Shirley Johnson w Nate Manos @ Blue Chicago, Chicago

    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…

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      SHIRLEY JOHNSON & Luke Pytel Band @ BLUE CHICAGO

      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,…

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        SHIRLEY JOHNSON & BTS EXPRESS @ BLUE CHICAGO

        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…

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          SHIRLEY JOHNSON & BTS EXPRESS @ BLUE CHICAGO

          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…

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            SHIRLEY JOHNSON & BTS EXPRESS @ BLUE CHICAGO

            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…

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            JUS’ BLUES Music Foundation announces 2025 honorees, including Delmark artists SHIRLEY JOHNSON and WILLIE BUCK!

            KoKo Taylor Queen of the Blues Award​Outstanding contribution to preserving traditional Blues​Shirley Johnson. Through the years, Chicago has been home to some of our finest blues women, and vocalist Shirley Johnson ranks near the pinnacle of this distinguished group.  A veteran of over fifty years as a blues vocalist, with a notable career in gospel before…

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