by Bman | Nov 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Charlie heard a great band called Bluebird at an early age and was stricken by this sound. Leaving the hometown of Quincy, Illinois after high school and hitting bigger venues in Peoria and Kansas City. Charlie traveled and worked across the nation before settling in...
by Bman | Nov 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Studebaker John Grimaldi was born in an Italian-American section of Chicago and started playing harmonica at age 7. Under the spell of music he heard on Maxwell Street, Chicago’s famed blues melting pot, Grimaldi began performing as Studebaker John and the Hawks in...
by Bman | Oct 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Siegel–Schwall Band is an American electric blues band from Chicago, Illinois.The band was formed in 1964 by Corky Siegel (harmonica and piano) and Jim Schwall (guitar), and still tours occasionally Corky Siegel and Jim Schwall met each other when both were music...
by Bman | Oct 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Butterbeans and Susie were a comedy duo made up of Jodie Edwards (July 19, 1895 – October 28, 1967) and Susie Edwards, née Susie Hawthorne (1896 – 1963). Edwards began his career in 1910 as a singer and dancer. Meanwhile, Hawthorne performed in African American...
by Bman | Oct 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Johnny Laws (vocal & guitar), Willie Black (bass), Huckleberry Hound (drums) While a fixture of Chicago's South Side blues community since the mid-1960s, singer/guitarist Johnny Laws long remained unknown outside of his native Windy City, and did not make his debut...
