Chicago Blues: An Urban Experience
Erwin Helfer and Barrelhouse Chuck: Boogie Woogie Celebration
presented by: Old Town School of Folk Music
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| Date: | Sun, Nov 25, 2012 - at 6:30 p.m. |
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| Price: | $20 | |
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Old Town School - Szold Music & Dance Hall 4545 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL 60625 (click map for more details) (773) 728-6000 
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Chicago Blues: An Urban Experience ...is a six-concert series focusing on Chicago Blues, curated by Barry Dolins. All concerts are on Sundays at 6:30 p.m. in the The Myron R. Szold Music & Dance Hall at 4545 N. Lincoln Ave. (acoss the street from the "school"). Sun. Oct. 28: Lurrie Bell: Roots of the Gospel Blues Sun. Nov. 04: Roosevelt “Hatter” Purifoy - Keyboard Praise & Song Sun. Nov. 11: Jimmy Burns Band: Chicago Blues Veteran Sun. Nov. 18: Katherine Davis: Diva of Chicago Blues Sun. Nov. 25: Erwin Helfer and Barrelhouse Chuck: Boogie Woogie Celebration Sun. Dec. 02: Jamiah Rogers & The Red Machine: The Future of the Blues Sun. Nov. 25 - 6:30 p.m. Erwin Helfer and Barrelhouse Chuck: Boogie Woogie Celebration Pianist Erwin Helfer has been rattling floorboards in the Windy City for decades, playing a tangy mix of blues, boogie-woogie, big-band-era standards, and originals. Barrelhouse Chuck is the only Chicago blues pianist to have studied under Sunnyland Slim, Pinetop Perkins, Blind John Davis, Detroit Junior and Little Brother Montgomery. Barrelhouse Chuck draws on this distinguished lineage to create a blues, boogie-woogie and barrelhouse piano style that places him at the forefront of this celebrated tradition. |
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