Chitlin Circuit

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Bobby Rush, wearing a white suit, energetically sings into a microphone onstage at night, with colorful stage lights and band equipment visible in the background.

Portrait of American composer W.C. Handy in a tuxedo, seated with one hand resting on a trumpet case, circa 1930s.

Ma Rainey stands in a beaded dress and feathered headband with her band, the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, including Thomas A. Dorsey at piano, posing with instruments in Chicago, circa 1924.

Map of the Blues Highway, U.S. Route 61, marked in pink with music note icons highlighting key blues cities, including off-route cities like Chicago and Nashville.

Ike and Tina Turner perform onstage in 1964; Ike plays a white Fender Stratocaster guitar while Tina sings into a microphone, with band members and instruments in the background.

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Added top questions and media.	René Ostberg	Jul 19, 2026
	New article added.	René Ostberg Roland Martin	Jan 17, 2024