Tuesday will be Bluesday when Chicago legends Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials perform at Workplay Theatre. On Tuesday, March 3, the quartet – Lil’ Ed Williams, Mike Garrett, James “Pookie” Young and Kelly Littleton – will bring its electric blues to Birmingham in a show sponsored by the Magic City Blues Society. Fronted by vocalist and searing slide guitarist Williams – the nephew of renowned slide man J.B. Hutto -\’a0 the lineup is celebrating is 20th year together.\
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In 2008, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials released Full Tilt, the group’s latest recording for famed Chicago label Alligator Records. Mixing full-blown raveups with slow-burning numbers, the disc finds the band joined by horn players Eddie McKinley and David Basinger and pianist/organist Johnny Iguana on several tracks. Co-produced by Williams and Alligator president Bruce Iglauer, Full Tilt was named the #7 blues album of 2008 by Amazon. So get to Workplay on Tuesday to find out what “Ed Heads” already know about this legendary band.\
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Tickets to the 8 p.m. show are $10 and can be purchased at www.workplay.com or by calling 380-4082.