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"City of Big Shoulders" is a nickname coined by Carl Sandburg in his 1914 poem "Chicago," which describes the city as "stormy, husky, [and] brawling." It is the last of several nicknames in the poem; the others hint at the city's major industrial activities, for example, the meat-packing industry and railroad industry . [ 11 ]
Louis "Studs" Terkel (May 16, 1912 – October 31, 2008) [1] was an American writer, historian, actor, and broadcaster. He received the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1985 for The Good War and is best remembered for his oral histories of common Americans, and for hosting a long-running radio show in Chicago.
"Chicago" is a poem by Carl Sandburg about the city of Chicago that became his adopted home. It first appeared in Poetry , March 1914, the first of nine poems collectively titled "Chicago Poems". It was republished in 1916 in Sandburg's first mainstream collection of poems, also titled Chicago Poems .
Big Shoulders was a Chicago-based blues influenced rock and roll band, known for their bawdy renditions of popular folk tunes. They were active in the 1980s and 1990s. Their two albums were produced by Ken Saydak, the band's singer and keyboardist, and Larry Clyman, the band's guitarist, both former members of Lonnie Brooks's band.
"Great Big Friendly Town Chicago" – Dora Hall "Greater Chicago March" – composer: Jacob Valentine Havener; lyricist: Agner Clark Winkler "Green Mill Garden Blues", 1920 – composer: unknown (88 key piano roll) "Greetings. Chicago's Official Song. 1833–Chicago–1933" – composer & lyricist: George D. Gaw; transcriber & arranger: Frank ...
"That is the classic Chicago hot dog." There's growing consensus that this is the way to do it. The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council — yes that's a real thing — says don't use ketchup on ...
"Chicago" is a popular song written by Fred Fisher and published in 1922. The original sheet music variously spelled the title "Todd'ling" or "Toddling." The song has been recorded by many artists, but the best-known versions are by Frank Sinatra, Ben Selvin and Judy Garland.
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