Barrelhouse Chuck, Keeper of the Blues Flame
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Last week, Charles Goering, known as Barrelhouse Chuck, lost his battle with cancer.
We revisit Jay Shefsky’s recent profile of a Chicago bluesman who may also have been one of the genre’s biggest fans.
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Barrelhouse Chuck, Keeper of the Blues Flame
Clip: 12/19/2016 | 6m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
We revisit Jay Shefsky’s recent profile of a Chicago bluesman who may also have been one of the genre’s biggest fans.
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