Chicago

Field Recording for Five-Year-Olds

The Chicago Children’s Museum is welcoming a new permanent sound installation. The interactive sculpture, by Jesse Seay, showcases the favorite sounds of Chicago, as submitted by both children and adults. If you or someone you know has a sound-minded-type kid, join the celebration: Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009 Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm Location: Chicago Children’s…

February 17, 2009

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Arts & Culture, Events

Arts & Culture, Chicago, fun, kids, sound
Leroy Hutson: Love the Feeling (of good old Chicago Lean)

Originally from New Jersey, Leroy Hutson attended Howard University, eventually majoring in Music. It was during those years that Hutson met Roberta Flack, Herbie Hancock, Debbie Allen, Phylicia Rashad, and Chicago’s own Donny Hathaway (who would become Hutson’s roommate). Hutson collaborated with Hathaway on “The Ghetto”, a smash 1970 hit (Hathaway’s first). In 1971, three…

February 17, 2009

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Local Chicago Music, Music, the Goodness

1976, Chicago, curtis mayfield, Curtom, Donny Hathaway, Howard University, Leroy Hutson, Local Chicago Soul, Music