10 Feb 2016
ERWIN HELFER CELEBRATES HIS 80th BIRTHDAY
with a concert of BLUES, JAZZ & BOOGIE-WOOGIE.
Was happy to read a couple stories last week in the Chicago Tribune about an old friend…Piano Great ERWIN HELFER celebrating his 80th birthday.
Thru the years, Sheila and I have had the good fortune to meet and get acquainted with some GREAT blues musicians, that are great geniuses at the piano…but still so “down to earth” off the stage. Erwin Helfer is in that category.
We were introduced to Erwin a few years ago by our good friend, BARRELHOUSE CHUCK, Chicago’s premier traditional Chicago Blues Pianoman. Chuck promoted a PIANO EXTRAVAGANZA…three piano greats all in one package. Chuck was jointed by Erwin and by LLUIS COLOMA: Barcelona, Spain’s Boogie-Woogie genius. At that time Chuck was producing a CD by Lluis called: Rockin My Blues in Chicago. (I was honored to have the album and attached booklet feature a dozen pieces of my artwork.)
Here’s links to the Tribune stories:
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| ERWIN HELFER |
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| BARRELHOUSE CHUCK |
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| LLUIS COLOMA - Barcelona, Spain |
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