100th Celebration A Sad Affair
“There was a celebration Sunday to mark the 100th birthday of Maxwell Street,” Rick Kogan said on WBEZ’s Afternoon Shift on Tuesday. “It was not a big party and not held on Maxwell Street.”
Indeed. Here’s the birthday blues jam in three parts.
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And Kogan’s audio essay:
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Previously:
* Here’s To Bobby Too Tuff
* Remembering Lil’ Scotty: Bluesman, Buttonman
* Lil’ Scotty: ‘Give Him His Flowers While He Lives’
* Remembering Lacy Gibson, Master Bluesman
* The Maxwell Street Muddle.
* Maxwell Street Malfeasance.
* City Needs New Policy For The Maxwell Street Market: An Open Letter To Mayor-Elect Emanuel.
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Comments welcome.
Posted on October 24, 2012