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BTS Express plays Blue Chicago, a 100-capacity small room in River North, on Friday, November 27. Also on the bill: Shirley Johnson. The show starts at 9 PM. 21+.

Nicknamed the “Sweetheart of the Blues” by the staff at BLUE CHICAGO, Shirley has been gracing the stage here since the 1990s with her spectacular performances. Like so many African-American vocalists, Shirley Johnson started out singing in church and then went on to embrace secular music. The Chicago resident, whose influences range from Mahalia Jackson to Koko Taylor, Etta James, and Ruth Brown, is a gritty, big-voiced blues singer who can also handle soul and gospel. Although Johnson has spent much of her adult life in Chicago, the Windy City is not her hometown; she was born in Franklin, VA and raised in Norfolk, VA.

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Headliner BTS Express
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Singer, Nightclub Entertainer, Shirley Johnson is a veteran Chicago Blues Singer. Her music is soulful and smooth; her lyrics are warm, affectionate, and understanding.

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Blue Chicago

Area
River North
Address
536 N Clark St, Chicago · Directions
Capacity
100 (small room)
Website
www.bluechicago.com
Upcoming
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