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Chicago Blues Archives
Established in 1981 with a generous gift from Chicago radio station WXRT, the Archives houses audio and visual recordings, promotional materials, artifacts, and other available blues related material. Of particular interest is a collection of demo and live recordings not commercially available and the extensive collection of material from the Chicago Blues Festivals—including [...]
CHICAGO BLUES GUIDE NEWSLETTER
November 19, 2009
www.chicagobluesguide.com
excerpt from CBG Newsletter…
“Dear CBG Subscribers,
Windy City Blues Society Challenge Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the WCBS Challenge Final!!!
Grana’ Louise (her name rhymes with Rene’) won Best Band. Matt Hendricks & Bill Curtis, a guitar/drums duo, won best solo/duo act. Will Jacobs & Dirty Deal won the youth [...]
Several Blues Venues have been in the news lately…
(last updated December 11, 2009)
1. Blue Chicago is closing one of their locations at year end
2. Bill’s Blues (Evanston) closed at the beginning of November
3. Cool River Draught House (Homer Glen) is once again hosting some blues
4. Buddy Guy’s Legends will finally move into the new venue [...]
[ January 20, 2010; 6:00 pm; ] The 2010 International Blues Challenge will be the 26th year of Blues musicians from around the world competing for cash, prizes, and industry recognition. The Blues Foundation will present the 26th International Blues Challenge January 20-23, 2010 in Memphis, TN. The world’s largest gathering of Blues acts represents an international search by The Blues Foundation [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
On Sunday, November 15th the Windy City Blues Society (WCBS) crowned the winners of the Inaugural Chicago Blues Challenge (CBC) at Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago, Illinois. This was the final event in a series of musical competitions that determined which blues performers will represent Chicago and Blues Foundation affiliate, the Windy [...]
[ November 15, 2009 7:30 pm to November 16, 2009 1:30 am. ]
Round 4 is complete!…and the competitors have been determined for the Chicago Blues Challenge Final Round, to be held at Buddy Guy’s Legends on Sunday, November 15th, starting at 7:30. The line-Up will include the following:
Will Jacobs and Dirty Deal (Youth Band)
Matt Hendricks (Solo/Duo - Round 3 Winner)
Diamond Jim Greene (Solo/Duo - Wild Card)
Nigel [...]
