MONDAY MUSINGS: MUSIC MAKERS

What do you do when it's a Sunday night and you don't want to read nor do you have cable and your TV decides it's not receiving PBS?  

Amidst losing some very prominent music makers this past week and needing more of a music fix on NetFlix with the 2008  biographical Cadillac Records fitting the bill during Chicago's golden age of music. It was the music business with booze, sex, drugs and broken hearts.

Chicago's Chess Records founded by Leonard (Lenny) Chess, recorded and represented Blues & Rock n Roll greats opening doors for black musicians with a new record label from the 1950's to the late 60's. 

Muddy Waters's first recordings were made from the trunk of a Cadillac. Chess Records gave their successful contracted artists cadillacs with their record sales's earnings. These legendary musicians like Muddy Waters (guitarist), Little Walter(harmonica) Howling Wolf, Chuck Berry, and soul legend Etta James all would receive Music's Hall of Fame Awards. 

For a great music fix two thumbs up from the End of the Rainbow Valley...