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Chicago Blues Festival 2000
June 08, 2000
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- Music, Music Feature Jun 4, 2019
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The Reader’s guide to the 2019 Chicago Blues Festival
The fest diversifies its lineup for its third year in Millennium Park, with suave and sexy R&B star Latimore, deep-soul legend Don Bryant, genre-defying singer Bettye LaVette, and many more.
- Music, Music Feature Jun 3, 2019
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Latimore proves himself a smooth soul-blues survivor
He outlasted disco decades ago, and on his most recent album he applies his inimitable voice to the Great American Songbook.
- Music, Music Feature Jun 3, 2019
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Bettye LaVette can make any song sound like it was written for her
She debuted with a hit soul single in 1962, but she’s long since transcended genre, singing blues, country, pop, funk, rock, and more.
- Music, Music Feature Jun 3, 2019
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Memphis veteran Don Bryant returns to soul after decades away
He narrowly missed stardom at Hi Records in the 60s, and now he’s taking another swing.
- Music, Music Feature Jun 5, 2018
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Gene Barge blew his sax on some of the wildest R&B hits of the 60s
The Blues Festival pays tribute to the 91-year-old “Daddy G” with a set with by his longest-running band, the Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings.
