Chester Arthur "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett

PASSINGS: Magic Slim, Cleotha Staples, Lou Myers, Donald Rutledge

2013-02-25 00:00:00

Magic Slim Singer of Chicago blues Magic Slim, 75, whose ragged voice and punchy guitar riffs made him a symbol of Chicago blues, died Thursday in Philadelphia after surgery for a bleeding ulcer, according to his family. A younger contemporary of...

Hubert Sumlin dies at 80; guitarist shaped Howlin' Wolf's sound

2011-12-10 00:00:00

When Howlin' Wolf romped through "Wang Dang Doodle" or thundered in "Three Hundred Pounds of Joy," the snarling guitar that accompanied him belonged to one of the greatest bluesmen to pick up the instrument: Hubert Sumlin. The cry of Sumlin's guitar &#...

Critic's Notebook: The lowdown with Tom Waits

2011-10-22 17:59:00

Over the course of three hours of conversation at a roadside diner here called Pete's Henny Penny, Tom Waits, the singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, actor and note taker, will offer the following similes and metaphors, seemingly at random though...

At the crossroads as Robert Johnson centennial nears

2011-05-01 00:00:00

The intersection of DeSoto and State streets here doesn't look like anything special. On the southeast corner of the roads is H Town Custom Wheels. Across DeSoto to the west is Beer & Bud Mart, which faces a Church's Chicken stand. Immediately to the...

93-5 'KHY Rock Report

2013-05-24 00:00:00

Headlines for Friday,� May� 24,��2013 � � SLAYER: Metallica, System Members Speak at Hanneman Memorial Metallica's Robert Trujillo and System of a Down's Shavo Odadjian joined Slayer's Kerry King as speakers at Thursday's memorial service for...

Musicals to 'LeapFest,' 41 more shows for your summer

2013-05-22 15:20:00

Just when you thought it was safe to get out of your house and into the long-delayed sunny season, Chicago theaters of all sizes unleash some of their most promising offerings of the year. When you're ready for a break from the beach and the ballpark,...

Mathus brings 'catfish music' to Ybor City

2013-05-09 00:34:02

Jimbo Mathus lives in what he considers the cultural epicenter of America. That's not New York or Los Angeles. It's Mississippi. He's a little surprised that anyone might disagree with his assessment of his home state's cultural status, and he makes a...

Blues legend James Cotton tells his story, in song

2013-05-07 09:28:00

Bluesman James Cotton has lived the kind of life they make movies about. He toiled on a Mississippi plantation from earliest childhood, found himself orphaned at age 9, practically was raised by blues master Sonny Boy Williamson II and flourished as a...

Muddy Waters' home, Chicago bridges make endangered list

2013-05-01 05:33:00

Historic sites need money to survive. Some also need a little love. That's why some preservationists are optimistic that Muddy Waters' former home can be saved — at least it has people who want to preserve it. Other historic sites might not be...

Crime & Punishment: UConn's New Logo Leads to Controversy

2013-04-30 09:40:00

Wayne Winston has been in a four-year battle to wrestle leadership of the Bridgeport chapter of the NAACP, alleging financial improprieties on the part of its current president. Recently, he petitioned the state NAACP to take over the chapter. Coverage of...

Randall Bramblett brings soulful blues to the Folk School tonight

2013-04-25 02:14:02

When he entered the studio last year to work on his latest album, "The Bright Spots," Randall Bramblett took a page from Frankie Goes to Hollywood and relaxed. Bramblett, an Athens, Ga.-based blues/soul multi-instrumentalist, said he has a tendency to...

Mississippi Delta delights: Southern cooking marinated in history

2013-03-18 06:46:00

ATLANTA - Artists and writers draw inspiration from the time-frozen landscapes of the Mississippi Delta. Roots music fans frequent those lonesome highways to feel the spirits of bluesmen past. I go for the food. The Delta is a poor area with a rich...

Eddie Shaw, in white cap, is a veteran Chicago blues musician, known for years spent in the band of blues legend Howlin' Wolf. In this photo, he performs with Peninsula musicians Martin Walters, drums, and William "MoBetta" Ledbetter on guitar at the Chicago nightclub Kingston Mines.

2013-04-01 08:45:34

The McAninch Arts Center's Blues at the Crossroads series pays tribute to blues legends Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) and Howlin' Wolf (Chester Burnett).

2013-01-23 14:21:00

's sound. Though Sumlin never attained a fraction of the fame of his celebrated boss, he is revered by fellow blues musicians. He was 80.

2011-12-13 09:42:33