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Wilbur Hi-Fi White

  • Hi-Fi White: Foodstamps, Bulldogs, and Hollywood

      Wilbur White was a nightclub singer on the South Side of Chicago whose bluesy growl wielded so much power that he was nicknamed Hi-Fi.  He’d been in the clubs since the 1950s, and although I hear he put on a knockout of a show, that never translated into record sales.  Speaking of knockouts, he…

    April 28, 2009

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    Hi-Fi White: Foodstamps, Bulldogs, and Hollywood

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