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- Music, Music Feature Oct 11, 2019
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David Dann on his new biography of blues-rock guitarist Michael Bloomfield
From Glencoe to Monterey Pop to oblivion: Bloomfield’s huge talent and unique style changed the instrument forever, but while Clapton and Hendrix entered the canon, he faded away.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Feb 13, 2019
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Muddy Waters drummer Willie ‘Big Eyes’ Smith never escaped the sideman shadow
Even when Willie "Big Eyes" Smith won a Grammy at the end of his life, he shared it with pianist Pinetop Perkins.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Apr 25, 2018
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Deacon Jones cofounded the legendary Baby Huey & the Babysitters—and that was just for starters
Trumpeter and organist Deacon Jones played for Curtis Mayfield, Freddie King, and Carlos Santana, and spent 18 years with John Lee Hooker.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 13, 2018
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Mark Morris’s Layla and Majnun gives a modern dance spin to a classic Arabian love story
“The story has been through a lot of different points of view, and I want to unite them.”
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 8, 2014
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12 O'Clock Track: Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood double-time riffing on 'Had to Cry Today'
The opening track off of Blind Faith, back when Clapton wasn't such a tool
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Jul 11, 2013
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Heartsfield
These trailblazing 70s country-rockers never succeeded like the Eagles, but you can see them play for less than a zillion dollars.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 26, 2007
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I heard Clapton had one of these custom made
Finally: a cocaine-filled guitar.
- Music, Music Review Aug 26, 1993
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Rock of ages: talkin' bout two generations