Archive for June, 2009
ONCE IN A LIFETIME CONCERT OPPORTUNITY –
6 GENERATIONS OF MISSISSIPPI & CHICAGO BLUES GIANTS
8 pm Friday, June 12, 2009, SPACE 1245 Chicago Avenue, Evanston
THE SECOND ANNUAL BLUES ON THE NORTH SHORE www.bluesonthenorthshore.com
THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO CHICAGO
The Blues are coming to the North Shore. Some of the best loved Blues artists in the world will be right here in your own [...]
Tags: Allen Batts, Aron Burton, BB King's Bluesville, Big Jack Johnson, Bill Wax, Blues Bus, Blues on the North Shore, Bob Corritore, Chris James, Dave Specter, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Dennis Binder, Earwig Music, Honeyboy Edwards, Irene Mojica, John Primer, Johnny Drummer, Kenny Smith, Michael Frank, Mississippi Delta Blues, Muddy Waters, Patrick Rynn, SPACE, The Blue Four
26th Edition
Chicago Blues Festival: 2009
“And this is Free”
Friday, June 12, 2009 “Prowling Nighthawk”
Front Porch 12:00-8:00
12:00-1:00 Blues in the Schools: Katherine Davis, Darryl Coutts and Eric Noden
1:30-2:30 Gloria Thompson Rogers
3:00-4:30 Big Bill and Mud Morganfield with special guests Pinetop Perkins and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith
5:00-6:00 Andrew Jr. Boy Jones
6:30-8:00 Charlie Musselwhite [...]
Tags: chicago blues festival, schedule
Longtime blues radio personality Scott “Hambone” Hammer has hosted “Hambone’s Blues Party” for 14 years on WDCB, Chicago’s west-suburban NPR outlet, including having bands play live in the studio almost every show. He’s featured in an interview in the northwest-suburban Daily Herald:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=297109
Koko Taylor, the powerful vocalist who was one of the top draws on the blues circuit for years, and arguably the most popular artist on the Alligator Records roster, died after complications from recent surgery. During her career, she had won more Blues Music Awards than any other artist, and had been nominated for [...]
Tags: alligator, blues, death, koko, records, singer, taylor
