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Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials | BackStage Pass | Episode 906

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Amanda Pinckney
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WKAR-MSU
Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials on BackStage Pass.

This 30-year-old band fuels the stage with big blues sound. WATCH NOW

World-renowned Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials have been performing for nearly 30 years. Led by front man Lil' Ed with his rough-edged, soulful vocals, this group is as real and hard-hitting as Chicago blues gets. The Chicago Sun-Times says, "Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials are the hottest purveyors of bottleneck boogie to come out of Chicago since Hound Dog Taylor."

Ep. 906 first air 12/08/2018.

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