questions include:
- What was it like growing up as a black kid in the deep south in the 1930s and ’40s? (02:38)
- How did a 75-cent ticket to see Muddy Waters perform change Bobby’s life? (12:58)
- When did Bobby realize he was funny enough to use comedy as part of his act? (17:09)
- How did hanging out with Little Walter lead to Bobby playing more harmonica? (19:19)
- What meant more…the two Grammys or being inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame? (35:00)
- Why does he end interviews with, “I crossed over, but I didn’t cross out.”? (41:28)