Zinn, Rusty
(*1970)> GUITARIST · SINGER · SONGWRITER
Zinn, Rusty 3 April 1970; Long Beach, CA Guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Guitarist Luther Tucker, who Zinn befriended at a jam session when he was eighteen, and harpist/bandleader Kim Wilson, who hired him in 1993, were the catalysts for Zinn’s career. With Tucker as his mentor, Zinn joined the Mark Hummel Band. He met Wilson at the San Francisco Blues Festival and was recruited for the harpist’s solo album Tigerman. Wilson subsequently coproduced Zinn’s 1996 Sittin’ and Waitin’ debut on…