понедельник, 12 марта 2012 г.

Thousands packed Seven Hills for awesome Billiken Day concert

Thousands packed Seven Hills for awesome Billiken Day concert

An estimated one million viewers watched the 72nd Bud Billiken??? Day Parade that lasted from 10 a.m. until approximately 4:30 p.m. between the floats, VIPs and brilliant bands, another 100 thousand was thrilled by the revival of the Bud Billiken Day concert featuring top entertainers.

The Festival that was sponsored by 92.3 (WYCA, WYBA and WPWX) continued for practically the entire day with the Isley Brothers, Jimmy Cozier, Jagged Edge, Lil Mo, Strawberri Taylor, Syleena Johnson, Jimmy Cozier, Avant, Ron Isley, Do or Die featuring Twista and The Casper Slide.

During the early years of the Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic each year during the Big Band Era, the orchestras would plan their schedules so they would jam in Chicago on that special day for children that begins the Second Saturday in August.

Children and parents could look forward to witnessing the rhythms of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Louie Armstrong, Lionel Hampton, and Earl "Father" Hines all having a ball in the park.

Then the style changed to the R&B stars who were recorded and promoted by VeeJay, Motown, Chess and Stax Records among others.

During the decade of the `50s and into the early `60s, chaos between gangs erupted causing the revues to come to a screeching halt.

What a wonderful change has come and thousands of people from babies to great grandmothers had a fantastic ball covering most of the area around the Seven Hills.

This year, The Isley Brothers were spectacular continuing their style for forty years. Jagged Edge was bristling with fervor of hip-hop, while Lil' Mo gave the audience intensity, Syleena Johnson poured out music galore as she sang and Tank just opened his throat with unabashed excitement, Jimmy Cozier was passionately cool and Avant wooed the ladies with his lyrical zeal.

In the evening, the rap and hip-hop enthusiasts took the stage and also filled the audience.

The sun jigged beyond the western skies making sure that it would return next year for the 73rd Bud Billiken??? Day Parade with plenty of cool sunshine.

Article Copyright Sengstacke Enterprises, Inc.

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