• RKO
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  • Registered: 2006-06-07
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Topic: R.I.P. - Chico Banks

RIP Chico Banks:

Chicago blues guitarist Vernon "Chico" Banks passed on December 2, 2008. He was 47. He was the son of legendary guitarist Jesse Banks (of The Mighty Clouds Of Joy), and he represented a younger generation in the Chicago Blues scene that mixed elements of rock and funk into the blues. He has performed and/or recorded with Willie Kent, James Cotton, Mavis and Pops Staples, Little Milton, Magic Slim, Big Time Sarah, Buddy Guy, Melvin Taylor, Freddie Roulette, Otis Clay, and others, as well as being a star in his own right. A popular hometown attraction with an international reputation, Chico will be greatly missed.

I had the pleasure of working with Chico & Joanna Connor at a Blues Fest in 2006.

He was a tremendous talent & truely a good person.

"growing older but staying immature"

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  • Registered: 2008-02-14
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Re: R.I.P. - Chico Banks

Odetta passed away yesterday too sad

"The recently formed Edinburgh Blues Club has identified an appetite for the personal communication between musicians and audience that the blues long ago perfected." The Herald Newspaper (Scotland)
http://www.edinburgh-blues.uk