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Classic Chicago Blues. Essential songs born out of 1950s Chicago blues. Influenced by the rural, Delta Blues, Chicago's bluesman introduced amplification and electric instruments into the...
- Chicago Blues, Live Vol. 1
Chicago Blues, Live Vol. 1 This hour long video sees some of...
- Chicago Blues, Live Vol. 1
Chicago blues is a form of blues music that developed in Chicago, Illinois. It is based on earlier blues idioms, such as Delta blues, but is performed in an urban style. It developed alongside the Great Migration of African Americans of the first half of the twentieth century.
Chicago Blues, Live Vol. 1 This hour long video sees some of the greatest blues musicians performing live at Buddy Guy's Tavern in Chicago. Featuring performances from George Baze, Pistol Pete...
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- Kingston Mines. Music. Folk, country and blues. Sheffield & DePaul. This polite Lincoln Park blues club has an unusual setup—two different bands in two different rooms on two different stages, with MC Frank Pellegrino keeping things moving at all times.
- Rosa's Lounge. Clubs. Logan Square. Tucked away on burgeoning Armitage Avenue drag in Logan Square, this family-run spot is owned by local drummer Tony Mangiullo and his mother, after whom the place is named.
- Buddy Guy's Legends. Music. Music venues. Loop. Founded by Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy, this club has hosted everyone from Eric Clapton to David Bowie. Grammy trophies, worn guitars and Guy's signature polka-dot guitar straps line the walls, which serve as a display case for gifts and accolades the musician has rec ei ved.
- B.L.U.E.S. Bars. Lounges. Lincoln Park. price 1 of 4. Located just down the street from Kingston Mines, B.L.U.E.S. offers a more intimate room where you can enjoy some of the city's best blues musicians.
- Baby Face Leroy Trio – Rollin’ And Tumblin’ With its polyphonic moaning and humming and its deliriously repetitive riffs, this recording has been described by some critics and scholars as a throwback to the ring shouts enacted by black slaves as rituals of connectedness and celebration.
- Muddy Waters – Hoochie Coochie Man. McKinley Morganfield, also known as Muddy Waters, was inspired to learn guitar as a teenager in Mississippi after seeing Clarksdale Delta blues pioneer Son House play bottleneck slide.
- Howlin’ Wolf – Smokestack Lightnin’ Chester Burnett cut an imposing figure in the Chicago blues clubs of the 50s, being 6ft 3in tall, weighing 275lbs and possessing one of the most extraordinary voices in music – a rasping, ferocious, yet haunting and soulful howl that had earned him the name Howlin’ Wolf.
- Little Walter – Juke. Marion Walter Jacobs, known professionally as Little Walter, revolutionised blues harmonica playing as surely as Jimi Hendrix revolutionised electric guitar.
Each year, more than 500,000 blues fans gather in Chicago’s Millennium Park and venues across the city for multiple days of performances — all free and open to the public — featuring some of the genre’s most revered musicians, along with up-and-coming and local talent.
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Aug 28, 2023 · Explore the history and evolution of Chicago blues and its regional variations with this curated list of albums and artists. From Chess Records legends to contemporary stars, discover the best of the blues from Chicago and beyond.
