"Actor: Lonnie Brooks"

• Chicago Blues Jam Vol. 2 Lonnie Brooks / Studebaker John & The Hawkes | DVD | (01/08/2005) from £3.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (125.31%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Volume 2 of a stunning collection of live blues recordings from Buddy Guys' `Legends' club in Chicago recorded in 1994. Buddy Guy's Legends has become as celebrated as its namesake for providing Chicago with the highest quality blues talent to be seen anywhere. From the Monday jam sessions to the constant flow of world-class talent weekends Legends is a required stop for soul-stirring Blues and barbeque. Chicago Blues Jam brings you a slice of this legendary stage with interviews and commentary by Buzz Kilman. Lonnie Brooks: Known for his 'Voodoo Blues' style which fuses the Bayou sounds of the Opelousas the swing of Texas the soul of Memphis and the power of Chicago blues. Today Brooks can sometimes be seen with sons Ronnie and Wayne in a 3-guitar onslaught. Just one of many shows at Legends Brooks lights up the stage here with his powerful charged guitar style. Studebaker John & The Hawks: This Chicago native picked up the harmonica at age 7 and got hooked on the blues in his early teens because of the corned beef sandwiches on Maxwell Street. Enjoy this Chicago fixture who has developed into an accomplished guitar and harp player as well as an excellent songwriter.

• Jools Holland - Beat Route | DVD | (22/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Beirut Seville Havana Dublin Chicago Budapest: This three-hour DVD presentation of the complete BBC TV series Beat Route takes top music television presenter Jools Holland (The Tube Later with Jools Holland) and places him in six colourful major cities around the world to delve 'under the skin' of each location. The result is a stunning mix of music travel and culture with each city revealed through Jools' inimitable wit and personality. Jools meets many celebrated musicians listens to their music and jams with the best of them. From the urban blues of Chicago the flamenco of Seville and the folklore of Budapest to the riverside bars of Dublin 1950s Cadillacs in Havana and girl bands in Beirut Beat Route paints a vivid and engrossing picture of urban identity. Whether it's a brief encounter with a dating agency run out of the back of a Chicago cab or a musical collaboration in an old square in Havana Beat Route pays homage to some of the world's most fascinating and diverse locations. Beat Route was first broadcast on BBC 2 in December 1998/January 1999