- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Dec 27, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Gollum
Mystery Month continues with these freaky rockers, who left behind nothing but a promo photo and one amazing single
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Nov 27, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Arthur "Big Boy" Spires
Arthritis cut this bluesman's career short, but not till after his raw and primitive electric sides from the 50s
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Nov 15, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Terry Callier
More than 40 years ago he developed a unique hybrid of folk, soul, and jazz, and last month his late-career renaissance was cut short by cancer
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Nov 1, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Ilmo Smokehouse
This blistering psychedelic garage-blues outfit descended from one of the earliest integrated rock bands in Illinois
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Oct 16, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: M & R Rush
These radio-friendly rockers grew up under Styx's wing in the early 70s, charted on WLUP in 1980, split up in 1987, and reunited in 2003
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Oct 4, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: George Freeman
Though overshadowed by his older brother, saxophonist Von Freeman, this unsung guitar hero is a soul-jazz genius
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Sep 20, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: The Gay Sisters
These overlooked heroes of the city's golden age of gospel recorded the hit "God Will Take Care of You" in 1951
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Sep 6, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Alyce and Rhae Andrece
The singing twin sisters in avant-jazz group the Sound of Feeling also turned up in Star Trek and Batman in the 60s
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Aug 22, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Dave Major & the Minors
The story of this popular 70s show band ends with their front man killed by police after a double murder
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Aug 8, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Robert Petway
Muddy Waters turned this obscure bluesman's 1941 "Catfish Blues" into his famous single "Rollin' Stone"
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Jul 24, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Malachi Favors
This avant-garde jazz bassist anchored the legendary Art Ensemble of Chicago for nearly 40 years.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Jun 27, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: The Shells
This obscure doo-wop group disappeared after cutting its only two singles in Chicago--but those records sell for big bucks today
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Jun 13, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Pete Cosey
The late guitar genius, most famous for his role in Miles Davis's electric bands, never recorded under his own name
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, May 30, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Dean Milano
Since the 60s this versatile but anonymous journeyman has played in too many bands to list--and in 2005 he finally started recording under his own name
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, May 16, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: T. Valentine
The outsider R&B auteur behind the 1985 novelty classic "Hello Lucille Are You a Lesbian?" just played his first show in New York
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, May 2, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Wazmo Nariz
This new-wave weirdo was one of just two acts from the Chicago punk scene to sign to a major label
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Apr 19, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Cindy Mangsen
There's still time to appreciate this brilliant but underrecognized folksinger: she released a duo album with her husband in January.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Apr 4, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Tampa Red
An influential slide guitarist, he recorded 335 sides of hokum and jump blues between 1928 and '53 but died largely forgotten in '81
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Mar 21, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Jody Williams
Lead guitar on Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love?", Jody Williams is gigging again after 35 years.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Feb 23, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Blind Joel Taggart
This gospel singer and bluesman may have been the first guitar evangelist ever to make a record
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