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    Jan 31, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Grammy winner Mavis Staples to headline Blues Fest

    Mavis Staples will be featured at the 29th Annual Chicago Blues Festival, running June 8 through 10 in Grant Park. The festival will run 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on several stages each day. Staples will close the fest at the Petrillo Music Shell, Columbus Drive and Jackson Boulevard, on June 10.
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    Mavis Staples will be featured at the 29th Annual Chicago Blues Festival, running June 8 through 10 in Grant Park. The festival will run 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on several stages each day. Staples will close the fest at the Petrillo Music Shell, Columbus...

    Tags: Koko Taylor, Muddy Waters, Arts and Culture, Hubert Sumlin, Entertainment Events

    2. Dec 28, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Is this the twilight of blues music?

    They buried Hubert Sumlin two weeks ago at Washington Memory Gardens Cemetery in Homewood, laying to rest the man whose ferocious guitar riffs galvanized Howlin' Wolf's classic recordings of the 1950s and '60s.
    They buried Hubert Sumlin two weeks ago at Washington Memory Gardens Cemetery in Homewood, laying to rest the man whose ferocious guitar riffs galvanized Howlin' Wolf's classic recordings of the 1950s and '60s. Just before Sumlin's casket was lowered...

    Tags: Chester Arthur "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett, Bars and Clubs, Slavery, Entertainment, Culture

    3. Jun 5, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. 21st century blues -- can an ancestral art form survive?

    <strong></strong>You can't find the blues on radio very easily these days, unless you hunt low down on the dial in the small hours of the morning.
    You can't find the blues on radio very easily these days, unless you hunt low down on the dial in the small hours of the morning. Same with TV -- a vast wasteland, as far as real blues is concerned. Record stores -- remember those? -- no longer can...

    Tags: Music Theater, Chester Arthur "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett, Koko Taylor, Music Industry, Michael Jackson

    4. Dec 6, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune
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    5. Dec 22, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Alligator's Bruce Iglauer among Chicagoans of the Year

    <em>Each year the Tribune recognizes a handful of Chicagoans as its artists of the year. This year, Alligator Records founder Bruce Iglauer is among them. Here's why:</em>
    Each year the Tribune recognizes a handful of Chicagoans as its artists of the year. This year, Alligator Records founder Bruce Iglauer is among them. Here's why: The Chicago Blues Festival reserved its final night last June for a birthday party:...

    Tags: Koko Taylor, Lonnie Brooks, Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Shemekia Copeland

    6. Jun 11, 2011 |Story| Chicago Breaking News

  6. Downtown festivals promise to snarl city traffic

    The Chicago Blues Festival, several neighborhood festivals, an international soccer double-header at Soldier Field and the Chicago World Naked Bike Ride are among weekend events that could snarl traffic in Chicago this weekend.
    The Chicago Blues Festival, several neighborhood festivals, an international soccer double-header at Soldier Field and the Chicago World Naked Bike Ride are among weekend events that could snarl traffic in Chicago this weekend. The blues event takes over...

    Tags: Wrigley Field, Andersonville, Arts and Culture, Old Town Art Fair, Irving Park

    7. Jun 10, 2011 |Resource Link| WGN-TV

  7. Chicago Blues Festival schedule

    8. Mar 28, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Want to sell food at Blues, Jazz fests? Time's running out

    Calling all (well, some) restaurants: There's still time to participate in this summer's Chicago Blues Festival (June 10-12) and Jazz Festival (September 3-4) as a food vendor.
    Calling all (well, some) restaurants: There's still time to participate in this summer's Chicago Blues Festival (June 10-12) and Jazz Festival (September 3-4) as a food vendor. The city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events are taking...

    Tags: Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Chicago Jazz Fest, Chicago Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure

    9. Mar 17, 2011 | Allentown Morning Call

  9. Veteran soul-blues singer, blues interpreter, Neville brother set for new PA blues fest

    Lehigh Valley Music
    A soul-blues singer who has performed for more than a half century, a member of R&B great The Neville Brothers, and a singer who transforms rock, soul and country into devastating blues will headline the first Pennsylvania Blues Festival at......
    10. Mar 28, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  10. Blues Fest to honor Robert Johnson, celebrate Alligator's 40th

    Turn It Up
    The 28th annual Chicago Blues Fest on June 10-12 in Grant Park will feature a 100th birthday tribute to blues patriarch Robert Johnson and a 40th anniversary celebration of local institution Alligator Records. The Johnson tribute June 10 will include........
    11. Jun 3, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

  11. Otis Taylor: Blues misfit and visionary

    Turn It Up
    Otis Taylor calls the music he plays “trance blues,” which is one way of describing a sound that doesn’t really have a home in traditional blues circles. “I’m a blues artist not a blues musician,” he says. “I’m not a......
    12. Jun 12, 2009 |Story| WGN-AM

  12. Wake Held For Koko Taylor

    (WGN-AM)- Hundreds of mourners turned out Thursday at a music-filled wake and memorial service for Chicago blues icon Koko Taylor, whose regal bearing and powerful voice earned her the nickname "Queen of the Blues." Among those who paid tribute to Taylor...

    Tags: Otis Clay, Music Industry, Surgery, Entertainment, PBS (tv network)

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