Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater died of heart failure in Skokie on Friday. He was 83. He was lauded for his guitar playing and flamboyant showmanship, as well as playing while wearing a large ...

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OLD SAYBROOK >> The farther along blues time rolls, the taller and taller stands veteran Chicago bluesman Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater. Born in Macon, Mississippi, on Jan. 10, 1935, Clearwater ...

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Clearwater’s latest, Reservation Blues (Bullseye), sticks to his characteristic sound, melding amped-up roadhouse abandon with the emotional depth and focus of rootsier material. On tracks like ...

Eddy Clearwater, a Mississippi-born Chicago bluesman who billed himself as “The Chief” and often performed in a feathered headdress, died Friday at his home in Skokie, Illinois. He was 83.

Bluesman Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater knows how to keep a joint jumpin' with Chuck Berry-flavored, double stop riffs. The big challenge he faces in the studio, though, is to come up with songs that ...

After decades of success, Chicago-based "rock-a-blues" legend Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater continues to try new things 16 albums into his career. In this session with host David Dye, Clearwater ...