3 Comments » - Casper the Ghost Bus - Thursday, Feb 26, 26 @ 8:42 am: Quick observation from Wednesday: Whoever coordinated the Illinois State Foodball team’s visit to the Capitol with Go Red For Women day is a genious. - Yellow Dog Democrat - Thursday, Feb 26, 26 @ 10:54 am: Rich is right. June is officially “Black Music Month” but Illinois has so much to celebrate we have to do it twice: Miles Davis Louis Armstrong Jelly Roll Morton Anthony Braxton Lionel Hampton Von Freeman The Staple Singers Muddy Waters Buddy Guy Howlin Wolf Pinetop Smith Willie Dixon Bo Diddley Earl Hooker Elmore James Sonny Boy Williamson Junior Wells Little Walter Jimmy Dawkins Sam Cooke Curtis Mayfield Lou Rawls Earth, Wind and Fire Rufus & Chaka Khan Frankie Knuckles Farley “Jackmaster” Funk Common Chance Chief Keef Lil Durk Lupe Fiasco Vic Mensa Rhymefest And that is just a partial list. I know I am forgetting a lot because the list of influential Blues artists with ties to Chicago is probably longer than the list of those who do not have ties to Chicago. Maybe Sherman Dilla Thomas can swing by and help me out? Anyway, the list is so incredible that I want to suggest that maybe we can come together to create a living museum somewhere in the vicinity of the DuSable Museum and the Obama Presidential Library and Museum that celebrates Black musicians and particularly the contributions of illinois to everything from Jazz 100 years ago to Drill today. Music is part of our story of Innovation. A museum will help drive economic development and cement Illinois’ place. - Dotnonymous x - Thursday, Feb 26, 26 @ 5:45 pm: Chicago has always churned out the cool…it’s in the water. TrackBack URI Anonymous commenters, uncivil comments, rumor-mongering, disinformation and profanity of any kind will be deleted. Name/Nickname - Required (required) E-mail - Not required (not required) URL - Not required