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Chicago soul and blues legend Syl Johnson has died at age 85 according to a statement his family released. Johnson started his career in the ’50s performing with Chicago blues luminaries like Junior Wells and Howlin Wolf. The ’60s was the time when he came into his own as aContinue Reading

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[vimeo id=”70750742″] Robert Hatch Miller’s Kickstarter campaign is raising money for a documentary about soul singer Syl Johnson and the timeline has 6 more days to reach the $40,000 goal. Miller calls the film Syl Johnson: Any Way The Wind Blows and it follows Johnson’s life from 2009 to theContinue Reading

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[youtube]AYur2tSf3HU[/youtube] Syl Johnson is a singer, songwriter, harmonica and guitar player from Mississippi who started his recording career in Chicago during the late ’50’s. He developed his artistry by playing with blues legends like Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters. In 1967 he had his first two hit songs with “ComeContinue Reading

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