The City of Chicago Music Game Thread

[Crystallas]

Sam Cooke

I would have never guessed it. Nice. And Neighbor to Lou Rawls while he lived in Chicago. No shit.

[video=youtube;XCW1i5HQ0o0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCW1i5HQ0o0[/video]

 

[Unannounced Fart]

Do the Blues Brothers count? And I know it's a cover, but it's a great song and Belushi did a helluva job singing it.

[video=youtube;9hB3eCv_FOk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hB3eCv_FOk[/video]

 

[Penny Traitor]

I had no idea that Benny Gooodman was born and raised in Chicago...I always assumed he was a New Yorker....

[video=youtube;4X2mYA4VIuU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X2mYA4VIuU[/video]

 

[Penny Traitor]

The legendary Art Hodes on WTTW's "Jazz Alley".

[video=youtube;mPriguBe36w]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPriguBe36w[/video]

 

[Monsieur Tirets]

as i mentioned in the what are you listening to thread, ive been exploring doom/stoner metal recently and in the process discovered this...

[video=youtube_share;HSHMac-qtMU]https://youtu.be/HSHMac-qtMU[/video]

 

[Penny Traitor]

....gnarly Nine Inch Nails cover by local phenom, KSRA....

[video=youtube;nP658cpp8N8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP658cpp8N8[/video]

 

[Crystallas]

[video=youtube;Q8xuUdI1an0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8xuUdI1an0[/video]

Funny thing about this thread. There are more recognizable Chicagoland musicians listed in this thread in one place, than any site I have found on the net.

 

[Crystallas]

[video=youtube;29GGrdI-ZMo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29GGrdI-ZMo[/video]

And here's the list so far


Styx
Smashing Pumpkins
Suvivor
Herbie Hancock
Sam Cooke
Veruca Salt
Chi-Lites
Tortoise
Lolo Holloway
Pelican
Sister Machine Gun
Kooler than Jesus
Urge Overkill
The Outthere Brothers
Screeching Weasel
Junior Wells
Billy Branch
The New Boyzz
Poi Dog Pondering
Howard and the White Boys
Omar Coleman Band
Earth, Wind, and Fire
Creep
Macabre
Liquid Soul
Vehicles
Gene Chandler
John Prine
Young-Holt Unlimited
Rise Against
Bo Diddley
Derrick L Carter
Felix Da Housecat
Pink Frost
Kanye West
The Knaves
Curtis Mayfield - The Impressions
Benny Goodman
Lou Rawls
Kangaroo
Art Hodes
Mount Salem
KSRA
The Cryan' Shames
Chaka Khan
The Buckinghams
New Colony Six
The Shadows of Knight
The American Breed
Jump 'N the Saddle Band
Lupe Fiasco
Buddy Guy
Umprey's McGee
Mavis Staples
Lionel Richie
Blues Brothers Band
Chicago/Chicago Transit Authority
Cheap Trick

 

[Crystallas]

[video=youtube;nqAvFx3NxUM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqAvFx3NxUM[/video]

Joliet East HS alum.

 

[Crystallas]

[video=youtube;Ji_5qsL1zXM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji_5qsL1zXM[/video]

 

[Crystallas]

[video=youtube;t1EEs__jJ0w]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1EEs__jJ0w[/video]

 

[Crystallas]

[video=youtube;NdAezc-RX-o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdAezc-RX-o[/video]

 

[Crystallas]

[video=youtube;Fe7RlzkVS3U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe7RlzkVS3U[/video]

 

[Crystallas]

[video=youtube;zarsqZCXO8Y]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zarsqZCXO8Y[/video]

 

[Novak]

Not a Chicago artist list without my guy Lupe, come on!

[video=youtube;glwhxRFhulo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glwhxRFhulo[/video]

 

[The Lightman]

[video=youtube;qeI2ULUUS20]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeI2ULUUS20[/video]

 

[The Lightman]

[video=youtube;FKAfXdb5LsA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKAfXdb5LsA[/video]

 

[The Lightman]

[video=youtube;8bvM560ypOI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bvM560ypOI[/video]

 

[The Lightman]

[video=youtube;nbMeMGvChZY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbMeMGvChZY[/video]

 

[Crystallas]

I always forget that the Jacksons are from Gary, which is as close as many of the artists associated with Chicago roots.

[video=youtube;7e5qLfeDJmk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e5qLfeDJmk[/video]