Women in the Blues Concert featuring the the Donna Herula Trio

Hear the songs and stories of the great women blues singers, songwriters, and instrumentalists such as Bessie Smith, Memphis Minnie, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Bonnie Raitt. Women were a dominating force in blues music beginning in the 1920’s and continue to have an impact today. The program will demonstrate various types of blues music, such as classic blues, gospel, country and hill country blues and will discuss the women that made these styles popular.  Donna Herula, Chicago Blues Hall of Fame inductee, will perform songs made popular by these women along with her trio including Marc Edelstein on upright bass and Tony Wittrock on guitar and mandolin.