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Chicago Blues Extraveganza - Rhythm Room - Phoenix Arizona - Excellent Concert Review
Bob Corritore, one of the top Chicago blues harp players on the planet today and owner of the Rhythm Room in Phoenix, AZ brought a terrific concert to town last night and I was fortunate enough to be…
Continue Reading »Chicago Blues Festival
Chicago's Grant Park will be filled with every style and sound in the blues when the 28th annual Chicago Blues Festival is held from Friday, June 10 through Sunday, June 12, 2011. Sponsored by the Mayor's Office of…
Continue Reading »Chicago Blues Festival 2012 Lineup Announced
Mavis Staples performs at the 2011 Hideout Block Party. bluelliott The full lineup for the 2012 Chicago Blues Festival has been released. The free festival is in Grant Park June 8 - 10. More information is available on…
Continue Reading »Chicago Blues Festival After Party
Please join us and 150 other friendly blues fanatics for... AMERICAN BLUES LEGENDS'S 4TH ANNUAL CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL AFTER PARTY AT REGGIE'S! SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2011 STARRING THE INCREDIBLE... EDDIE C. CAMPBELL ROCKIN' JOHNNY BAND TAILDRAGGER MARY LANE…
Continue Reading »Chicago Blues Photos courtesy of Bill Lupkin and Bob Corritore
Thanks to Bill Lupkin for sharing these amazing photos. Bill was the harmonica player in the Jimmy Rogers Blues Band and the Bob Riedy Blues Band in the early 70s. These images provide an insider's view of the…
Continue Reading »Chicago Blues: A Living History
Chicago Blues: A Living History; The (R)evolution Continues is the much-anticipated follow-up to the Grammy-nominated Chicago Blues: A Living History (2009) and features legendary blues men Billy Boy Arnold, Billy Branch, Lurrie Bell, John Primer and Carlos Johnson,…
Continue Reading »Chicago bluesman 'Honeyboy' Edwards dead at 96 - Chicago Tribune
David "Honeyboy" Edwards, a bluesman who was a living, breathing link to blues legend Robert Johnson, died early Monday morning of congestive heart failure while resting at home, according to the performer's official website. He was 96. Born…
Continue Reading »Chicago Bluesman Toronzo Cannon Signs With Alligator Records
Trouble viewing this email? Click here. CHICAGO BLUESMAN TORONZO CANNON SIGNS WITH ALLIGATOR RECORDS New Album Due In Early 2016 "Among the cream of the next generation of blues musicians making their name on the Chicago scene." --Blues…
Continue Reading »Chicago Bob Nelson
"Chicago" Bob Nelson ( July 4, 1944, Bogalusa, Louisiana January 17, 2013], United States) was an American blues musician. Chicago Bob Nelson was a harmonica player and singer who is known for amalgamating Louisiana and Chicago blues styles.…
Continue Reading »Chicago Midnight - Shun Kikuta
Shun is an internationally renowned musician traveling around the world entertaining audiences with his soulful, explosive, and heart-retching music. He crosses the globe including Europe, Bahamas, Central America, Asia, Oceania and Canada several times each year touring with…
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