Bobby Rush - Hard To Handle (Otis Redding) - Upstairs at United, Vol. 11

On February 4th, 2014, 73 year old Grammy nominated blues and R&B legend Bobby Rush added a generous helping of all analog, direct to tape, soul to Upstairs at United series. The set opens with a blistering take on the Beatles "Come Together" where most of the vocal is "sung" by the harmonica, followed by a sultry take on Otis Redding's "Hard To Handle" (shown here). Side two starts with a newly penned gem "Why Do They Act Like That" and finishes with Floyd-ish take on a Bobby Rush Classic, "Two Eyes Full of Tears." As traditional to the series, these recordings were done live to tape above the mechanical hum of the record presses at United Record Pressing then cut as a 45 RPM 12" EP for the optimum listening experience. This record is available 4/19/14, Record Store Day! recordstoreday.com www,upstairsatunited.com Accompanying Bobby Rush (harmonica/vocals) on this cut is: -Paul Brown on Hammond Organ & Background Vocals -Lou Rodriguez on Electric Guitar & Background Vocals -Walter "Hinkie" Hamilton on Bass & Background Vocals -Pete Medillo on Drums. -Kirk Donovan on Trumpet -Andrew Hagen on Saxophone -Ryan Latham on Saxophone

Added 8 Apr 2026