Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Lived in Chicago Joe Becker (musician) Jun 23, 1976: Guitarist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Born in Chicago Taylor Bennett: Jan 19, 1996: Rapper Born in Chicago Franz Benteler: 1925: 2010: Violinist, "Ambassador of Music for Chicago" Lived in Chicago Andrew Bird: Jul 11, 1973: Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Born in ...
Chicago's music scene has been well known for its blues music for many years. "Chicago Blues" uses a variety of instruments in a way which heavily influenced early rock and roll music, including instruments like electrically amplified guitar, drums, piano, bass guitar and sometimes the saxophone or harmonica, which are generally used in Delta blues, which originated in Mississippi.
Amazingrace Coffeehouse (later known as Amazingrace) was an influential counterculture music and performance venue in Evanston, Illinois, during the 1970s.Run by a collective called the Amazingrace Family, it was known for its welcoming atmosphere, eclectic menu, excellent sound system, and respectful audiences.
Key early Chicago blues artists included Howlin' Wolf (buried in Hillside, IL near Chicago), Willie Dixon, Bo Diddley and Muddy Waters (d.1983). Chicago would continue to be a hotbed of activity in this genre, with artists including Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor (d.2009), Junior Wells, Son Seals, and others calling the city home and performing regularly.
Metro (formerly the Stages Music Hall and Cabaret Metro [1]) is a concert hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States, that plays host to a variety of local, regional and national emerging bands and musicians. [2] The Metro was first opened in 1982. The capacity is 1,100, divided between the main floor and the balcony.
1983: Tina Turner: Live in Chicago—broadcast of a 1983 concert by Tina Turner, as a part of the Soundstage series. 1985: Aretha Franklin: Live at Park West—broadcast of a 1985 concert by Aretha Franklin, as a part of the Soundstage series. 1985: I Have a Pony— comedy album by Steven Wright, recorded at Wolfgang's in San Francisco and Park ...
Music portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to Musicians from Chicago . Musicians from Chicago (either those who were born in the Chicago metropolitan area or those who have lived there).
The Chicago Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois, governed by the Chicago Philharmonic Society. [1] Founded in 1988 by principals of the Lyric Opera Orchestra of Chicago, it is a musician-governed, non-profit organization consisting of nearly 200 classical music performers from the Chicago area.