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Eddie Shaw at American Theatre
Courtesy of Mark Robbins | Posted on March 31, 2016
Where
American Theatre
125 E Mellen St
Hampton, VA
Map
(757) 722-2787
When
Sat, June 25, 2016
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Eddie Shaw
saxophone, tenorAbout
What better way to welcome 2016 than to celebrate the return of the blues legend that left American Theatre audiences last season begging for more? Yep, Eddie’s back! 2014 Blues Hall of Fame inductee, Eddie Shaw continues to build upon his unparalleled career as a Chicago blues saxophonist/bandleader in a city where guitar, harmonica and piano players have long ruled the roost. A multiple Blues Music Award winner and perpetual nominee in the Instrumentalist–Horn category, Shaw has blown his industrial-strength sax with the likes of Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters and Magic Sam. And with his Wolf Gang he has racked up the most road mileage of all Chicago bands over the past four decades, crisscrossing the country from Maine, where his upbeat, high-energy blues is a particular favorite, to countless points south and west....