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Fontella Bass: In Memorium.
Fontella Bass was an amazing lady who passed away on December 26th, 2012. In memorium, Darkjive revisits a post from 2011 that touches on her legacy on the Chicago Soul scene. Not only [was] the traje… more →
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World’s Youngest To Attain GM, 2600, 2700, 2800 and WC (1st Update)
wrote 1 week ago: World’s Youngest To Attain GM, 2600, 2700, 2800 and WC (1st Update). by: joeyj : 12 May 2013 che … more →
Meeting Sugar Pie De Santo
wrote 1 week ago: I’ve been privileged to meet and know famous figures. However, I recently ran into a forgotten R … more →
A Visit To Chess Records...And When Muddy Waters Met The Rolling Stones
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wrote 2 weeks ago: 2120 South Michigan Aveue 2120 South Michigan Avenue was immortalised in song by the Rolling Stones … more →
Lowell Fulson, "Tollin' Bells"
wrote 2 weeks ago: Before Otis Redding, there was a brief period in the mid-1950s where blues guitarist Lowell Fulson e … more →
Chess Signs Chuck, Beatles Play Last Show For Brits, And "Bowie Spewing": This Day In Classic Rock [Video]
wrote 2 weeks ago: Leonard Chess of Chicago’s Chess Records blues label signed guitarist Chuck Berry to a contrac … more →
Record Rack: The Rolling Stones and the Animals (Reissues)
wrote 1 month ago: Not Fade Away After Half a Century By Brian Arsenault Vinylphiles rejoice. If you still have a vin … more →
Will Magnus Carlsen make it as the 2nd Youngest World Champion come WCC 2013
wrote 1 month ago: Will Magnus Carlsen make it as the 2nd Youngest World Champion come WCC 2013. by: joeyj : April … more →
Chicago Tenor Sax (second installment)
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wrote 1 month ago: Welcome to the second installment of the loose series featuring some of the jazz and r’n'b ten … more →
#167 Radio Show, April 8, 2013 - Muddy Waters Centennial
wrote 1 month ago: April 4 was the centennial of Muddy Water’s birth. Here’s this weeks show that celebrate … more →
Song Of The Week: "Rocket 88" by Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
wrote 1 month ago: Many songs attempt to lay claim to the title of earliest rock ‘n’ roll record but one of … more →
Muddy Waters, 1915-1983
wrote 2 months ago: MUDDY WATERS “He sang and played with such finesse, with such a mercurial and sensitive bond between … more →
He is SO Good!
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wrote 2 months ago: He is SO Good!. Webster University News Webster University freshman and chess GM Wesley So has offic … more →
The Stones And Jumping Jack Dyer, Paul And Linda Tie the Knot: This Day In Classic Rock [Video]
wrote 2 months ago: The Rolling Stones were working with a new producer, Jimmy Miller, at Olympic Studios in London toda … more →
Delta Blues
wrote 2 months ago: The Mississippi Delta stretches from Memphis, Tennessee in the north, Vicksburg, Mississippi in the … more →
World’s Youngest To Attain Chess Grandmaster Status
wrote 2 months ago: World’s Youngest To Attain Chess Grandmaster Status. by: joeyj : 04 March 2013 chessaccount.wor … more →
KOKO TAYLOR, THE BLUES QUEEN!
wrote 2 months ago: Nasce con il nome di Cora Walton nella contea di Shelby, Tennessee, il 28 settembre 1928. Figlia di … more →
Wei Yi The World’s Youngest Grandmaster at 13yrs-8mos-24days
wrote 2 months ago: Wei Yi The World’s Youngest Grandmaster at 13yrs-8mos-24days. by: joeyj : 03 March 2013 chessac … more →
Wesley So Officially Breach the 2700 mark
wrote 2 months ago: Wesley So Officially Breach the 2700 mark. by: joeyj : 01 March 2013 chessaccount.wordpress.com … more →
15/02/2013 - Howlin’ Wolf-Smokestack Lightnin’ (1951)
wrote 3 months ago: Man, I love this song! Some songs you grow to love, other over years you grow to love over years. Bu … more →
