Chicago Blues. Portraits and Stories, Paperback

Contains vignettes from both on and off the stage about the personalities of the Chicago blues scene in contemporary times. This book takes the readers on a tour of venues like East of Ryan and the Starlight Lounge; home to artists, such as Jumpin' Willie Cobbs, Willie D, and Harmonica Khan, and tells the stories behind the lives of past pioneers.

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Author(s): David G. Whiteis
• Illustration(s): 40 photographs
• Number of pages: 344
• Collection: Music in American Life
• Publication date: 2006
• Dimensions: 233 x 154 x 20
• Cover type: Paperback / softback