MS SC555

Recognizes Mississippi bluesman Bobby Rush upon receiving the 2013 Governor's Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement, with ceremony held February 21, 2013, at Belhaven University for the Arts.

Acknowledges Rush's 50-year career spanning over 20 years in Chicago before relocating to Jackson, Mississippi, in the late 1970s, and his unique musical style blending blues, funk, soul and folk.

Notes Rush was named "Best Live Performer of the Year" by Living Blues Magazine in 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000, and earned the title "King of the Chitlin' Circuit" with hits including "Sue," "Wearin' It Out," "Ain't Studdin' You" and "Hoochie Man."

Recognizes Rush's significance as an elder statesman in Mississippi's music scene and his role as a Goodwill Ambassador performing nationally and internationally while remaining connected to his community.

Directs presentation of the resolution to Bobby Rush, the Governor, the Mississippi Arts Commission, and the Capitol Press Corps.