# Rusty Zinn

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{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Rusty Zinn
| image           =
| caption         =
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| birth_name      =
| alias           =
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1970|4|3|mf=y}}
| birth_place     = [Long Beach](/source/Long_Beach%2C_California), California, United States
| death_date      =
| instrument      = Guitar, vocals
| genre           = [Electric blues](/source/Electric_blues),<ref name="AMG"/> [reggae](/source/reggae)
| occupation      = Guitarist, singer-songwriter
| years_active    = 1980s–present
| label           = [Black Top](/source/Black_Top_Records), [Alligator](/source/Alligator_Records), Bad Daddy Records, 9 Above Records
| website         = {{URL|www.rustyreggae.com}}
}}

'''Rusty Zinn''' (born April 3, 1970 in [Long Beach](/source/Long_Beach%2C_California), California, United States) is an American [electric blues](/source/electric_blues) and [reggae](/source/reggae) guitarist and singer-songwriter.<ref name="AMG"/><ref name="Bad Daddy"/> Zinn released six albums between 1996 and 2009, on [Black Top](/source/Black_Top_Records), [Alligator](/source/Alligator_Records), Bad Daddy, and 9 Above Records. He has worked with [Mark Hummel](/source/Mark_Hummel), [Kim Wilson](/source/Kim_Wilson), [Larry Taylor](/source/Larry_Taylor), and [Sly Dunbar](/source/Sly_Dunbar).

==Biography==
Zinn was raised in [Northern California](/source/Northern_California), and was introduced to music via both his mother's and brother's [record](/source/Gramophone_record) collections. He bought blues recordings himself, intrigued by guitar players such as [Robert Lockwood, Jr.](/source/Robert_Lockwood%2C_Jr.), [Eddie Taylor](/source/Eddie_Taylor), and [Jimmy Rogers](/source/Jimmy_Rogers). Having practised the drums as a youngster, Zinn purchased his first guitar at the age of seventeen, and then witnessed [Luther Tucker](/source/Luther_Tucker) perform in concert with Rogers. Within twelve months, Tucker invited Zinn onstage and gave him some guitar playing advice.<ref name="AMG"/> By the late 1980s, Zinn was playing in several [Bay Area](/source/San_Francisco_Bay_Area) bands, and had backed both Rogers and [Snooky Pryor](/source/Snooky_Pryor).<ref name="Bad Daddy"/>

A spell in [Mark Hummel](/source/Mark_Hummel)'s backing band The Blues Survivors followed, and he later met [Kim Wilson](/source/Kim_Wilson) at the 1992 [San Francisco Blues Festival](/source/San_Francisco_Blues_Festival). Subsequently, Zinn joined Wilson's band, alongside the former [Canned Heat](/source/Canned_Heat) bassist, [Larry Taylor](/source/Larry_Taylor), and played on Wilson's 1993 album ''Tigerman''.<ref name="AMG"/> He also toured, and played on Wilson's 1994 effort, ''That's Life''.<ref name="Russell">{{cite book
| first= Tony
| last= Russell
| year= 1997
| title= The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray
| edition= 
| publisher= Carlton Books Limited 
| location= Dubai
| isbn= 1-85868-255-X
| page= 110}}</ref>

In 1996, Zinn released his solo debut album, ''Sittin' & Waitin' '', on Black Top Records, which saw Wilson act as both accompanist and record producer.<ref name="AMG"/> It earned Zinn a [Blues Music Award](/source/Blues_Music_Award) nomination as 'Best New Blues Artist'.<ref name="Bad Daddy"/> ''Confessin''' was issued by Zinn in 1999, and then ''The Chill'' (2000), featuring [Elvin Bishop](/source/Elvin_Bishop) on [slide guitar](/source/slide_guitar). Zinn's more recent issues included ''Zinfidelity, Vol. 1'' (2005) and ''Reggaeblue'' (2007).<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|author=Richard Skelly |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rusty-zinn-mn0000807939/biography |title=Rusty Zinn &#124; Biography |publisher=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) |date=April 3, 1970 |accessdate=January 28, 2014}}</ref> The latter fused blues, [reggae](/source/reggae) and [soul](/source/soul_music) stylings.<ref name="Bad Daddy">{{cite web |url=http://www.baddaddy.com/artists_zinn.html |title=Rusty Zinn|publisher=Badaddy.com|accessdate=October 22, 2010}}</ref>

In 2009, Zinn released ''Manifestation'', which was recorded in [Jamaica](/source/Jamaica), and included contributions from [Sly Dunbar](/source/Sly_Dunbar), Robbie Lynn, [Boris Gardiner](/source/Boris_Gardiner) and Scully Simms.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jahworks.org/torr/rusty-zinn-manifestation/#.YcxoEGjP2F4|title=Manifestation : Rusty Zinn : CD Review|website=Jahworks.org|access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref>

==Discography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Album title
!Record label
!Year of release
|-
|''Sitting' & Waiting'''
|[Black Top Records](/source/Black_Top_Records)
|1996
|-
|''Confessin'''
|Black Top Records
|1999
|-
|''The Chill''
|[Alligator Records](/source/Alligator_Records)
|2000
|-
|''Zinfidelity, Vol. 1''
|Bad Daddy Records
|2005
|-
|''Reggaeblue''
|Bad Daddy Records
|2007
|-
|''Manifestation''
|9 Above Records
|2009
|-
|''The Reggae Soul of Rusty Zinn''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-reggae-soul-of-rusty-zinn-mw0002806861 |title=The Reggae Soul of Rusty Zinn – Rusty Zinn &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) |date= |accessdate=October 23, 2015}}</ref>
| RockBeat Records
| 2015
|}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rusty-zinn-mn0000807939/discography |title=Rusty Zinn &#124; Discography |publisher=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) |date=April 3, 1970 |accessdate=January 28, 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.rustyreggae.com Official website]
*[https://www.google.com/images?hl=en&biw=1436&bih=671&rlz=1R2RNTN_enGB358&q=%22Rusty+Zinn%22.&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=R4bATKH0G5OD4Qb-kIisDA&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CDQQsAQwAw Zinn photographs at Google.co.uk]

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Category:American blues singers
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Category:American male guitarists
Category:American male singer-songwriters
Category:American reggae musicians
Category:American blues singer-songwriters
Category:Electric blues musicians
Category:Musicians from Long Beach, California
Category:Singer-songwriters from California
Category:Guitarists from California
Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters
Category:21st-century American guitarists
Category:21st-century American male singers

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