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John Primer and friends remember one of Chicago’s great blues venues with Tribute to Theresa’s Lounge
Chicago’s Theresa’s Lounge has been closed for some four decades now, having shuttered back in 1985, but the club still very much lives on in the hearts and memories of those who got their starts playing there, learning from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Branch, Bob Stroger, Carlos Johnson, Harmonica Hinds, John Primer, John Watkins, Mary Lane, Willie Buck
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New album from Willie Buck and Bob Corritore will have you, too, saying Oh Yeah!
We’re keeping things focused on Chicago after our last post with a look at the latest collaboration from harmonica ace Bob Corritore, who, although he’s called Phoenix, Arizona, (where he owns and frequently plays at the legendary Rhythm Room blues … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Geraci, Ben Levin, Big Jon Atkinson, Billy Flynn, Bob Corritore, Bob Margolin, Bob Stroger, Jimi Primetime Smith, Willie Buck
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Delmark All-Stars knock it out of the park with “Sweet Home Chicago” collab with Cubs
We’re no fan of the Chicago Cubs baseball club (still maintaining loyalty to the team firmly entrenched at the complete opposite end of the National League Central standings, and thus forced to glory in championships of a far more distant … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Stroger, Carlisle Guy, Dave Specter, Delmark All-Stars, Mike Wheeler
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Veteran bluesman Willie Buck still showing how it’s done on Willie Buck Way
Willie Buck may not have been born in Chicago, but he certainly sounds a lot like Chicago, at least the one made famous by the likes of fellow Mississippi natives such as Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, and Howlin’ Wolf. While … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Flynn, Bob Stroger, Jimmi Mayes, Johnny Iguana, Mervyn Harmonica Hinds, Willie Buck
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Harp ace Bob Corritore & friends blow through the crossroads with Don’t Let the Devil Ride!
We’ve talked here before about some of the terrific collaborations of which harmonica master Bob Corritore has been a part over the years, including recordings with the likes of piano great Henry Gray, guitarist John Primer, and Chicago bluesman Tail … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama Mike, Big Jon Atkinson, Bob Corritore, Bob Stroger, Bob Welch, Chris James, Henry Gray, Oscar Wilson, Patrick Rynn, Sugaray Rayford, Tail Dragger, Willie Buck
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Still teaming: Harp ace Bob Corritore, pianist Henry Gray chronicle two decades of collaborating with Blues Won’t Let Me Take My Rest
We’ve heard him on joint projects with the likes of John Primer and Tail Dragger, and also as a guest on recordings from Diunna Greenleaf, Mud Morganfield, Louisiana Red, The Mannish Boys, and Dave Specter, to name just a few, not … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Corritore, Bob Margolin, Bob Stroger, Dave Riley, Doug James, Henry Gray, John Brim, Kid Ramos, Kirk Fletcher, Nappy Brown, Robert Lockwood Jr., Tail Dragger, Willie Big Eyes Smith
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Old Man Winter Blues (Blues Lyrics radio hour edition)
With Old Man Winter biting and blowing here in the northeast U.S., we thought you might enjoy this double dose of blues to help keep you warm, featuring a talk-free edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour as well as a … Continue reading
Posted in BluesPowR Radio Hour, Lyrics
Tagged Alastair Greene, Bob Stroger, Davina and the Vagabonds, Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater, Erin Harpe, Gary Clark Jr., Jeremy Baum, JW Jones, Kenny Beedy Eyes Smith, Kim Wilson, Long John Baldry, Mud Morganfield, Sean Costello, Skyla Burrell Band, Thorbjorn Risager, Too Slim & the Taildraggers
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