2024 brought forth a wealth of Chicago music spanning all genres. As we look back, a few local projects stood out this year — ...

These four incredible, powerful Howlin' Wolf songs inspired blues musicians and rock stars alike through the years.

The legend of blues pioneer Robert Johnson looms large over the career of former Cream guitarist Eric Clapton, even if the ...

4. “My Babe” by Little Walter Another one of the greatest feel-good Chicago blues songs out there, “My Babe” by Little Walter is a blues standard. Originally released back in 1955 ...

Blind Lemon Jefferson and Robert Johnson recounted their day-to-day misery through song. In the early 20th Century female performers such as Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith took the music to a wider ...

The song has been covered by a range of artists ... In 1977, Eddie C. Campbell, a Chicago blues guitarist and singer, released his album “King Of The Jungle,” which included the holiday ...

Delta blues grew up into modern Chicago blues. If you listen to Muddy ... A lot of Delta blues appears on the Yazoo label. Most blues songs are about personal experiences and personal feelings ...

Delta blues grew up into modern Chicago blues. If you listen to Muddy ... A lot of Delta blues appears on the Yazoo label. Most blues songs are about personal experiences and personal feelings ...

One organization is bringing people together to honor the city’s history of blues music. Chicago Blues Revival creates ways for young Chicagoans to become fans and players of their hometown music.

Chicago played a key role in the development of the urban blues of the 1930s ... who took their name from one of his songs. BB King was another musician who earned acclaim during the nostalgia ...