Chicago Blues v2
By Acoustiguide
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Podcast Description
In the early part of the 20th century, hundreds of thousands of African Americans moved to the urban centers of the North. In Chicago, the cultural tradition they brought with them mixed in the city's south-side clubs and cabarets to give birth to electric blues. This program studies the birth of the blues through the lives of its performers, clubs, and record labels. Narrated by Buddy Guy, featuring music from Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, The Rolling Stones, Koko Taylor, Magic Sam, Tampa Red, Ada Brown, and Papa Charlie Jackson. Podcast logo photo courtesy of Derrick Santini.
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1 Introduction | Buddy Guy introduces the tour and gives some highlights. | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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2 Buddy Guy's Legends | Buddy Guy talks about what makes his club, Legends, great. | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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3 Illinois Central Depot, the Black Ellis Island | For hundreds of thousands of southerners, the Depot was the gateway to Chicago | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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4 Maxwell Street | Shopping, eating, and music at the Maxwell Street market. | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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5 Vee Jay Records, 1449 S. Michigan Ave | A black-owned record label on "Record Row," South Michigan Avenue. | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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6 Chess Records, 2120 S. Michigan Avenue | Truly THE Blues Label in Chicago. | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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7 State Street Stroll | Shine your shoes, put on your fedora amd hit the Stroll. | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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8 Chicago Blues District, 47th Street | Buddy Guy describes how he first met the great Muddy Waters. | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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9 Blues Brothers Mural | Recognize this mural? | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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10 Old Chess Headquarters, 49th and Cottage Grove | Chuck Berry's Mabelline and bus stop "market research," at the early Chess Records Studios. | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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11 Muddy Water's House, 4339 S. Lake Park | Muddy Water's house - the original "house of blues." | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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12 What Makes the Blues the Blues? | Musician Billy Branch gives a lesson on how to make the blues. | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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13 What Makes Chicago Blues Unique | Modern, electric blues was born in Chicago. Here's why. | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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14 Blues Lyrics | A big part of the blues is double-entendre - sometimes you can only be subversive in song. | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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15 Performer Profile: Jimmy Yancey | Piano player Jimmy Yancey defined the boogie woogie sound. | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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16 Performer Profile: Tampa Red | Tampa Red recorded on Bluebird Records, a label for its very sweet sound. | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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17 Performer Profile: Willie Dixon | Willie Dixon was the most prolific blues songwriter, and a great performer, too. | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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18 Performer Profile: Muddy Waters | Probably the most famous bluesman, and certainly one of the most important: Muddy Waters | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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19 Performer Profile: Koko Taylor | Koko Taylor talks about how she came to be a blues performer. | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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20 Blues in American Society | Buddy Guy and Billy Boy Arnold talk about the role of the blues in American Society. | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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21 How and Where to Find the Blues | So you're in Chicago and want to hear the blues. Here's where to go. | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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22 The Chicago Blues Festival | The world's largest blues festival happens every summer in Chicago - Barry Dolins is the director of the show. | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 22 Episodes |
- Free
- Category: History
- Language: English
- ℗ & © 2007 Chicago Office of Tourism and Acoustiguide
