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Before signaling the start of the singer/songwriter era with 1968's The Circle Game, Tom Rush made his name as a solid folk singer on the Cambridge, Mass., music scene. After several albums for various labels, Rush landed on Elektra Records and recorded this self-titled collection of blues and folk traditionals. (It's not to be confused with his Columbia Records debut, 1970's Tom Rush.) His love for classic American music is evident in these hard-rocking acoustic renditions of Kokomo Arnold's "Milk Cow Blues," Bukka White's "Panama Limited," and public domain tunes such as "Black Mountain Blues" and "The Cuckoo." His singing is tougher throughout these early albums than the restrained and assured style of his later work. But these tracks represent the earnest roots of a man who's proven to have an unerring ear for a song.

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Tom Rush & Take a Little Walk With Me

I've been listening to Tom Rush since the mid-60's when I used to see him whenever he played at Club 47 in Cambridge, Mass. I'm so happy to see these two albums re-released -- listening to his lovely baritone is like talking to an old friend. Tom's music has worn well; it's honest, straightforward, and warm; technically superb. It sounds just as good now as it did all those years ago. Thanks so much again, Tom. Be well.

He did TWO albums named "Tom Rush"

The album notes, as of 2009, March 11, are wrong; they are about an album released in 1970 for Columbia. This album was on the folk-oriented Elektra label, and was released in 1965. This is roots music. This is the album of standards that established Tom Rush as a singer and player of the hard-core folk music scene. It is mostly acoustic guitar and solo vocals, with players like the legendary Fritz Richmond on washtub bass and jug backing him on a few tracks. The climax of the album is the solo acoustic train song, Panama Limited. This album pre-dates the songwriters mentioned in the spurious album notes. For a long, long time, it was out of print; we are very fortunate that it has at last been released on CD. This is a must-have for any aficionado of the early 60s folk scene -- or for lovers of good music, ballads, and solo acoustic artistry.

His first album is another classic

Forget how great a singer and songwriter and interperted he is. I saw Tom in a Cape (Cod) club back in the late sixties. He came out on stage and tuned his guitar for 10 minutes, he got a standing ovation. Some people actually thought it was an instrumental...he's that good.

Biography

Born: February 8, 1941 in Portsmouth, NH

Genre: Singer/Songwriter

Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s

Tom Rush came up in the Boston/Cambridge folk scene of the early '60s, playing folk-blues on a series of albums for Prestige Records, then moved to Elektra, and by the late '60s was interpreting the work of such upcoming writers as Joni Mitchell and James Taylor. By the early '70s, he was mixing his own songs on albums for Columbia. More recently, Rush became something of a folk packager, putting together road shows including newer folk performers. After 35 years away from the recording studio,...
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