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No one sings the blues quite like Chicago, from our historic music venues to our legendary Chicago Blues Festival. Learn more about Chicago style blues and where to hear distinct sounds of electrified, urban blues in the city where it was born.
Chicago blues is a form of blues music that developed in Chicago, Illinois. It is based on earlier blues idioms, such as Delta blues, but is performed in an urban style. It developed alongside the Great Migration of African Americans of the first half of the twentieth century.
If you want to hear blues from some of Chicago's best blues musicians, dig into our list of clubs, dive bars, restaurants and breweries that carry on the 12-bar tradition.
Essential songs born out of 1950s Chicago blues. Influenced by the rural, Delta Blues, Chicago's bluesman introduced amplification and electric instruments into the genre which led to the...
Whether you're a local resident looking for a night out or a tourist seeking a taste of Chicago's legendary blues scene, this list of the 12 Best Blues Clubs in Chicago will help you find the perfect spot to enjoy some live music and good company.
Chicago Blues Guide's listing of Blues events in and around Chicago. Includes "Hot Shows" not to be missed.
Our mission is to promote and preserve Chicago’s blues music and to connect with blues fans all over the world. Our Guide section helps visitors plan their trip to hear the blues when they come to Sweet Home Chicago.
Blue Chicago presents vocalists who both belt out and whisper the musical passion of Chicago Blues. The music of Blue Chicago illustrates the history of the migration of many African Americans from the Southern United States to the Industrial Midwest.
“I’m repping Chicago everywhere I go,” Wayne says. “This is where the greatest blues men and women live. Nowhere on earth do you have a concentration of great musicians in one spot like this, and that’s what makes the place unique.” Here are just a few of Wayne Baker Brooks’ favorite places to play and hear blues music in Chicago.
Discover citywide events celebrating blues music all week long before and during the Chicago Blues Festival. The annual Chicago Blues Festival is the largest free blues festival in the world.