The Legacy of Chess Records @ Blue Heaven Studios

Published May 23, 2010 at 9:00 p.m.

Take a rare look at the Chess Records Studio, where the likes of Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Chuck Berry lay down their tracks...In 1993 the building was bought by Marie Dixon, Willie Dixon's widow, and donated to the Willie Dixon Blues Heaven Foundation. Visitors will be given a tour of the space, and participate in a blues harmonica workshop taught by musicians Doktu Rhute Muuzic and Fernando Jones...Ticket holders will also have the chance to meet Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot, hosts of WBEZ's Sound Opinions, who will share their thoughts on the Chess Records legacy...2120 S. Michigan Avenue, tickets $15.

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