Today's Chicago Blues - Softcover

Karen Hanson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1893121194 ISBN 13: 9781893121195

Publisher: Lake Claremont Press, 2007

Synopsis

Illinois Woman's Press Association Award Book Award - 1st Place - General Nonfiction

Come on Baby, Don't You Want to Go?

Chicago boasts more landmarks in blues history than any place else north of the Mississippi Delta. More blues musicians live and work in Chicago than in any other city in the world, and more clubs devoted entirely to the blues thrive here than in any other metropolitan area.

Only in Chicago can you hear live blues music seven days a week, 365 days a year, by musicians who helped create the Chicago blues sound--a lusty, amplified style built on shuffling rhythms, electrified slide guitar, wailing harmonica, and gritty vocals.

The passion and intimacy of this celebrated American art form draw a half a million or more people to Grant Park each June for the largest free blues festival in the world. Natives and visitors alike know there is no better party music than the rollicking, soulful, swinging tempos and melodies of the blues for drawing you in, getting you moving, and reaching deep into your soul.

Today's Chicago Blues brings together everything fans will need to know about the blues in Chicago. A more in-depth look at the city's blues scene than typical guidebooks offer, this up-to-date resource offers both newcomers and longtime devotees a handy and informative way to enrich their experience of this celebrated musical genre.

Come on--immerse yourself in the historical and cultural context of this powerful, emotional, sensual music, and see for yourself how Sweet Home Chicago is moving the legacy of the blues forward.

About this title

About the Author:

Karen Hanson was a busy suburban mom when she discovered the Chess album, The Best of Muddy Waters, in a discount bin at the mall record store. She played it continuously in the stereo of her minivan for a year and a half.

That's how she got hooked on the blues. She now works as a freelance journalist in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. As a serious blues fan, Karen has profiled blues artists and reviewed CDs for several blues websites and publications. She has also hosted online blues chats and forums. She teaches writing and literature at DeVry University in Tinley Park. Karen currently maintains a Chicago blues blog where she discusses all things blues (TodaysChicagoBlues at Blogspot).

Review:

Today's Chicago Blues is a guide book that is well worth checking out. In eight chapters Ms. Hanson covers not only the Blues venues in our Windy City but dedicates her book to informing the reader of the whole Blues experience Chicago has to offer. The book is steeped in history and well-researched facts. It also includes both vintage and current photos that spice up the pages nicely. It is a complete guide on many different levels. Both a visitor new to the Blues and a seasoned Blues Fanatic can enjoy this great book.

. . . Never have I read such a great guide for musicians to go out and get a chance to play and learn and JAM. Get your axe and get in gear. . . . Chapter eight is a comprehensive alphabetical guide to Chicago's biggest treasure, our Blues artists. This chapter is worth the price of the book alone.

. . . Today's Chicago Blues is a great book for any Blues fan and the author has done a high-quality job in putting a wealth of solid information into one book. Go out and grab this gem. --Dave Katzman, Buddy Guy's Blues Letter

Today's Chicago Blues is a guide book that is well worth checking out. In eight chapters Ms. Hanson covers not only the Blues venues in our Windy City but dedicates her book to informing the reader of the whole Blues experience Chicago has to offer. The book is steeped in history and well-researched facts. It also includes both vintage and current photos that spice up the pages nicely. It is a complete guide on many different levels. Both a visitor new to the Blues and a seasoned Blues Fanatic can enjoy this great book.

. . . Never have I read such a great guide for musicians to go out and get a chance to play and learn and JAM. Get your axe and get in gear. . . . Chapter eight is a comprehensive alphabetical guide to Chicago's biggest treasure, our Blues artists. This chapter is worth the price of the book alone.

. . . Today's Chicago Blues is a great book for any Blues fan and the author has done a high-quality job in putting a wealth of solid information into one book. Go out and grab this gem. --Dave Katzman, Buddy Guy's Blues Letter

An absolute must . . . This well researched and affectionately produced guide is an engrossing read and the author clearly loves her city and blues music. --Dave Drury, Blues Matters!

Karen Hanson's new book is a travel guide, a history, an encyclopedia and a CD-buying guide, all in one--and all about Chicago blues. --Robert Loerzel, Daily Southtown

Karen Hanson's new book is a travel guide, a history, an encyclopedia and a CD-buying guide, all in one--and all about Chicago blues. --Robert Loerzel, Daily Southtown

Karen Hanson's new book is a travel guide, a history, an encyclopedia and a CD-buying guide, all in one--and all about Chicago blues. --Robert Loerzel, Daily Southtown

Today's Chicago Blues is a guide book that is well worth checking out. In eight chapters Ms. Hanson covers not only the Blues venues in our Windy City but dedicates her book to informing the reader of the whole Blues experience Chicago has to offer. The book is steeped in history and well-researched facts. It also includes both vintage and current photos that spice up the pages nicely. It is a complete guide on many different levels. Both a visitor new to the Blues and a seasoned Blues Fanatic can enjoy this great book.

. . . Never have I read such a great guide for musicians to go out and get a chance to play and learn and JAM. Get your axe and get in gear. . . . Chapter eight is a comprehensive alphabetical guide to Chicago's biggest treasure, our Blues artists. This chapter is worth the price of the book alone.

. . . Today's Chicago Blues is a great book for any Blues fan and the author has done a high-quality job --Dave Katzman, Buddy Guy's Blues Letter

Karen Hanson's new book is a travel guide, a history, an encyclopedia and a CD-buying guide, all in one--and all about Chicago blues. --Robert Loerzel, Daily Southtown

Today's Chicago Blues is a guide book that is well worth checking out. In eight chapters Ms. Hanson covers not only the Blues venues in our Windy City but dedicates her book to informing the reader of the whole Blues experience Chicago has to offer. The book is steeped in history and well-researched facts. It also includes both vintage and current photos that spice up the pages nicely. It is a complete guide on many different levels. Both a visitor new to the Blues and a seasoned Blues Fanatic can enjoy this great book.

. . . Never have I read such a great guide for musicians to go out and get a chance to play and learn and JAM. Get your axe and get in gear. . . . Chapter eight is a comprehensive alphabetical guide to Chicago's biggest treasure, our Blues artists. This chapter is worth the price of the book alone.

. . . Today's Chicago Blues is a great book for any Blues fan and the author has done a high-quality job in putting a wealth of solid information into one book. Go out and grab this gem. --Dave Katzman, Buddy Guy's Blues Letter

About this edition

• Publisher: Lake Claremont Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1893121194
• ISBN 13: 9781893121195
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 238