Chicago blues legend John Primer makes his CSPS Hall debut Tues Feb 12 at 7 pm. Photo Alain Broeckx.
John Primer & The Real Deal
February 12, 2019 at 7:00pm
You could say John Primer’s musical career was forged by the legends. As bandleader and lead guitarist for Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Magic Slim & The Teardrops, Primer’s virtuosity as a blues musician draws on the giants. To go even further back, he began his playing on Maxwell Street, the birthplace of Chicago blues. Before long he had taken over as bandleader at the infamous Theresa’s Lounge, where for the next seven years he played alongside Sammy Lawhorn, Junior Wells, James Cotton and others.