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

"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...