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Born in Chicago

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White teenage musicians of Chicago travel to the city's South Side music clubs to learn the blues.
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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Left unexamined, for the most part, is the complicated dance in which the more talented white acolytes... copied their mentors' licks, catapulted to the top of the music business, and (sometimes) pulled their heroes up after them. Jun 13, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Anybody who is a fan of the blues or the history of music in general needs to check this out. This documentary tells the story of the great black Chicago blues artists passing the torch to young white suburban kids. They didn't see color they only heard music. These boundaries being crossed created a musical renaissance. Once the Rolling Stones, Beatles and other big acts incorporated blues into their sound it exploded and influenced every type of music we listen to today. Music is what is today because of these great blues artists and that sound was born right here in Chicago! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Bob Sarles

Director

John Anderson

Director

Joel Selvin

Writer

John Beug

Producer

Barry Goldberg

Producer

Joel Selvin

Producer
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Synopsis White teenage musicians of Chicago travel to the city's South Side music clubs to learn the blues.
Director
Bob Sarles, John Anderson
Producer
John Beug, Barry Goldberg, Joel Selvin, Bob Sarles
Screenwriter
Joel Selvin
Production Co
Anderson Productions, Ravin' Films, Out the Box Records
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 26m
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