Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials
Blues Brothers Con at Old Joliet Prison
Joliet Area Historical Museum
204 N Ottawa St
Joliet, IL 60432
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Gates open at 11 AM
Aykroyd and Belushi will emcee a stacked lineup of iconic and diverse Chicago Blues performers featuring, Curtis Salgado, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Lil" Ed & The Blues Imperials, and Al Spears & The Hurricane Project.
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Louanne
May 14th 2024
Lil ed is the best band of all time. I saw him 2 years ago at niagara blues fest. It took him 2 yrs to get back here. I told him last night i hope it diesnt take him that long again, plus he has 8 albums. Thank u jason. i have kept bothering u to get him and u did,
Buffalo, NY@Sportsmen's Tavern
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Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials Biography
Born in Chicago on April 8, 1955, in the heart of Chicago’s tough West Side, Ed grew up surrounded by music. He was playing guitar, then drums and bass, by the time he was 12. Ed and Pookie received lessons and support from their famous uncle. “J.B. taught me everything I know,” says Ed. “I wouldn’t be where I am today without him.” Ed and Pookie spent their teen years making music together, and in 1975 formed the first incarnation of The Blues Imperials. They played their first gig at a West Side club called Big Duke’s Blue Flame, splitting the $6 take four ways. Over the next few years, the group played every club in the neighborhood. Even so, they still needed day jobs to pay the bills. Ed worked ten hours a day as a buffer at the Red Carpet Car Wash. Pookie drove a school bus. Night after night they played their roaring brand of blues in tiny clubs, and eventually the word reached Alligator president Bruce Iglauer.
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