Edition The Word and the Rest.
After walking through the history of rock in the streets of Los Angeles, here is Philippe Brossat picks up his backpack again to discover another American city, the cradle of music: Chicago. Let’s talk about jazz or of housethe one we call the Windy City vibrated musically, at the same pace as great historical momentswhich have changed the country’s history.
An exciting journey
In Streets of Chicagogo in a historical and dreamlike journey and visit all these places that have witnessed the great changes in the United States, starting with jazz musicianswho fled the poverty of New Orleans in the 1920s, including un certain Louis Armstrongwhich has become a true legend in its field. Let yourself be drawn into the history of clubswhich have gradually hatched in the city, and theThe invention of gospel and Queen Mahalia Jackson.
The adventure continues in the company of bluesmen you participate you mississipiwho, like Muddy Watersdreamed of success, The Legend of Chess Studios and the incredible Chuck Berrythe pioneer of rock’n’roll. Also, don’t miss the part about the soul of Chicagowith Curtis Mayfield et son label CustomTHE Blues Brothers and the Jackson familywithout forgetting the “children of the country” who have known a nice successlike the group Earth, Wind & Fire et Chaka KhanThe tour ends with house, born in the 90s.
So many anecdotes that remind us the diversity and musical richness of the city of Chicagoa real exploration ground for music lovers.
Streets of Chicago – A History of Music in the Windy Citypublished by The Word and the Rest, released on September 13, 2024
