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- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Mar 25, 2021
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Andrew ‘Big Voice’ Odom sang for blues stars but never became one
This wrenchingly powerful vocalist toured internationally—and also used to drop by Maxwell Street and overwhelm the makeshift sound systems.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Feb 25, 2021
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Big Daddy Kinsey was the Muddy Waters of Gary, Indiana
The blues patriarch also had three sons who played together as the Kinsey Report.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Mar 26, 2019
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Blues bassist Calvin ‘Fuzz’ Jones made Muddy Waters sound his best
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, who spent most of his five-decade career in Chicago, was one of the most prominent sidemen in electric blues.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Feb 26, 2019
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Freddie Roulette is one of the few lap steel guitarists in the blues
In a career more than 50 years long, Roulette has lent his slide stylings to the likes of Earl Hooker, Charlie Musselwhite, and John Lee Hooker.
- 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 Jan 3, 2017
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Add blues pianist Barrelhouse Chuck to the list of greats lost in 2016
Barrelhouse Chuck built upon piano traditions established by the likes of Sunnyland Slim, Pinetop Perkins, and Little Brother Montgomery.
- Music, Music Feature Jun 9, 2011
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Pinetop Perkins's last session
- Music, Music Sidebar Jun 9, 2011
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The Reader's Guide to the Chicago Blues Festival
