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Jimmy Rushing Biography

James Andrew Rushing (August 26, 1901 – June 8, 1972) was an American blues shouter, balladeer, swing jazz singer, and pianist from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, best known as the featured vocalist of Count Basie's Orchestra from 1935 to 1948.

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When I go in front of an audience, I'll admit I sometimes have a certain amount of fear in me, because maybe the people are not going to accept what I'm doing today. That's bad for any artist, especially if what you're doing is not in line with what's happening today.

Artist, Audience, Certain, Line, Lines, People

The blues comes right back to a person's feelings, to his daily activities in life. But rich people don't know nothing about the blues, please believe me.

Believe, Daily Activities, Feelings, Life, People, Rich

I'm more relaxed when I can hear the beat clearly all the time I'm singing.

Beat, Beats, Relaxed, Singing

It's dangerous to get too far from what they identify you with.

Dangerous, Identify

This business switching styles can't be done honestly by one man. As soon as he can play his instrument well, he can express himself, and all his life he has only one self.

Express, Honestly, Instrument, Men, Play, Self

Anytime a person can play the blues, he has a soul and he has a 'lift' to play anything else he wants to play. It's sort of like the foundation to a building.

Blues, Like, Music, Person, Play, Soul

There's a difference between the blues of the New Orleans guys and anyone else and the difference is in a chord, but I can't figure the name of it. It's a different chord, and they all make it.

Difference, Differences, Different, Guys, Names, New Orleans

If I'm going to do blues, it's going to be a typical Jimmy Rushing record.

Jimmy, Record, Records, Rushing, Typical

The music business used to carry a certain amount of brotherly love, but it isn't that way now.

Brotherly Love, Business, Carry, Love, Used, Way

I liked roaming around by myself.

Liked, Roaming, Roaming Around

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