In Chicago, a city overflowing with unrivaled blues talent, world-renowned Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials have been standing tall for almost 30 years. The band’s big sound, fueled by Lil’ Ed’s ...

“Blues catches the soul. It tells us that we can do, what we have to do, that we can withstand that pain. Tomorrow is another day.” In the late-1980s, after a decade of buffing and waxing cars, ...

On May 9, The Blues Foundation inducted Lil’ Ed and The Blues Imperials into the Blues Hall of Fame. Together for 36 years, the band is led by Ed Williams, who the Blues Foundation lauds for “his ...

In the contemporary rap and hip-hop scene, there sure seems to be an awful lotof artists whose names begin with a truncated diminutive description: Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty, Lil ...

Raucous slide guitar blues is coming to Swatara Twp. straight from the Windy City. Chicago-based Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials are bringing their hard-charged, old-school blues, which is sure to keep ...

Chicago’s Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials are rolling into New Orleans with two 2013 Blues Music Awards nominations. Lil’ Ed, aka Ed Williams, is nominated for traditional male blues artist and Lil’ Ed ...

Maxwell Street has been paved over for condominiums, but you can still find links to Chicago's West Side avenue of electric blues. Lil' Ed Williams and his Blues Imperials are among them -- and ...

When calling Lil' Ed Williams' cellphone, you'll get a voice message in which the veteran bluesman gives out a welcoming "Hello!" A fraction of a second later, the voice will ask incredulously, "Who ...

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A master of smoldering slides and furious licks, the 55-year-old bluesman speaks with unwavering passion when it comes to his craft and a love of shimmery stringed things. “I like a shiny guitar, ...