Legendary Chicago blues man Lonnie Brooks, along with his son Wayne Brooks, performs a few numbers and talks about the evolution of blues music and what it's like to still perform at age 75. Hear the ...

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CHICAGO (CBS) --Legendary blues musician Lonnie Brooks, who started his career in Texas, but fell in love with his adopted hometown "Sweet Home Chicago," has died at age 83. His family confirmed the ...

This article originally appeared on Time. (CHICAGO) — Chicago blues musician Lonnie Brooks, whose relationship with his adopted hometown was cemented by his hit recording of Robert Johnson’s “Sweet ...

Chicago is widely considered "the birthplace of the blues." Legendary blues guitarist Lonnie Brooks has carried on the windy city tradition. Hear a moment from Brooks' 1980 performance of his popular ...

Brooks is the headliner at the first Urbana Blues, Brews and BBQ Festival, which takes place June 28 in the parking lot at Lincoln Square Village in Urbana. Also set to perform are Tab Benoit, Bernard ...

Early in his recording career, whenever Lonnie Brooks’ songs aired on the radio, Bruce Iglauer immediately called the Brooks family’s Chicago home. “Tell your dad it’s on the radio! Turn it on! Turn ...

GRAND RAPIDS — Enamored of the blues, Lonnie Brooks remembers risking it all as a young boy so he could stay up all night with his guitar-playing cousin in Louisiana, listening to the songs of ...

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CHICAGO — Chicago blues musician Lonnie Brooks, whose relationship with his adopted hometown was cemented by his hit recording of Robert Johnson's "Sweet Home Chicago," has died at age 83. A prolific ...

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