Given the time and place from which they hailed, it’s not too surprising that many of the best blues musicians were blind. As it happens, blindness was just the beginning of their problems.
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Racism, hunger, oppression, random bouts of syphilis — the life of a typical 1920s blues guitarist was not exactly a barrel of laughs. So just imagine how much worse it was being blind. Back then, a great many of them were: Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Lemon Jefferson…in fact, just scroll down the Blues Hall of Fame list and every third musician seems to be preceded with the word “blind. Read More...
Ice cream for breakfast: How a blizzard inspired a beloved holiday A 1966 blizzard in Rochester, NY led one fun-loving mother to invent a new holiday: Ice Cream for Breakfast Day. (Credit: FOX Weather)
Fans of Blue Bell ice cream have a chance to bring back one of their favorite discontinued flavors thanks to its "Great Scoop Revival Flavor Tournament."
The tournament, which launched on June 25, allowed ice cream lovers to submit their favorite discontinued flavor. Read More...
MAYWOOD, Ill. - A youth leader at a west suburban church is accused of sexually assaulting two juveniles.
On Sept, 26, 2022, La Grange Park police say their department was notified of a sexual assault allegation involving a juvenile victim.
Detectives met with the alleged victims who told police the offender was their youth leader at Rock of Ages Church in Maywood.
Tony E. Moton, 48, of La Grange Park was identified as the suspect in the investigation, according to police. Read More...
