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Spring
Festivals |
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From
Silver City, New Mexico, to Luxembourg City, Lulembourg, and
from Beale Street to Bishopstock, here's the scoop on all
the blues fests large and small. |
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The
Chess Brothers at the Mocombo Lounge |
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When
brothers Phil and Leonard Chess emigrated from Poland, they
hardly seemed likely candidates to start one of the greatest
blues labels of all time. This excerpt from a new
book by Nadine Cohodas looks at their early years
in the music biz. |
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Roadworthy
Lady |
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Two
hundred days on the road each year plays hell with your social
life, but it sure helps refine your chops. Just ask Debbie
Davies. |
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Chicago
Unplugged |
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In
the late ’40s and early ’50s, the Windy City was the crucible
for a new electrified kind of blues. Now acoustic players
find a warm welcome there, too. |
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Arkansas
Roots |
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Deep
bluesman CeDell Davis isn’t really all that hard to find.
You’ve just got to have good directions. |
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Maxwell
Street Royalty |
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Jimmie
Lee Robinson and Johnnie Mae Dunson cut their teeth playing
blues at Chicago’s outdoor market. They’re not ready to quit. |
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Working
Class Hero |
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Electrician
by day, musician by night, Little Freddie King got the blues
whupped into him. |
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