Where were past West Side blues spots

Do you know any more of them?

by Bonni McKeown January 18, 2021

Lee Solomon, Tim and Larry Taylor outside the Delta Fish Market; Oliver Davis, proprietor, in background. Photo by Kirk Whiting

I’ve often tried to ask people to list the West Side blues spots of yore, but there were so many, in and out, over the Great Migration years and after! Bruce Iglauer, head of Alligator Records, which has been around since 1971, compiled this list. Check it out! Email him on the site if you have any to add, and put a comment in this blog too. The WEST SIDE LIST HERE

Bonni McKeown

"Barrelhouse Bonni" McKeown, the author of "West Side Blues Blog," has played piano and written about blues music for over 15 years. www.barrelhousebonni.com She has led classes for young and old on... More by Bonni McKeown