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Home » Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials

Tag: Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials

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Fiery slide guitarist Lil’ Ed Williams has been rocking the house for more than 40 years

by Steve Krakow January 15, 2019February 18, 2022

Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials have made nine albums for Alligator Records—eight of them with the same lineup they’ve had since 1988.

Fun.
Posted inMusic

Taste of Chicago keeps the weight off in 2013

by Luca Cimarusti July 9, 2013August 19, 2021

Taste of Chicago’s slimmed-down five-day lineup includes Robin Thicke, Jill Scott, and Robert Plant.

Loretta Lynn
Posted inMusic

Taste of Chicago wraps with Country Music Day, an Alligator party, and more

by Kevin Warwick June 30, 2011August 19, 2021

Having Descended upon Grant Park last week, the Taste of Chicago runs through Sun 7/3, dishing up food from nearly 60 restaurants and hosting a wide variety of music at the Petrillo Music Shell (northeast of Columbus and Jackson) and the Taste Stage (Columbus and Balbo). Four of the city’s free lakefront music festivals have […]

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Best blues band

by Chicago Reader June 23, 2011August 19, 2021

Buddy Guy voted best blues band

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This year Taste of Chicago eats four lakefront music festivals

by Kevin Warwick June 23, 2011August 19, 2021

Descending once again upon Grant Park, the Taste of Chicago runs Fri 6/24 through Sun 7/3, dishing up food from nearly 60 restaurants and hosting a wide variety of music at the Petrillo Music Shell (northeast of Columbus and Jackson) and the Taste Stage (Columbus and Balbo). Four of the city’s free lakefront music festivals […]

Posted inBlogs

6/12-6/14–Chicago Blues Festival

by Julia Thiel June 11, 2009August 19, 2021

The world’s biggest free blues festival starts tomorrow in Grant Park.

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