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Pinder, the last original member of the band, sang and played keyboards, as well as organ, piano and harpsichord. He founded the British band in 1964 with Laine, Ray Thomas, Clint Warwick and Graeme Edge.
The hip-hop music festival will return to Bridgeview’s SeatGeek Stadium in June.
Minaj had some good company for her United Center kickoff, bringing out two of Chicago’s own for special guest spots: rapper G Herbo and singer-producer Jeremih.
Powerhouse showcase is part of a weekend of music events planned for Grant Park’s Festival Field great lawn, which also features previously announced sets by Keith Urban, the Chainsmokers, the Black Keys and Lauren Alaina.
‘Mamma Mia!’ at the Nederlander Theatre, the spring One of a Kind Show at the Mart, and the Joffrey Ballet’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” are among some of the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.
The beloved South Side blues club will kick off its long-awaited return with two shows featuring John Primer and the Real Deal.
Bob the Drag Queen and Amber Riley also set to perform during June 22-23 event at Halsted and Addison.
Latest class of inductees also will include Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne, the Dave Matthews Band and Peter Frampton.
British conductor, who led nearly 700 Lyric performances of 62 operas, died in Chicago from leukemia.
Morgan Park High School trumpeters riff on the most popular brass instrument.
On Saturday, music-lovers visited local record stores for their favorites among more than 380 exclusive releases, including projects from Pearl Jam, David Bowie, the Beatles and Paramore.
Mandisa, whose full name is Mandisa Lynn Hundley, was born near Sacramento, California, and grew up singing in church.
The Oak Park folk musician and former National Youth Poet Laureate who sings of love and loss is “Someone to Watch in 2024.”
In moments, her 11th album feels like a bloodletting: A cathartic purge after a major heartbreak delivered through an ascendant vocal run, an elegiac verse, or mobile, synthesized productions that underscore the powers of Swift’s storytelling.
As a child, Betts changed schools often because his father worked construction, and those memories later inspired him to write “Ramblin’ Man,” the band’s biggest hit.
Mr. Mhoon toured with the gospel group and was “just as cute as he could be,” says singer Mavis Staples. The experience paved the way for his success in the music industry.
The event on June 1 at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park kicks off the 20th anniversary festival season at the lakefront venue.
The WLS National Barn Dance, which predated the Opry by two years, was first broadcast 100 years ago Friday, on April 19, 1924.
Concerts by Nicki Minaj, Leslie Odom Jr. and Suzanne Vega, the CineYouth Film Festival and Congo Square Theatre’s staging of “How I Learned What I Learned” are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.