Arts & Entertainment

Eddy 'The Chief' Clearwater to Enter Blues Hall of Fame

The longtime Skokie resident will be enshrined in Memphis during a May 4 ceremony.

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Blues music legend Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater, a longtime Skokie resident, will be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis next week.

The 81-year-old singer/songwriter/guitarist talked to the Chicago Tribune recently about the long-overdue honor from The Blues Foundation and discussed his career in detail.

Clearwater is a past recipient of the village of Skokie award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts. He’ll be enshrined in the Blues Hall during a May 4 ceremony at the Halloran Center for the Performing Arts in Memphis.

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