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The Secret History of Chicago Music
, Jan 26, 2012
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Jimmy Burns
The little brother of Eddie "Guitar" Burns started out singing doo-wop and now plays the blues for Delmark
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, Jan 12, 2012
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Graced Lightning
The "futuristic rock" of this Deerfield band exists only on a rare one-sided LP from 1975
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, Dec 29, 2011
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Lee Groban
This visionary artist, who died December 9, wrote the world's longest poem and lent his voice to the band Sundog Summit
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, Dec 15, 2011
The Secret History of Chicago Music: O.W.L.
The lone LP from Stephen Titra's baroque folk project, shelved in 1972, appeared in 2008 after a test pressing turned up in a thrift store
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, Dec 1, 2011
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Barrett Deems
The man billed as the "world's fastest drummer" played with such greats as Louis Armstrong and Benny Goodman
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
, Nov 17, 2011
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Mark Tucker
This Oak Park eccentric finished the outsider classic "Batstew" before being diagnosed as schizophrenic
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
, Nov 3, 2011
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Darrow Fletcher
The Hirsch High School grad signed with MCA, but could never top the charts
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
, Oct 6, 2011
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Yezda Urfa
A record by this 70s prog-rock band recently sold for nearly $2,000
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
, Sep 22, 2011
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Ginni Clemmens
"Gentle Radical" Ginni Clemmens
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
, Aug 25, 2011
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Willie Henderson
"Funky Chicken" auteur Willie Henderson
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
, Jul 14, 2011
The Secret History of Chicago Music: The Starlets
This girl group split up after its last hit was credited to Patti LaBelle's Blue Belles
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
, Jun 30, 2011
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Roscoe Mitchell
The AACM cofounder continues to push jazz into the future
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
, Jun 16, 2011
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Fawn
Despite playing with stars, a botched deal with RCA limited the band's exposure
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
, Jun 2, 2011
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Betty Everett
"Shoop Shoop" singer had hits prior to her most famous song
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
, May 19, 2011
The Secret History of Chicago Music: The Late Results
Horns-driven garage band had multiple seminary students
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
, May 5, 2011
The Secret History of Chicago Music: The Ship
Downstate folkers met at U of I, evolved to electric
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
, Apr 21, 2011
Secret History of Chicago Music: Ultima Thule
These 70s rockers reunited in 2007 as the Willing
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
, Mar 24, 2011
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Willie Buck
Mississippi-born guitarist still plays in local clubs
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, Feb 4, 2010
Secret History of Chicago Music: Shel Silverstein
The music career of the famous cartoonist
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, Dec 17, 2009
Jack Rose: In Memoriam
A tribute to the late guitarist
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