Rushad Robert Eggleston (born September 30, 1979) is an American cellist, composer, jazz vocalist, & performer.

After releasing a small-press album called Nico and Rushad in 1999 (with fellow musician Nico Georis), Eggleston made his large-scale recording debut with his self-titled Compass Records release with Fiddlers 4, which was nominated for a 2002 Grammy, as well as with Darol Anger's Republic of Strings, bringing him to national prominence.

Eggleston has toured extensively with Darol Anger's Republic of Strings, Fiddler's 4, and the alternative folk/bluegrass group he helped found, Crooked Still, and he has performed in 49 states and more than 15 countries as of 2013.

[citation needed] Eggleston formed the power trio Tornado Rider consisting of Scott Manke (drums) and Graham Terry (bass) in 2008, and their debut album Do You Have Time (2009) was followed up by Jark Matter (2011).

The high energy performances have included Eggleston crowd surfing repeatedly and climbing stage scaffolding.

Eggleston has brought the Land of Sneth to people in places like Australia, Bali, Lithuania, and Sicily, building a network of global fans.

Wedding performers included Elephant Revival, Darol Anger, Phoebe Hunt, Ben Hunter and many others.