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- Music, Music Feature Aug 20, 2020
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Give your money to Mary Lane
The 84-year-old Chicago blueswoman should be a legend. She can barely pay her bills.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Jul 2, 2018
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Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphy did much more than join the Blues Brothers
By the time Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi recruited him, Murphy had worked as a sideman for the likes of Howlin' Wolf, Memphis Slim, and James Cotton.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 17, 2018
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Ten great photos taken during the heyday of the blues
Images of Muddy Waters, James Cotton, and Bob Dylan are among 1,000 searchable photos by Raeburn Flerlage that are now online.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Feb 26, 2018
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Blues drummer Sam Lay has made five careers’ worth of music
Sharp-dressed drummer Sam Lay has played with Dylan and Howlin' Wolf, and in 2015 he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Jan 30, 2018
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Blueswoman Mary Lane is still looking for the respect she deserves at age 82
No-nonsense west-side veteran Mary Lane, who's shared stages with the likes of Howlin' Wolf and Buddy Guy, is raising money to finish her long-awaited second album.
- Music, Music Feature Feb 2, 2015
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In Billy Branch's blues, the legendary Palm Tavern still stands
Gerri Oliver's bar, once a crown jewel of Bronzeville, was shut down by the city in 2001. But blues harpist Billy Branch remains dedicated to preserving the history and culture it embodied.
- Music, Music Feature May 19, 2011
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At 40 years old, Alligator Records continues to evolve
Founder Bruce Iglauer on the Chicago blues label's bumpy road from Hound Dog Taylor to JJ Grey & Mofro