True BluesMaggie EstepR.I.P. Maggie Estep, Spoken-word Star of the Gen-X Age estep_cd.jpg “Emotional Idiocy is obviously a theme close to my heart since I seem to use the phrase in novels and CDs alike. My friend and mentor of sorts,…
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A Walk on the Wild Side With Chicago’s Toughest BluesmanSon Seals: Profile & Interview By Zak Mucha Originally published in Gallery Magazine, January 2000 Son Seals has a new CD out! Click here for more information! Visitors fill Seals’ dressing…
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Son of a Son He took his father’s nickname and his act to Chicago. Today, Son Seals is an inspiration to jam bands and crime novelists. By Steve Byrne Originally published at Clevescene.com, January 28, 1999. One doesn’t have to…
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Veteran Guitarist Paying the Dues to Play the Blues By Dave Hoekstra, Staff ReporterOriginally published in the Chicago Sun-Times, February 3, 2002 Chicago blues guitarist Frank “Son” Seals stares outside the front window of his south suburban home. His deep…
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True BluesDoc Pomus It was a big joint for a blues bar, but not enough seating capacity for the high-dollar acts. Still, Chicago’s a blues town and sometimes you get lucky—Virgil said he caught Buddy Guy and Junior Wells there…
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True BluesMark Hennessy and Paw Boot didn’t just hold yesterday’s treasures, he carried tomorrow’s crop too. A back-country hard-edged band with a lead singer who knew all about pain pounded over the speakers. “That’s Paw,” a busty young woman in…
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True BluesSon Seals The side door was rusted out, or else some fool had painted it the color of dried blood. Overhead, a little blue light winked from inside a steel-mesh cage. I stepped inside, found myself in a two-man…
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Keepin’ On By Owen Cordle, Correspondent Originally published in the News & Observer (Raleigh, NC), March 16, 2001. Sample “Bad Blood” written by Son Seals and Andrew Vachss Taken literally, the themes “jealous wife” and “deadly disease” can silence a…
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Judy Henske Son Seals Maggie Estep Doc Pomus Kasey Lansdale Mark Hennessy Safe House: A Collection of the Blues The Burke Novels – A “Play List”
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True Blues Kasey Lansdale “Kasey is the equivalent of a music IPO—buy now, because the value is going nowhere but up. Just give ‘Sorry Ain’t Enough’ a try—if that doesn’t make you buy a ticket, you’ve already missed the train.”…