Tom Rush The Best Of Tom Rush -1975 Blues Folk Rock (vinyl)

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Rush was born inPortsmouth, New Hampshire, the adopted son of a teacher atSt. Paul’s School, inConcord, New Hampshire. Tom began performing in 1961 while studying atHarvard Universityafter having graduated from theGroton School. He majored in English literature. Many of his early recordings are versions ofLowland ScotsandAppalachianfolk songs. He regularly performed at theClub 47coffeehouse (now called Club Passim) in Cambridge, the Unicorn in Boston, andThe Main Pointin Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Rush is credited byRolling Stone magazinewith ushering in the era of thesinger/songwriter. In addition to performing his own compositions, he sang songs byJoni Mitchell,Jackson Browne,James Taylor,Murray McLauchlan,David WiffenandWilliam Hawkins, helping them to gain recognition early in their careers.

His 1968 composition “No Regrets” has become an acknowledged standard, with numerous cover versions having been recorded (Rush did two radically different versions himself). These includeThe Walker Brothers, who gave Tom RushTop Tencredit as a songwriter on theUK singles chart,Emmylou Harris, who included the song on her 1988 albumBluebird, andMidge Urewhose cover also made the UK Top Ten.

On March 1, 2007 a video of his performance of Steven Walters’ “The Remember Song” was uploaded toYouTube. and to date (June 2012) it has received over 6 million plays. Writing on his website, Rush said, “I’ve been waiting 45 years to be an overnight sensation, and it’s finally happened! A video clip of my performance of “The Remember Song” has ‘gone viral.’ I felt terrible at first, thinking I was being accused of being a musical equivalent ofEbola, but my children explained to me that this was a good thing.” One of the earliest music videos produced (1968) for an artist by a record company, Elektra, can be found at his website, www.tomrush.com. It was used to promote his signature song, “No Regrets” for his “The Circle Game” album. A number of recent videos from a 2010 concert performed in Old Saybrook, CT can be found on the video website Vimeo under a search for Tom Rush.

Tom Rush is married to author Rene Askins and was formerly married to singer Beverly Rush.

Over the years Tom Rush has used a number of guitars on stage, his current primary one a handcrafted acoustic made by Don Musser. In February 2012, Rush appeared on stage in Colorado with a new instrument, a cedar-topDreadnoughtwith an inlay of a snake wrapped around a reclining nude woman. The guitar, crafted by McKenzie & Marr Guitars is a “re-incarnation” of one of Rush’s earliest acoustics – the famous “Naked Lady.”

On Dec. 28, 2012, Rush appeared at Boston Symphony Hall to celebrate fifty years in the music business.

Label:Columbia KC 33907Format:Vinyl, LP, CompilationCountry:CanadaReleased:1975Genre:Blues,Folk, World, & CountryStyle:Folk
Sleeve Condition (Out of 10) ~8 slight general wear
Label Condition (Out of 10) ~ 10
Vinyl Condition ~ (Out of 10)
Side 1 -10
side 2 – 10
BIN # *176 – 7 (chewed corner) 10 perfect vinylBIN # 218 – 9/10Bin # R80 – near mint – punch hole

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