What happened to the profoundly influential blues musician Robert Johnson at a crossroads near Dockery Farms, Mississippi, ...

If it wasn't for Steppenwolf ensemble member Jon Michael Hill's stellar performance, the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu's ...

The essential records that chart blues music’s epic journey – from its Delta roots through to the masterpiece that launched ...

Based on a legend about the life of the Godfather of Delta blues, Robert Leroy Johnson, Leroy and Lucy is the feast for all ...

Leroy and Lucy” — 3.5 stars Mythologies inevitably build up around innovative artists who become legends beyond their ...

Listen for the percussive style of slide guitar in Bukka White's "Panama Limited" and the emotive vocalizations in Robert Johnson's "Cross Road Blues," below: ...

Ngozi Anyanwu’s take on blues legend Robert Johnson tale is a smart and eventually provocative work, but inconsistently involving.

The song is often associated with the blues genre and has become a standard in the genre, much like Robert Johnson's "Crossroads." It was originally written by blues guitarist and singer B.B. King ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The world premiere of "Leroy & Lucy" is at the Steppenwolf Theatre. It features Jon Michael Hill, a Waukegan ...

“Leroy and Lucy” is through December 15 at Steppenwolf’s Ensemble Theater, 1646 North Halsted. Showtimes are Tuesdays-Fridays ...