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Chicago Blues Experience World-class cultural attraction in Chicago celebrating blues music

Chicago is the birthplace of modern blues, a pure American art form that has had a profound influence on nearly every style of music that followed. This music could have been forged only in Chicago: when the Great Migration brought Delta blues to the city, it was amplified to reflect the energy and struggle of an urban audience. The Chicago Blues Experience celebrates the pioneering artists as wel

l as the generations of musicians who have been influenced by the blues and continue to carry on its traditions.

Happy 79th birthday to the marvelous Mavis Staples, Civil Rights icon, music legend, and CBE Artist Board member!
10/07/2018

Happy 79th birthday to the marvelous Mavis Staples, Civil Rights icon, music legend, and CBE Artist Board member!

Listen to the full album: http://bit.ly/2A5aPeF "If All I Was Was Black" by Mavis Staples from the album 'If All I Was Was Black,' available now Order at htt...

03/07/2018
Buddy Guy's new album, "The Blues Is Alive and Well," is out today! Check out this great review and interview by Derek S...
15/06/2018

Buddy Guy's new album, "The Blues Is Alive and Well," is out today! Check out this great review and interview by Derek Scancarelli in Forbes!

Blues legend Buddy Guy and producer Tom Hambridge discuss Guy's new record, 'The Blues is Alive and Well.'

Remembering the great Howlin' Wolf, born 108 years ago today.
11/06/2018

Remembering the great Howlin' Wolf, born 108 years ago today.

Girl can't you hear me calling.... Whooo hooo... Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purpo...

09/06/2018

Happy Birthday to Skip James, born this day in 1902!

Don't miss this tribute to Eddie Shaw tomorrow night at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts!
24/05/2018

Don't miss this tribute to Eddie Shaw tomorrow night at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts!

This Friday - we celebrate the legacy of Eddie Shaw in "Brass in the Blues: Eddie Shaw Tribute." Join us! http://bit.ly/2FWpWFJ

Check out the earliest known recording of 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot' from 1894, and a brief history of the gospel standa...
15/05/2018

Check out the earliest known recording of 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot' from 1894, and a brief history of the gospel standard.

As keen observers of American culture and history like W.E.B. Du Bois and Ralph Ellison have written, there is no American music without African-American music.

Happy belated birthday Robert Johnson!
09/05/2018

Happy belated birthday Robert Johnson!

Remembering Robert Johnson, born on this day in 1911 in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. The 29 recordings he made in 1936-37 are widely regarded as an artistic high point of blues music.

Our Monday pick-me-up: CBE Artist Board member Dee Dee Bridgewater's sensational Tiny Desk Concert from last month at NP...
07/05/2018

Our Monday pick-me-up: CBE Artist Board member Dee Dee Bridgewater's sensational Tiny Desk Concert from last month at NPR Music. A performance not to be missed!

April 2, 2018 | Suraya Mohamed -- "This is me coming back full circle in my life," Dee Dee Bridgewater told NPR right before this Tiny Desk performance. Ever...

Looking for some Friday afternoon listening? Check out Johnny Iguana on WBEZ's Morning Shift on his new album, meeting J...
27/04/2018

Looking for some Friday afternoon listening? Check out Johnny Iguana on WBEZ's Morning Shift on his new album, meeting Junior Wells, "Chicago Plays the Stones," and working with blues legends.

A dynamic mix of news, culture and music in Chicago that relies heavily on authentic engagement with listeners. WBEZ's Morning Shift is hosted by Tony Sarabia.

05/04/2018

Ken Allison and the Twist Blues performing at the University of Chicago's radio station last week. Great set!

05/04/2018

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