“The Rolling Stones front man has signed on to join Buddy Guy for a new version of the group’s 1973 hit ‘Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)’ for Chicago Plays The Stones, a tribute album being put together Read more…
“Chicago Plays the Stones features Chicago blues musicians covering a dozen Rolling Stones songs…One highlight is a rendition of ‘Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)’ sung by Buddy Guy and Mick Jagger.” Read the full Read more…
“We’d like to see the city get more involved through the Blues Experience’s planned nonprofit arm, a foundation that will create neighborhood and classroom opportunities to teach Chicagoans about the city’s musical heritage.” Read the Read more…
As reported by DNAinfo Chicago: “THE LOOP — Chicago’s about to get its own house of blues. The Chicago Blues Experience, a museum dedicated to the electric rock ‘n’ roll predecessor born here, is slated to open Read more…
“Chicago blues will soon have a downtown museum dedicated to telling its story. The Chicago Blues Experience, a privately run, 50,000-square-foot facility, is slated to open in spring 2019 near Millennium Park.” Read the full Read more…
“[T]o think of Chicago blues as merely a historic legacy is to overlook its worldwide following in the here and now—and to miss out on a tourism and economic development opportunity that’s pumping hundreds of millions Read more…
Crain’s Chicago Business asks: Why doesn’t Chicago do more to promote music tourism? Read the full story here.
Congratulations to CBE Chairman Buddy Guy on his 2016 GRAMMY for Best Blues Album. Watch him accept the award: http://www.grammy.com/videos/buddy-guy-wins-best-blues-album
This article was written by Rosalind Cummings-Yeates and originally appeared in the December 2015 edition of Illinois Entertainer. Chicago is a world class city with a wealth of culture. Millions of tourists pour in to Read more…
On Thursday, September 10, WBEZ’s Morning Shift host Tony Sarabia interviewed Terry Stewart, a member of the Chicago Blues Experience advisory board and former executive director of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, on Read more…