Maxwell Street shines on the big screen — but it’s now ‘Anytown U.S.A.,’ critics say ... “The blues traveled from Maxwell Street and Halsted all over the world,” said Wheeler, 71.

For generations, Chicago blues and jazz artists have played to rapt crowds on Maxwell Street, just as Lindsey did Sunday. “I sure hope we’re not the last,” Lindsey said during a five-minute ...

For more than a century, Maxwell Street was home to Chicago’s have-nots, where immigrants who couldn’t speak English learned about living in America.On Tuesday, supporters fearing the imminent ...

Jim Brewer filmed on Maxwell Street in 1964 for the documentary And This Is Free In the late 70s, Earwig Records owner Michael Frank became Brewer’s manager, and in 1983, Earwig released Brewer ...

Another SHoCM subject, late bluesman Frank “Little Sonny” Scott Jr., said he met Warren on Maxwell Street in 1950 and frequently jammed with him there.The city and University of Illinois ...

Exploring the life, music, and importance of Texas blues musician Blind Arvella Gray, who devoted himself to busking for spare change in the heart of Chicago.

The Maxwell blues: June's market theme is "Celebrating Chicago Blues," with performers scheduled each hour. Yes, but: "On old Maxwell Street there was no czar who decided who would play and where ...

The 700 block of Maxwell today is certainly nothing like the crowded, rocking Maxwell Street Market scene in the 1980 Blues Brothers movie, where Jake and Elwood pass through a crowd listening to ...

It’s also the birthplace of Chicago Blues and the iconic Maxwell Street Polish. In 1994, the market was moved to Canal Street to accommodate the expansion of the University of Illinois at Chicago.

The city moved the market from its original spot in 1994 due to the expansion of the University of Illinois Chicago, where it was coined the "New Maxwell Street Market." The market was moved again ...