On Sept. 16, 1971, Chicago christened the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., as the first rock band to grace its stage. Having opened eight days prior, the venue had welcomed classical acts and the ...

CHICAGO — For those of us who keep a foot firmly in the past, how fortunate to find John Ballantyne and Gus Noble, a couple of guys from Scotland, who are in the buoyant business of traveling back ...

Musicians John Ballantyne and Gus Noble of Crazy Heart join Rick Kogan to talk about their celebration of John Prine with ‘Chicago 1971’ on March 15th at the Old Town School of Folk Music. John and ...

Rick Kogan presents a new Almanac each week on the Chicago Live! stage. Watch this week’s Almanac and then test your Chicago history knowledge with our weekly quiz. Find more historical photos and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For those of us who keep a foot firmly in the past, how fortunate to find John Ballantyne and Gus Noble, a couple of guys from ...