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Last modified on Fri 28 May 2021 07.55 EDT In the 1960s, musicians and music fans across the world began to be intrigued by the blues. Searching for it, they would inevitably be led to Chicago and, once there, to two Chicago institutions: a store called the Jazz Record Mart and a record label called Delmark. At the store, visitors found not only records, but informed guidance to who was playing where on the city’s vibrant club scene. On the label they discovered multiple voices of the blues, from veterans of the 1920s and 30s to the new generation of Windy City artists such as Magic Sam, Ju...
ONLINE: Billy Branch & His Sons of the Blues, Shemekia Copeland, Toronzo Cannon, Lil' Ed Williams Mar 13, 2021 7:00 PM The Chicago-based Alligator Records has remained steadfastly independent and dedicated to blues and roots music for five decades. During that time it's been the recording home for legends such as Koko Taylor and Luther Allison as well as modern-day musical leaders like Cash Box Kings and Shemekia Copeland. Founder and label prexy Bruce Iglauer will emcee this concert filmed on the stage of Governors State University Center for Performing Arts, featuring performances by Copel...