Jim Brewer kept country blues alive in the big city - Chicago Reader

Jim Brewer kept country blues alive in the big city - Chicago Reader

When you think of Chicago blues, you probably hear electric guitar. Electrified blues dominated the genre after World War II, and its charged six-string crackle became the foundation of R&B and rock ’n’ roll. But for decades, guitarist Jim Brewer sustained the unplugged prewar sound of country blues—by the time of his death in 1988, […] The post Jim Brewer kept country blues alive in the big city appeared first on Chicago Reader.