Fruteland Jackson

Chicago-based acoustic guitarist and singer Fruteland Jackson has nearly single-handedly kept "Blues in the Schools" programs alive in and around Chicago and throughout much of the Midwest. A powerful example of his work can be found on Blues 2.0 on the Electro-Fi label, which is based in Toronto. As much a student, historian, and teacher of blues as he is a performer, Jackson performs classic Delta blues and traditional Piedmont blues from Virginia and the Carolinas, as well as his own original compositions. A self-described blues activist, Jackson has taken his own highly st...