Wow. I just checked the Chicago Reader music listings, just for fun, and
discovered that Aaron Burton, James Cotton and J.W. Williams were listed
as playing in Chicago this week.
Back in my Chicago days I played and toured with all of them. I played with Aaron at quite a
few clubs back then and he was part of the gang at the old Kingston Mines on Lincoln.
James Cotton is one of the greatest harmonica players of all time and it was a real privilege to have played in his band.
J. W. Williams was the bassist and singer in the Chi-Town Hustlers when we played and toured.
If you check my post about the Chi-Town Hustlers you'll find a link to some live recordings we made back then.
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Here's a video shot during a show we did at the House of Jazz on May 3. This video features Sylvia Harris on vocals and Jeff Simons on ...
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In my entire musical career, one of the bands I loved playing in the most was the Chi-Town Hustlers, a seven piece blues band back in the...
