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Music, Music Feature Jun 5, 2018
The Reader’s guide to the 2018 Chicago Blues Festival

The fest expands its footprint in Millennium Park with a diverse lineup that includes boogie-woogie pianist Erwin Helfer, southern soul-blues star Ms. Jody, and the Rising Stars Fife & Drum Band with Shardé Thomas.
- By Bill Dahl and David Whiteis
- Tags: Music Feature, Chicago Blues Festival, 35th Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Millennium Park, the blues, festivals, music festivals, free events, Delmark Records, Bob Koester, creative definitions of the blues, roots-blues fusion, southern soul-blues, boogie-woogie, Chicago Reader, past and future of the blues, tributes, Blues Festival, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Pritzker Pavilion, Front Porch Stage, Mississippi Juke Joint, Rooftop Lounge, Windy City Blues Society, Wrigley Square, Cloud Gate, Blues Kids Foundation, Crossroads Stage, Mavis Staples, Fantastic Negrito, Vieux Farka Touré, Gene Barge, Willie Clayton, Erwin Helfer, Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings, Shardé Thomas, Rising Stars Fife & Drum Band, Otha Turner, Delmark Records, Bob Koester, Ms. Jody, southern soul-blues, Daddy G, Little Walter, LJ Echols, Nellie “Tiger” Travis

Music, Music Feature Jun 5, 2018
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Willie Clayton still has his sterling voice as his career nears its golden anniversary

For his fourth appearance on the Blues Festival’s main stage, the southern soul king will be cooking with a full band—backup singers, horn players, and all.
- By Bill Dahl
- Tags: Music Feature, Willie Clayton, southern soul, blues, Chicago Blues Festival, Pritzker Pavilion, R&B, soul, Hi Records, Willie Mitchell, Pervis Spann, Pawn, General Crook, Compleat, Tell Me, What a Way to Put It, Al Green, It’s Time You Made Up Your Mind, E. Rodney Jones, Jimmy Liggins, Duplex, Indianola, Mississippi, Burning Spear, High Chaparral, Ace, Ichiban, Malaco, Endzone, WVON, Marvin Gaye, David Ruffin, Video

Music, Music Feature May 31, 2018
The complete schedule of the 2018 Chicago Blues Festival

Every set on all five stages in Millennium Park, from Friday morning through Sunday night—including Mavis Staples, Vieux Farka Touré, Fantastic Negrito, and dozens more
- Tags: Music Feature, Chicago Blues Festival, Blues Festival, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Pritzker Pavilion, Front Porch Stage, Mississippi Juke Joint, schedule, Crossroads Stage, Rooftop Lounge, Millennium Park, Mavis Staples, Vieux Farka Touré, Fantastic Negrito, Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings, Gene Barge, Delmark Records, Bob Koester, Rising Stars Fife & Drum Band, Shardé Thomas, Otha Turner, Willie Clayton, Ms. Jody, Erwin Helfer, Little Walter, Blues in the Schools, Bridges to the Blues

Music, Music Feature Jun 9, 2014
The Reader's guide to the 31st annual Chicago Blues Festival

Bettye LaVette, Dr. John, and Billy Boy Arnold headline a diverse lineup that includes several underappreciated treasures on the fest's smallest stages.
- By David Whiteis, Bill Dahl, Peter Margasak, and Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Chicago Blues Festival, blues, soul, R&B, roots rock, Bettye LaVette, Dr. John, Dorothy Moore, Billy Boy Arnold, Mark Hummel, Mark Hummel's Harmonica Blow Out, Willie Clayton, Cicero Blake, Nikki Hill, Otis Taylor, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Theo Huff, Sugar Blue, Pat Brown, Homemade Jamz, Deitra Farr, Peaches Staten, Nellie Travis, dining, nonprofits, Windy City Blues Society, Koko Taylor Celebrity Aid Foundation, Fenando Jones, Blues Kids Foundation, Larry McCray, Jeremy Marre, Rob Riesman, books, Chicago Blues Angels, Hollee Thee Maxwell, Shirley King, Liz Mandeville, WXRT, Bill Perry

News & Politics, Summer Guide May 19, 2011
The return of Benton Harbor's old-school blues fest
- By David Whiteis
- Tags: Summer Guide, Summer Guide, Benton Harbor, Michigan, Jean Klock Park, Mr. Lee's Old School Blues Fest, Willie Clayton, Denise LaSalle, Bobby Rush, Sydney Joe Qualls, Vance Kelley, Jeannie Holliday

Music, Soundboard May 6, 2010
The List: May 6-12, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Black Breath, the Dials, Canasta, Willie Clayton, Josephine Foster, EPMD, Nite Jewel
- By Miles Raymer, Peter Margasak, Brian Costello, Monica Kendrick, David Whiteis, Kevin Warwick, Liz Armstrong, and Jessica Hopper
- Tags: Soundboard, Daughters of the Sun, Empty Bottle, Gilberto Santa Rosa, House of Blues, Dials, the Dials, Beat Kitchen, Johann Johannsson, Lincoln Hall, Canasta, The Fakeout, Schubas, Willie Clayton, Mr. G's Supper Club, Josephine Foster, Hideout, Black Breath, Bottom Lounge, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Schubas, EPMD, the Shrine, Shrine, Nite Jewel, Funky Buddha Lounge, Givers

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The Reader’s guide to the 2018 Chicago Blues Festival

The fest expands its footprint in Millennium Park with a diverse lineup that includes boogie-woogie pianist Erwin Helfer, southern soul-blues star Ms. Jody, and the Rising Stars Fife & Drum Band with Shardé Thomas.

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Willie Clayton still has his sterling voice as his career nears its golden anniversary

For his fourth appearance on the Blues Festival’s main stage, the southern soul king will be cooking with a full band—backup singers, horn players, and all.

The complete schedule of the 2018 Chicago Blues Festival

Every set on all five stages in Millennium Park, from Friday morning through Sunday night—including Mavis Staples, Vieux Farka Touré, Fantastic Negrito, and dozens more

The Reader's guide to the 31st annual Chicago Blues Festival

Bettye LaVette, Dr. John, and Billy Boy Arnold headline a diverse lineup that includes several underappreciated treasures on the fest's smallest stages.

The return of Benton Harbor's old-school blues fest

The List: May 6-12, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Black Breath, the Dials, Canasta, Willie Clayton, Josephine Foster, EPMD, Nite Jewel

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The Reader’s guide to the 2018 Chicago Blues Festival

The fest expands its footprint in Millennium Park with a diverse lineup that includes boogie-woogie pianist Erwin Helfer, southern soul-blues star Ms. Jody, and the Rising Stars Fife & Drum Band with Shardé Thomas.

Video Willie Clayton still has his sterling voice as his career nears its golden anniversary

For his fourth appearance on the Blues Festival’s main stage, the southern soul king will be cooking with a full band—backup singers, horn players, and all.

The complete schedule of the 2018 Chicago Blues Festival

Every set on all five stages in Millennium Park, from Friday morning through Sunday night—including Mavis Staples, Vieux Farka Touré, Fantastic Negrito, and dozens more

The Reader's guide to the 31st annual Chicago Blues Festival

Bettye LaVette, Dr. John, and Billy Boy Arnold headline a diverse lineup that includes several underappreciated treasures on the fest's smallest stages.

The return of Benton Harbor's old-school blues fest

The List: May 6-12, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Black Breath, the Dials, Canasta, Willie Clayton, Josephine Foster, EPMD, Nite Jewel

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Willie Clayton still has his sterling voice as his career nears its golden anniversary