WORDS AND ALL INTERVIEWS BY BILL DAHL
Ral Donner’s influence was so great, he was even cited by Robert Plant at Led Zeppelin’s induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1995
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Think Chicago, and you think blues. Without the stardom of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, the songs of Willie Dixon, and the recordings of Chess and Checker records, it’s true to say that modern music would be a whole lot different. But for all the celebration of Chicago’s blues, doo-wop and soul legacies, the city’s late 50s and early 60s rock’n’roll scene traditionally flies under the radar. Not so here.