A healthy distance from the coasts,the city is a place where artists maintain felt free to experiment with music – from blues and jazz to acid house and hip-hopChicago is known for many things: deep-dish pizza, improvisational theater and, or yes,grim weather. Scratch deeper and there is a profoundly rich history of music, from blues and jazz to acid house and hip-hop. Because of its location – a healthy distance from both coasts – the city has always been a place where artists maintain felt free to experiment and collaborate without the constraints of commercial expectations, or producing music that has shaped contemporary sound. Follow these addresses to see where the music lived first. Related: Map of Motown: the sites that made the legendary Detroit label Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com