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Dirty Man - Laura Lee

Laura Lee (born Laura Lee Newton, 9 March 1945, Chicago, Illinois) is an American soul and gospel singer and songwriter, most successful in the 1960s and 1970s and influential for her records which discussed and celebrated women’s experience.Lee was born in Chicago,...

Mayne Stage/ Act One Pub Newsletter 3.7.12

March 7, 2012 Just Announced Hal Sparks September 6-8 IMPROV EVERY TUESDAY WITH ONE GROUP MIND 7:30, 8:30, 9:30 The largest stage to see improv in Chicago! UPCOMING SHOWS MARLENE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS CATHERINE MARY O'CONNELL, KATHLEEN KEANE, JIMMY MOORE AND JACKIE...

I Don't Know - Jake Blues

John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor, and musician, best known as one of the original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.Although originally as a comedic endeavor, John helped to bring the...

Two Headed Man - Jimmy Johnson and Chico Banks

Along with Bernard Allison, Melvin Taylor and a handful of others, guitarist, singer and songwriter Chico Banks is part of the new generation of Chicago blues players who are expanding the boundaries of this often maligned, misunderstood music. Like Allison and...

I Don't Know - Odie Payne w/ Robert Jr. Lockwood

Odie Payne (vocal & drums) Robert Jr Lockwood (guitar) Gene Schwartz (bass) and Sumito Ariyoshi (piano)Odie Payne (August 27, 1926 – March 1, 1989) was an American Chicago blues drummer. Over his long career Payne worked with a range of musicians including Sonny Boy...