Filmmaker Kevin Mukherji’s new documentary “Tail Dragger” tells the story of an 82-year-old blues singer who was a protégé of Howlin’ Wolf and whose career recalls the heyday of blues clubs on Chicago ...

For those prohibited by distance from experiencing authentic Chicago blues in a West Side club, Delmark Records provides a next-best-thing-to-being-there solution with Tail Dragger's DVD Live at ...

Legendary Chicago blues singer James Yancy Jones, better known as Tail Dragger, last performed in front of an audience in December in Florida, he said. The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the ...

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Tail Dragger Live at Rooster's Lounge Delmark Records 2009 For those prohibited by distance from experiencing authentic Chicago blues in a West Side club, Delmark Records provides a next-best-thing-to ...

No less than Howlin Wolf anointed James Yancy Jones with the "Tail Dragger moniker due to his habit of being late for gigs. Fans of the classic Chicago sound of the 40s and 50s will revel in the Tail ...

Dave Hoekstra visits with Chicago blues harp virtuoso Martin Lang, who joined veteran bluesman Tail Dragger (real name James Yancy Jones) on stage in the gymnasium at Cook County Jail for a landmark ...