LUKE PYTEL BLUES BAND W/ SHIRLEY JOHNSON Nicknamed the “Sweetheart of the Blues” by the staff at BLUE CHICAGO, Shirley has been gracing the stage here since the 1990s with her spectacular performances. Like so many African-American vocalists, Shirley Johnson started out singing in church and then went on to embrace secular music. The Chicago resident,…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUJAS5XKCIou0026t=6s DEMETRIA TAYLOR DEMETRIA TAYLOR Demetria Taylor has been performing at BLUE CHICAGO since 2010. She is the seventh child of eight from the family of the late blues legend Eddie Taylor Sr. and is helping keep the legacy of her father alive.Eddie is best known as the rhythm guitarist in the band of Jimmy Reed but…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUJAS5XKCIou0026t=6s DEMETRIA TAYLOR DEMETRIA TAYLOR Demetria Taylor has been performing at BLUE CHICAGO since 2010. She is the seventh child of eight from the family of the late blues legend Eddie Taylor Sr. and is helping keep the legacy of her father alive.Eddie is best known as the rhythm guitarist in the band of Jimmy Reed but…
MIKE WHEELER BLUES BAND W/ Mzz Reese Mike Wheeler has a vast knowledge of music and a voice that’s reminiscent of the late Sam Cooke. He can sing and play everything so well that you may forget what the original record even sounds like. From Jazz to Rock, from popular music to Top 40, he slides in…
SHIRLEY JOHNSON & BTS EXPRESS Nicknamed the “Sweetheart of the Blues” by the staff at BLUE CHICAGO, Shirley has been gracing the stage here since the 1990s with her spectacular performances. Like so many African-American vocalists, Shirley Johnson started out singing in church and then went on to embrace secular music. The Chicago resident, whose influences range…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUJAS5XKCIou0026t=6s DEMETRIA TAYLOR DEMETRIA TAYLOR Demetria Taylor has been performing at BLUE CHICAGO since 2010. She is the seventh child of eight from the family of the late blues legend Eddie Taylor Sr. and is helping keep the legacy of her father alive.Eddie is best known as the rhythm guitarist in the band of Jimmy Reed but…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUJAS5XKCIou0026t=6s https://www.bluechicago.com/demetria-taylor DEMETRIA TAYLOR Demetria Taylor has been performing at BLUE CHICAGO since 2010. She is the seventh child of eight from the family of the late blues legend Eddie Taylor Sr. and is helping keep the legacy of her father alive. Eddie is best known as the rhythm guitarist in the band of Jimmy Reed but…
LUKE PYTEL BLUES BAND W/ SHIRLEY JOHNSON Nicknamed the “Sweetheart of the Blues” by the staff at BLUE CHICAGO, Shirley has been gracing the stage here since the 1990s with her spectacular performances. Like so many African-American vocalists, Shirley Johnson started out singing in church and then went on to embrace secular music. The Chicago resident,…
NATE MANOS W/ SHIRLEY JOHNSON Nicknamed the “Sweetheart of the Blues” by the staff at BLUE CHICAGO, Shirley has been gracing the stage here since the 1990s with her spectacular performances.Like so many African-American vocalists, Shirley Johnson started out singing in church and then went on to embrace secular music. The Chicago resident, whose influences range from…
MIKE WHEELER BLUES BAND W/ LARETHA WEATHERSBY LARETHA WEATHERSBY Two calibers of singers exist in today’s music industry. There are vocalists and then there are entertainers. Laretha Weathersby is both. Her dynamic, effervescent stage presence is unparalleled and her sultry, wispy vibrato makes her a Blues natural. Voted 2009-2010’s “Chicago Blues Diva of the Year,”…
