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His father played the fiddle, but Blackwell was a self-taught guitarist, [4] building his first guitar out of a cigar box, wood and wire. He also learned to play the piano, occasionally performing professionally. [4] By his teens, Blackwell was a part-time musician, traveling as far as Chicago. [4]
"Sweet Home Chicago" is a blues standard first recorded by Robert Johnson in 1936. Although he is often credited as the songwriter, several songs have been identified as precedents. [ 1 ] The song has become a popular anthem for the city of Chicago despite ambiguity in Johnson's original lyrics.
West Side Soul is the debut studio album by Chicago blues musician Magic Sam. Released by Delmark Records in 1968, it is often cited as one of the key modern electric blues albums. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The album includes a re-recording of Magic Sam's first Cobra Records single, "All Your Love" (1957), and an updated " Sweet Home Chicago ", which ...
Samuel Gene Maghett (February 14, 1937 – December 1, 1969), [1] known as Magic Sam, was an American Chicago blues musician. He was born in Grenada County, Mississippi, and learned to play the blues from listening to records by Muddy Waters and Little Walter. [2]
The Blues Brothers Band Live in Montreux is an album by The Blues Brothers band. It was released in 1990 on the heels of the band's reunion tour and it was the first album recorded by the band after the death of founding member John Belushi and the only one that does not feature Dan Aykroyd.
Jon Hamm gave fans a night to remember when he took to the stage at a popular Chicago karaoke event on New Year's Day.. On Wednesday, Jan. 1, patrons of Bub City were treated to a New Year's ...
Freddie King (born Fred Christian; September 3, 1934 – December 28, 1976), also billed as Freddy King, was an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King and B. B. King, none of whom was a blood relative).
Earl Zebedee Hooker (January 15, 1930 – April 21, 1970) [1] was a Chicago blues guitarist known for his slide guitar playing. Considered a "musician's musician", [2] he performed with blues artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Junior Wells, and John Lee Hooker and fronted his own bands.