CHICAGO BLUES FEST 2012
The Chicago Blues Festival is the largest free blues festival in the world and remains the largest of Chicago's music festivals. During three days on five stages, more than 500,000 blues fans prove that Chicago is the "Blues Capital of the World." Past performers include Bonnie Raitt, Ray Charles, B.B. King, the late Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy and the late Koko Taylor. FREE Admission. Grant Park, Chicago, IL, June 8–10. LEARN MORE
"BARRELHOUSE" CHUCK GOERING
Barrelhouse Chuck is the only Chicago blues pianist to have studied under Sunnyland Slim, Pinetop Perkins, Blind John Davis, Detroit Junior and Little Brother Montgomery. Over three decades Chuck developed an immense mastery of the blues piano, with performing and recording credits that read like a "who's who" of modern day Chicago blues. LEARN MORE
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHICAGO: THE BLUES
"As legendary guitarist Robert Johnson put it, Chicago has been 'sweet home' for the blues. The most recognizable cultural signature this city has produced, Chicago blues has diverse and contradictory roots..." READ MORE
