Tom Rush

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Never miss a chance to see Tom Rush live; he’s got that rare one-of-a-kind quality that makes you realize you’ve seen somebody who really matters.

—Exclaim!

New York had Dylan, but we had Tom Rush. Like a lot of people who do what I do, I owe my career to him. . . . He’s a real national treasure.

—James Taylor

Has made his reputation as a soft-spoken, powerful interpreter of traditional songs.

—New York Times

Tom Rush’s impact on the American music scene has been profound. He helped shape the folk revival in the 1960s and, his music having left its stamp on generations of artists, the folk renaissance of the 1980s and 1990s. James Taylor, Emmylou Harris, Tom Petty, and Garth Brooks have cited Rush as a major influence. His early recordings introduced the world to the work of Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, and James Taylor, and his Club 47 concerts brought attention to artists such as Nanci Griffith and Shawn Colvin. As vital and engaging as ever, Rush is still doing what audiences love him for: writing and playing—passionately, tenderly—and knitting together the musical traditions and talents of our times.