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  Maceo Parker Always Brings That Funky Stuff

  July 27 at 6 a.m.

  98% Funky Stuff: My Life in Music By Maceo Parker Chicago Review Press, 200 pp., $19.99 As a bandleader, James Brown could be a sonofabitch. Everyone knew hr ran a tight ship – perhaps too tight – when it came to his band in the ‘60s and for most of his career...

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  Alligator Records: 45 Years of "Genuine Houserockin' Music"

  June 9 at 5 a.m.

  In 1971, Chicago resident and blues fanatic Bruce Iglauer really liked this hot band that played south and westside clubs, Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers. I mean, really liked them. So much that, when he couldn’t convince his boss at Delmark Records to record their vibrant and unique material,...

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  The 10 Best Breakup Songs Released Since Erykah Badu’s "Tyrone"

  May 24 at 5 a.m.

  Erykah Badu, one of the most prolific and talented artists of her era, has released a slew of hit singles and gold records since breaking onto the scene nearly 20 years ago. But to this day, none resonate quite like “Tyrone.” The single, originally a live cut that found its way...

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  Remembering Guitar Great Lonnie Mack, Who Died the Same Day as Prince

  April 27 at 4 a.m.

  Besides Prince, last Thursday the music world lost another great talent when blues-rock pioneer Lonnie Mack passed away at age 74 near Nashville. Mack was hugely important in transforming the electric guitar into a lead instrument in rock music, and his influence on the development of guitar solos was a...

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  The Secret Life of Coline Creuzot

  February 24 at 6 a.m.

  Everyone in entertainment has a defining look when announcing themselves. For comedians, it’s leather. Richard Pryor wore casual suits, most prominently the red getup that was a focal point of his 1982 special Live On the Sunset Strip.  After Pryor, leather became the thing to signify your arrival. Eddie Murphy stepped...

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  The Suffers Achieve Liftoff at Sold-Out Continental Club

  February 15 at 8:53 a.m.

  The Suffers Continental Club February 14, 2016 The Suffers are frequently called a throwback act. Nearly every time that label is applied to Houston’s hottest band, it’s a commentary on their sound. But there’s something else about the group that recalls past Houston glories. Their trajectory into music’s stratosphere is...