Electroacoustic composer Edward M. Zajda released a dazzling album in 1969, then nothing — but he’s still making music
Category: The Secret History of Chicago Music
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Blind Joel Taggart
Gospel singer and bluesman Blind Joel Taggart may have been the first guitar evangelist ever to make a record
The Secret History of Chicago Music: HA
HA’s lone mid-80s EP is long gone, but Andy Mead and Steve Marcotte now play together in the Finnish Charts
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Jimmy Burns
Guitarist Jimmy Burns started out singing doo-wop and now plays the blues for Delmark
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Graced Lightning
The Secret History of Chicago Music: the “futuristic rock” of early-70s Deerfield band Graced Lightning
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Lee Groban
Artist Lee Groban, who died December 9, wrote the world’s longest poem and lent his voice and vision to Sundog Summit
The Secret History of Chicago Music: O.W.L.
The lone LP from Stephen Titra’s O.W.L. finally saw release after a test pressing turned up in a thrift store
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Barrett Deems
Barrett Deems, the “world’s fastest drummer,” played with Louis Armstrong and Benny Goodman
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Mark Tucker
Oak Park eccentric Mark Tucker created the outsider classic “Batstew”
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Darrow Fletcher
The Hirsch High School grad signed with MCA, but could never top the charts
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Yezda Urfa
A record by this 70s prog-rock band recently sold for nearly $2,000
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Willie Henderson
“Funky Chicken” auteur Willie Henderson
The Secret History of Chicago Music: The Starlets
Chicago girl group the Starlets split up after their last hit was credited to Patti LaBelle’s Blue Belles
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Roscoe Mitchell
The AACM cofounder continues to push jazz into the future