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“I might have done better in the Bluesbreakers than in the Yardbirds. But I didn't want to be mimicking Chicago blues musicians forever." Jeff Beck said he turned down a …
In the mid '60s, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers was a potent breeding ground for some of Britain's best blues guitarists, with ...
Review: ‘Leroy and Lucy’ at Steppenwolf is a revision of an old blues legend
On the other hand, the idea of the blues as some kind of devil’s music goes well beyond Johnson and, however out of synch ...
The Blues Brothers Are Still Going Strong. Do They Have a Future?
But despite all his preparation, Devereux was skeptical when he first saw an ad for what was billed as Blues Brothers Con — a daylong gathering and concert for fans of the music side project started ...
Nick Gravenites Dies: Chicago Bluesman Who Cofounded The Electric Flag, Wrote Songs For Janis Joplin And Produced 1971 Hit "One Toke Over The Line" Was 85
Nick Gravenites, a Chicago blues musician who relocated to San Francisco ... Settling into the burgeoning Haight-Ashbury ...
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Nick Gravenites deserves the same shine as his rock-star friends
Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never ...
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On The Road With A Full Tilt Blues Band, The Cash Box Kings
The Chicago Tribune calls their blues fearless ... Joe: Like Oscar said, blues music transcends any language and culture. People feel it and it resonates with them. I've seen Oscar have a room ...
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Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials to play Safety Harbor Art & Music Center
Chicago blues masters Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials — recently inducted into the Blues Foundation’s Blues Hall of Fame — will ...