Jackson street officially renamed after Grammy-winning blues legend
Brooklyn Joyner
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Bobby Rush Boulevard is officially open in Jackson
Jackson street officially renamed after Grammy-winning blues legend
BOBBY RUSH CONTINUES TO RECEIVE HIS FLOWERS FOR YEARS OF AMAZING WORK IN MUSIC. YEAH. >> TODAY HE RECEIVED A LIFETIME HONOR FROM THE CITY. 16 WAPT’S KENNEDY COOPER SHARES HOW HE’LL BE REMEMBERED IN HIS COMMUNITY BEYOND AND THE MUSIC JUST TOPPED IT OFF. >> NOW, ALL OF MY FRIENDS AROUND, ALL MY FANS AROUND, EVERYBODY AROUND LOOKING AT ME AND I’M LOOKING AT THEM. I HAVE TEARS IN MY EYES ABOUT WHAT GOD HAVE DONE FOR ME AND AND HOW FANS HAVE TO RECEIVE ME AND HOW GOD HAVE PROTECTED ME. AND THE HEDGES HAVE BEEN AROUND ME. I’M SO GRATEFUL. >> IT’S A MONUMENTAL DAY IN THE CITY OF JACKSON. THE UNVEILING OF A NEW STREET SIGN ON WEDNESDAY, NAMED AFTER LEGENDARY BLUES ARTIST AND THREE TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNER BOBBY RUSH. WITH THE SUPPORT OF MAYOR CHOKWE ANTAR LUMUMBA AND THE CITY COUNCIL, ELLIS AVENUE FROM INTERSTATE 20 TO CAPITOL STREET IS NOW BOBBY RUSH BOULEVARD. >> THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF JACKSON AND THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI FOR GETTING IT RIGHT. AND FROM WHERE I STAND, THE BEST THING ABOUT TODAY IS HE’S RIGHT HERE TO SEE IT HAPPEN. >> BORN IN CLAIBORNE PARISH, LOUISIANA, RUSH DECIDED TO SETTLE IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, LATER IN HIS LIFE. >> FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FANS ALL CAME TO SUPPORT THIS SPECIAL DAY. >> I’M HERE TODAY BECAUSE BOBBY RUSH, THE FIRST TIME I EVER MET HIM, EMBRACED ME, LISTENED TO ME, SMILED AND BROUGHT ME IN THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, RUSH HAS BEEN A TRAILBLAZER, CREATING A PATH FOR OTHER GENRES OF MUSIC. >> I WAS RAPPING FOR THE RAPPER. IF IT WEREN’T FOR BOBBY RUSH, WOULDN’T BE NO 50 CENT THERE DOWN A QUARTER, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I STARTED THE RAP GAME FROM BECOMING A HALL OF FAMER TO BEING A 18 TIME BLUES ARTIST AWARD WINNER FOR 129 RECORDS. >> LATER, RUSH IS HUMBLED BY THIS HONOR. >> THEY WERE HERE FOR MY DAD, MY DAD, MY DAD. >> ALL RIGHT. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR BEING THE MAN IN MY LIFE. THANK YOU FOR BEING MY HERO. THANK YOU FOR BEING ONE I CAN LOOK UP TO. I LOVE YOU, RUSH. >> ENDING THE DAY WITH ONE OF HIS FAVORITE SAYINGS BLUES IS THE MOTHER OF ALL MUSIC. AND IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE BLUES, YOU DON’T LIKE YOUR MAMA. IN JACKS
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Bobby Rush Boulevard is officially open in Jackson
Jackson street officially renamed after Grammy-winning blues legend
Bobby Rush Boulevard is officially open in Jackson.A street sign was unveiled Wednesday for the Mississippi blues artist. Ellis Avenue from Interstate 20 to Capitol Street is now Bobby Rush Boulevard. The section of Ellis was renamed with the support of the Jackson mayor and city council.It’s especially significant to Rush, as this is his neighborhood and the community he has lived in for years. “I’m as happy as a man can be. This is my heaven. I’m so thankful to be around long enough to see a few of the things happen in my lifetime,” Rush said. “The blues is what I do. It’s what I live. It’s what I sing. It’s what I live for. It’s the mother of all music. If you don’t like the blues, you probably don’t like your mama.”The three-time Grammy Award-winner said he’s extremely thankful to all those who have supported him throughout the years.
JACKSON, Miss. —
Bobby Rush Boulevard is officially open in Jackson.
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A street sign was unveiled Wednesday for the Mississippi blues artist. Ellis Avenue from Interstate 20 to Capitol Street is now Bobby Rush Boulevard. The section of Ellis was renamed with the support of the Jackson mayor and city council.
It’s especially significant to Rush, as this is his neighborhood and the community he has lived in for years.
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“I’m as happy as a man can be. This is my heaven. I’m so thankful to be around long enough to see a few of the things happen in my lifetime,” Rush said. “The blues is what I do. It’s what I live. It’s what I sing. It’s what I live for. It’s the mother of all music. If you don’t like the blues, you probably don’t like your mama.”
The three-time Grammy Award-winner said he’s extremely thankful to all those who have supported him throughout the years.
