CHICAGO (CBS) – There’s no way one can listen to the music of blues and not feel it.
CBS 2 recently met a woman who tells the stories of blues greats past, present, future and female. It’s her mission and her passion.
It’s also what makes Lynn Orman one of Chicago’s Hidden Gems.
“The music of the blues is real life,” Orman said. “This music just grabbed my soul.”
Orman doesn’t sing the blues, but she tells the stories of the women who do.
“There’s a lot of joy in the music,” she said.
She’s been a writer, a radio and TV host, a record company owner and she’s also an advocate.
“We want women [to] not always have to take the back part of the stage,” she said.
Norman is the curator of a traveling exhibit, called “Women of the Blues: A Coast to Coast Collection.” The work of more than 20 photographers chronicles the careers, challenges and triumphs of more than 100 women.
