Feb 6, 2020 9:38 AM
Winter Blues Summit Launches with Big Talent, Rocky Start
The blues experience in the northwest Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights is usually reserved for tapped-out…
John Primer (left) and Steve Bell perform at the Winter Blues Summit in Arlington Heights, Illinois, on Feb. 1.
Feb 6, 2020 9:38 AM
The blues experience in the northwest Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights is usually reserved for tapped-out…
A new biography of blues guitarist-singer Stevie Ray Vaughan is titled after his 1983 album, Texas Flood.
Nov 12, 2019 6:03 PM
What made Stevie Ray Vaughan great? Nearly 30 years after the Texas guitar slinger’s tragic death, music journalists…
Julia A. Miller (left) and Elbio Barilari run Chicago’s Delmark Records.
Aug 29, 2019 9:18 AM
After six decades as the overachieving offspring of founder Bob Koester, Delmark Records was purchased in May 2018 by…
Jimmie Vaughan interprets songs by Lloyd Price and Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown on his new album, Baby, Please Come Home.
Jul 15, 2019 3:26 PM
Jimmie Vaughan has had his share of star turns, including 11 years at the helm of the blues-rock powerhouse the…
Ruthie Foster performs on June 9 at the Chicago Blues Festival.
Jun 10, 2019 9:17 PM
Chicago Blues Festival Director Carlos Tortolero offered a succinct response when asked about the overarching theme…
Aretha Franklin (1942–2018)
Feb 24, 2020 10:18 AM
She was the little girl who would be queen. Graced with a huge voice and even more powerful spirit, Aretha Franklin…
Buddy Guy has a slew of show dates set beginning Aug. 9 in California.
Jul 30, 2018 11:30 AM
In the aftermath of his hero B.B. King’s death, Buddy Guy certainly is the most revered blues musician on the planet,…
Jimmy Johnson (left) and Dave Spector perform at the 2018 Chicago Blues Festival.
Jun 13, 2018 10:10 AM
Jimmy Johnson doesn’t reveal his age, as he made abundantly clear June 8 during his afternoon duo set at the 35th…
Gary Clark Jr. performs at the Chicago Blues Fest on June 11.
Jun 15, 2017 3:11 PM
The Chicago Blues Festival rarely booked blues-rock stars such as Gary Clark Jr. in its 33 previous incarnations in…
Shemekia Copeland (left) with Fifth Star honoree Buddy Guy in Chicago on Sept. 14.
Oct 17, 2016 9:41 AM
Chicago blues king Buddy Guy has a National Medal of Arts, a Kennedy Center Honors award, a truckload of Grammy and…
Kandance Springs’ new Blue Note album is Soul Eyes.
Nov 23, 2016 8:58 AM
As if we needed another reason to miss Prince, here’s one more: He was a superb judge of talent.
After spotting a…
Buddy Guy (pictured) was among the many Chicago-based blues musicians who appeared at the city’s annual Blues Fest to pay tribute to guitarist Otis Rush.
Jun 28, 2016 3:26 PM
The annual Chicago Blues Festival always does an admirable job of paying homage to the masters, but rarely has a…
Shemekia Copeland headlines the Alligator Records 45th Anniversary celebration at the Chicago Blues Festival on June 10.
Jun 28, 2016 3:28 PM
Chicago blues kingpin Buddy Guy not only recorded John Hiatt’s “Where Is The Next One Coming From,” but he also…
Nov 14, 2019 1:18 PM
Feb 7, 2019 3:31 PM
Jul 14, 2017 9:45 AM
Sep 18, 2018 4:55 PM
May 22, 2017 2:35 PM
