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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mark Guarino | WBEZ

Great Chicago music moments in photos, from Led Zeppelin to Liz Phair to Nirvana

Blues great Tail Dragger, shown in 2009 singing to a fan at Buddy Guy’s Legends. It’s among 200 photographs by Marty Perez in his new book documenting 30 years photographic the music scene in Chicago. (Marty Perez)
Name a concert in Chicago over the past four decades, and the odds are good Marty Perez was there with his camera.

As a high-schooler in Beverly, Perez started bringing his camera to stadium shows by groups like Queen and Led Zeppelin. Soon, it became a life capturing the onstage and offstage moments of musicians, from blues legends like Muddy Waters and Tail Dragger to Mudhoney and Lou Reed.

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