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Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

Sam Carr, 83, a drummer who was considered an anchor in the blues scene that continues to draw fans to the poverty-stricken Mississippi Delta region where the music form was born, died Monday of ...

No matter how many times people like to joke and poke fun at drummers, percussion is hands-down one of the most important parts of music, and the drummers are the ones that have got your back (and ...

FARGO -- Willie "Big Eyes" Smith spent 17 years - two separate stints from the 1960s to 1980 - drumming for Muddy Waters, one of the handful of blues masters who is still a legitimate household name.

Drumming is an art form, and the best drummers of all time are true masters of the craft. When you watch a great drummer perform, it’s like watching a master painter at work. A great drummer can take ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...