See vintage Daily Herald images of the WLS Barn Dance, Actress Ali McGraw, Iranian protests in Chicago, Rambo the pig, Clydesdales and more in our latest Through the Film Magnifier gallery.

Two relatively young men were sitting in a radio studio a few days ago talking about a radio show that started 100 years ago and one of them was saying, “This part of the city’s history should be ...

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Tom Owens WLS Barn Dance Trio. side 1: Ocean Waves; side 2: Buffalo Girls (Challenge 104). 78 rpm. Both tracks were originally recorded in 1926. Side 1 was originally released on Gennett 3303.

“Chicago is a country music town,” insists sculptor Rob Lentz in his artist’s statement at the Chicago Cultural Center exhibit “The Rise & Fall of the National Barn Dance.” You wouldn’t think this was ...

And you’ll stand out in buttons and bows. –Gene Autry “Chicago is a country music town,” insists sculptor Rob Lentz in his artist’s statement at the Chicago Cultural Center exhibit “The Rise & Fall of ...