When you're Buddy Guy, a pioneer of Chicago blues who influenced everyone from Jimmy Pageto Stevie Ray Vaughan to Jimi ...

The 33-year-old blues musician first came to the city as a fan attending the Chicago Blues Festival. He’s now a staple of the local blues scene.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. When Michael Charles was asked what the odds were that he would perform on the same date at the same ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Billed as part of the "Damn Right Farewell" tour, music fans get a chance to see music icon Buddy Guy as he headlines this year's Chicago Blues Festival at Millennium Park for ...

A master of gritty, blue-collar blues, Seals has hardly been idle. He's mainly stuck close to his hometown of Chicago, and his fiery guitar playing can often be heard at one of the city's better blues ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Buddy Guy may be a son of the south, but he's a man of Chicago blues. He makes that music his own at his South Loop Legends Club, and it echoes around the world. Guy is hard to miss; ...

The Chicago Blues Festival will return June 5-8. Headlining this year’s lineup are Mavis Staples and Christone "Kingfish" Ingram. CHICAGO - The City of Chicago has announced the lineup for the 2025 ...

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Veteran Chicago blues guitarist Toronzo Cannon got married this summer and moved to Minnesota about four months ago. “I’m like a cat in a new house,” he said with a laugh. Although he may have ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- "Blue Heaven" is a rousing tribute to the music that calls Chicago home, and the legends who made it an American art form. Lyle Miller plays Howlin' Wolf, and Dwight Neal, Muddy ...