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Article: Goodman in song and spirit // Folk, country stars to salute their late pal and his music
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- Chicago Sun-Times
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- November 6, 1997
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Tribute to Steve Goodman
with Jackson Browne, John Prine, Emmylou Harris, Iris DeMent, Lyle
Lovett and others
7:30 p.m., Nov. 13
Medinah Temple, 600 N. Wabash
Tickets, $35-$250
(312) 559-1212
Chicago singer-songwriter Steve Goodman lived his musical life
full throttle. Maybe he drew energy from his old man, who was a
snappy used car salesman. More likely, he saw through the
sandglasses of a 15-year fight with leukemia, a battle he lost in the
autumn of 1984.
Goodman, whose best known work is "City of New Orleans," was 36
years old when he died.
Goodman's legacy has settled into that of an expressive yet
deeply enlightening songwriter. He danced through musical styles
with grace and ...