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Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials

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 gloriously rollicking slide work and deep blues string bending, along with his rough-edged, soulful vocals, 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.” Lil’ Ed Williams comes to the blues naturally. His uncle, Chicago slide guitar king and master songwriter J.B

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The Big Sound of Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials

Label: Alligator Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: Giving Up On Your Love; Raining in Paris; Poor Man's Song; Shy Voice; Black Diamond Love; Whiskey Flavored Tears; I'll Cry Tomorrow; Is It You?; I'm Done; Deep In My Soul; I Want it All; I Like My Hot Sauce Cold; Troubled World; Green Light Groove.

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Article: Album Review

Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials: The Big Sound of Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials

Read "The Big Sound of Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials" reviewed by Jim Trageser


For more than 25 years, Lil' Ed Williams and his three-piece Blues Imperials have been as rock-steady in their roster makeup as they have musically. Since the late 1980s, singer-guitarist Williams has been backed by Michael Garrett (second guitar), James “Pookie" Young (bass) and Kelly Littleton (drums). That kind of longevity in a band ...

News: Performance / Tour

Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials Celebrate New Release in Philadelphia

Alligator recording artists Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials will celebrate the release of their new Alligator CD, Jump Start, with a live performance at The Twisted Tail in Philadelphia on Thursday, August 9, 2012. Mixing smoking slide guitar boogies and raw-boned Chicago shuffles with the deepest slow-burners, Lil' Ed Williams and his rip-roaring Blues Imperials ...

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Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials Celebrate New Release in Wilmington on August 3

Alligator recording artists Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials will celebrate the release of their new Alligator CD, Jump Start, with a live performance at the Riverfront Blues Festival in Wilmington on Friday, August 3, 2012. Mixing smoking slide guitar boogies and raw-boned Chicago shuffles with the deepest slow-burners, Lil' Ed Williams and his rip-roaring Blues ...

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Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials to Perform in Sellersville

Alligator recording artists Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials will perform at the Sellersville Theater in Sellersville on Thursday, July 14, 2011. They will be playing songs from their most recent CD, Full Tilt. Chicago slide guitar master Lil' Ed Williams and his blistering, road-tested band, The Blues Imperials—guitarist Mike Garrett, bassist James “Pookie" Young and ...


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