OTIS RUSH - SO MANY ROADS

SO MANY ROADS

OTIS RUSH

SONGWRITER: MARSHALL PAUL

WHERE: LIVE IN CONCERT, JAPAN 1975

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: BLUES LIVE!

LABEL: TRIO

GENRE: BLUES

YEAR: 1975

Otis Rush Jr.(April 29, 1934 – September 29, 2018) was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. His distinctive guitar style featured a slow-burning sound and long bent notes. With qualities similar to the styles of other 1950s artists Magic Sam and Buddy Guy, his sound became known as West Side Chicago blues and was an influence on many musicians, including Michael Bloomfield, Peter Green and Eric Clapton.

Rush was left-handed and strummed with his left hand while fretting with his right. His guitars, however, were strung with the low E string at the bottom, in reverse or upside-down to typical guitarists. He often played with the little finger of his pick hand curled under the low E for positioning. It is widely believed that this contributed to his distinctive sound. He had a wide-ranging, powerful tenor voice.

So many roads, so many trains to ride

So many roads, so many trains to ride

I've got to find my baby, 'fore I'll be satisfied

I was standin' by my window, when I heard that whistle blow

I was standin' by my window, when I heard that whistle blow

You know I thought it was a Streamline... but it was a B & O

It was a mean ol' fireman and a cruel ol' engineer

It was a mean ol' fireman and a cruel ol' engineer

That took away my baby and left me standin' here.