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The Joliet Area Historical Museum will host a two-day event in celebration of the inaugural Blues Brothers Con to be…

Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues EXTRAVAGANZA – “Closer than in-person” is a virtual event that will debut on Mandolin on Saturday, 3/6 at 7 PM CT

“The whole approach to the production is based on the psychology that has come about due to the damndemic and the result of Mother Nature sending us to our rooms.” – Corky Siegel

“Sweet Home Chicago — An Online Blues Celebration” To Feature Blues Stars Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues, Shemekia Copeland, Lil’ Ed Williams, Toronzo Cannon In Concert At University’s Center For Performing Arts

“I’ve put in the time behind the wheel, now it’s my time.”

Organizers for yearly charity event say it is “an all blues lineup but it will touch on several different forms of the current blues genre.”

Cannon has grown from being a local attraction to become a world-renowned ambassador for Chicago blues.

“John Lee Hooker’s guitar sound is unmistakably his. No one else can play like that. It’s raw. It’s intense. It’s everything I want to hear in a blues record.”

“I’m grateful to all the young musicians that are coming up, playing music, and trying to keep hope alive for the blues.”

“As a native Chicagoan, I’m excited and honored to be throwing out the first pitch and supporting the Cubs on their way to winning another World Series.”