Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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GRAMMY Award-winning 89-year-old blues legend Bobby Rush shares his honest thoughts with Michael Mwenso about iconic figures in the music world who are no longer with us today.

Watch the full event here: youtube.com/watch?v=i4ilux4DRUI&t=3630s

0:00 Bobby Rush on Howlin' Wolf
0:24 Willie Dixon
1:24 Leonard Chess
2:18 T-Bone Walker
2:39 Rock n' Roll Invasion
3:24 The Beatles' "Come Together"
4:20 Bobby Rush Lyrics
4:58 Importance of the Blues

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