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Barrelhouse Chuck, Keeper of the Blues Flame

He’s a longtime blues musician and fan, and now he’s in the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame.

Aired 11/07/2016 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Barrelhouse Chuck, Keeper of the Blues Flame

Clip: 11/7/2016 | 6m 3sVideo has Closed Captions

He’s a longtime blues musician and fan, and now he’s in the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame.

Jay Shefsky offers a profile of the longtime Chicago bluesman who came to town as a young man in the ‘70s and learned from some of the masters of Chicago blues. Today, Barrelhouse Chuck is a master himself.

Aired 11/07/2016 | Rating NR

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