Bloodshot Featured At Chicago History Museum's Roots Music Exhibit

Bloodshot is honored to be included in the Chicago History Museum's "Chicago Roots Music" Exhibit, and to be featured (along with the Waco Brothers) in the upcoming episode of the PBS series American Roots Music, which will cover the exhibit and the history of Chicago folk, blues, gospel and country music. The Chicago History Museum describes the event:

"For more than a hundred years, 'Sweet Home Chicago' has been one of the music capitals of the world. Chicago is best known as a blues town, but the music doesn't end there. Chicago Roots Music explores the city’s ties to many different musical genres, from the well-known jazz, blues, and gospel styles that migrated here from the South to the folk music and country sounds enjoying a revival today.

The exhibition opens Saturday, November 11th, and the Chicago History Museum is located at 1601 N. Clark St. For more information, visit the exhibition's official site here. The documentary will be broadcast in the Chicago area on Thursday, November 16th on WTTW Ch. 11 at 9pm.

For more information about the PBS series and to find your local listings for the American Roots Music: Chicago documentary, visit the American Roots Music site here. The program features pioneers such as Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, John Prine, The Staple Singers among many many others. Jon Langford is featured in an interview, as well as appearing in a performance by the Waco Brothers.

Jon Langford speaks about Bloodshot's inclusion in the exhibit in this Chicago Sun-Times article.

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