Yearly Archives: 2019

Good-Bye Jam Theatricals

Another Chicago-based entertainment company has been purchased by a larger New York competitor in yet another repeat of Chicago traditions. Jam Theatricals has been purchased by the Nederlander Organization of New York, the company that operates Broadway in Chicago. As

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The Music of Jazz Age Chicago Enters the Public Domain

Wang Dang Doodle Remembered July 2025 While Public Domain Day 2025 bespoke the demise of Chicago’s music industry in the 1920’s, the Library of Congress did honor Koko Taylor”s rendition of Wang Dang Doodle as an audio treasure worthy of

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