Blues legend and Homer, La. native Bobby Rush, 83, won the first Grammy of his 55-year career for his album, “Porcupine Meat.”
Porcupine Meat was produced by Loyola’s own Production of Recorded Music Instructor Scott Billington. Assistant Professor of Music Industry Technology Jeff Albert wrote arrangements for the horn section and played trombone alongside Popular and Commercial Music Instructor David Torkanowsky, who played keyboards on the album.
Bobby Rush is known as “The King of the Chitlin’ Circuit,” and at 83, he’s considered one of the great blues and R&B entertainers of all time, still performing 200 shows each year. He remains one of the major creative forces in Blues music.
