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Gip’s Place became, over the years, a must-stop venue for blues musicians across the Southeast. They cited the “authentic Delta” feel of the little shack that could hold 50 people shoulder-to-shoulder.
Land of 1000 Dances — the product of nearly a decade of research and production — is the most in-depth overview ever assembled of what is familiarly known as the “West Coast East Side Sound.”
It’s offered as a bonus track on ‘They’re Coming For Me’, but we see it more as a gift. We’re sure you will too.
“Tommy was the closest friend I’ve ever had in my life and he was truly a wonderful, unique person who was a natural entertainer and so much fun to be with. And I miss him terribly.”
By the fourth tune she started winning them over, and when she pulled out the cigar box guitar, she had them eating out of her hand.
“She asked me to come to New Orleans as she’d like to help me make the record,”
““It’s important. It’s blues, so it’s the foundation all American music was built on. And it’s the truth.”
The record is based on a very simple idea: if you returned after an absence of decades to something that enchanted and mystified you as a teenager, what would you make of it?
This sold-out theater was packed with a guitar watching crowd, mesmerized by the legendary axe slinger’s licks.
This Definitive Collection of Bea & Baby’s delicacies is a must own for anyone with an insatiable appetite for Chicago’s illustrious independent music scene in its infancy.