Levy Lecture Series Presents via Zoom: From Skunkweed to Skyscrapers: The Emergence and Evolvement of Blues Culture in America with Fruteland Jackson

Fruteland Jackson is an author, musician, storyteller, oral historian, and entertainer who grew up in Chicago. He is a five-time Blues Music Award Nominee and a recipient of the Blues Foundation’s Keeping the Blues Alive Award. Fruteland performs Americana, acoustic blues, folk, traditional, and singer-songwriter styles around the world. He also created the award winning All About the Blues Series as part of the Blues in the Schools programs and works to bring more music education to public schools.