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Big LLou and the Bluesville Revue

Season 5 Episode 510 | 58m 16sVideo has Closed Captions

Big LLou Johnson hosts some of Chicago's hottest blues acts, recorded live at Bluesfest

"I feel I have a responsibility to keep [the blues] alive, keep it growing. Blues is an American art form -- it's ours, you know," says Johnson, who, in addition to being an amazing performer, is the voice of B.B. King's Bluesville on Sirius XM. "It's important to the musical history of this country and I consider it an honor to be able to do what I do up there.

04/18/2014 | Rating TV-G

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BackStage Pass is a local public television program presented by WKAR

BackStage Pass Season 10 is made possible with financial support from MSU Federal Credit Union and by viewers like you. Additional production support is provided by Zaytoon Mediterranean Grill, Homewood Suites by Hilton, and MessageMakers.

BackStage Pass

Big LLou and the Bluesville Revue

Season 5 Episode 510 | 58m 16sVideo has Closed Captions

"I feel I have a responsibility to keep [the blues] alive, keep it growing. Blues is an American art form -- it's ours, you know," says Johnson, who, in addition to being an amazing performer, is the voice of B.B. King's Bluesville on Sirius XM. "It's important to the musical history of this country and I consider it an honor to be able to do what I do up there.

04/18/2014 | Rating TV-G

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BackStage Pass Season 10 is made possible with financial support from MSU Federal Credit Union and by viewers like you. Additional production support is provided by Zaytoon Mediterranean Grill, Homewood Suites by Hilton, and MessageMakers.

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