Piano C. Red <PH 312 -787- 4030, ext. 605> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997
View Red playing on old Maxwell Street. See Red's invitation to President Clinton.
Dear Mr. Broski:
Maxwell Street is one of the greatest landmarks in the city of Chicago. It's been around over 100 years.
I was born in Montevallo, Alabama in 1933 and I came to Chicago in 1951. I've been going on Maxwell Street since I got here. I used to see great artists like Elmore James, Jimmy Reed, Little Walter, Hound Dog Taylor, Sonny Boy Williams, and Junior Wells. I sat in with these musicians.
In 1990, I started playing with my own band in front of Johnny Dollars on Maxwell Street and we called it the Maxwell Street Blues Festival and we attracted musicians from all over the world.
Please Mr. Broski, whatever you do, don't destroy the old Maxwell Street area. This is a legendary place for the creation and the keeping of the tradition of the blues. We would like for the candlelight to keep burning and burning.
Sincerely yours,
Piano C. Red
web page provided by OPENAIR-MARKET NET
return to Preserve Maxwell Street