A Chicago homestyle tribute to the blues, Wendy and DB’s fifth album, Into the Little Blue House,will be released September 23, 2022. Though rooted in a blues vocabulary, Into the Little Blue House employs an up-to-date expansion to touch the soul of our time. Past and present blend together for all ages from the blazing talents of this multicultural, award-winning, Chicago-based kindie duo.
Produced by Grammy and Blues Music Award-winning producer Michael Freeman, and featuring an aggregation of Chicago’s finest blues musicians, including Grammy-winning drummer Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith, Into the Little Blue House is a positive and refreshingly wide spin on the blues, delivered in inimitable Wendy and DB style. Creating the album was a labor of love for Wendy Morgan and Darryl “DB” Boggs, native Chicagoans who grew up breathing the free atmosphere of jazz and singing the language of the blues.
“For Into the Little Blue House, we expanded our sonic horizons by joining forces with a group of authentic blues musicians from the Chicagoland blues community. To make music with these gifted Chicago area blues musicians and share their love and understanding of the blues with children and our community is an honor we will never forget,” says Darryl Boggs. “Through this album, we can expose kids to authentic blues songs that have age-appropriate, meaningful lyrics. Our music encourages kids to get in touch with their feelings (more than anything, blues is a feeling), build their own world, dance off the blues, and have fun while working!”
“Bringing women into this project mattered a lot to me, as I feel it is still very difficult to be a woman musician in a field dominated by men,” adds Wendy Morgan. “I had a wonderful time writing and performing with vocalist Ivy Ford and violinist Anne Harris on ‘Women of the Blues,’ a song about important female blues musicians of yesterday and today."
ABOUT WENDY MORGAN:
Wendy Morgan’s first and foremost love has always been singing and writing music. In 1996, while working a full-time job and playing weekend gigs, Wendy released her self-penned, debut album of soulful pop songs, Say Wen. When her son was not quite three years old, Wendy transitioned to become a single mom, teaching voice lessons and blossoming into a children’s musician/songwriter. For the past nine years, Wendy has been writing, recording, performing, and touring the U.S. with Wendy and DB, her award-winning kindie duo. Additionally, Wendy has found herself in demand as featured vocalist with many Chicago area ensembles. On the national level, her voice has been heard on television commercials, she has made movie cameos, and has also appeared on the soap opera Days of Our Lives.
ABOUT DARRYL BOGGS (“DB”):
Darryl Boggs has been making music professionally for over 40 years, while also teaching band, choir, and classroom music in Chicago area public and private schools. In 2018, he resigned his longtime position as band director for the Lindop School in Broadview, Illinois, to become a full-time musician, turning his attention to cabaret, orchestra, and creating and performing children’s music as part of the award-winning duo, Wendy and DB. A joyful aspect of Wendy and DB’s work is their commitment to special music projects with school groups and community choirs, raising money and awareness for social causes and not-for-profit organizations. When he is not making music himself, Darryl loves supporting the creative endeavors of others by attending live theater and jazz concerts.
ABOUT WENDY AND DB:
Equipped with two guitars, a ukulele, and their voices, the multicultural, award-winning, Chicago-based children’s music duo, Wendy and DB, are committed to working in their community to empower BIPOC children and families. Examining the world with an infectious curiosity, they have developed a singular style that is reflected not only in their rich vocal blend, but also in catchy lyrics that focus on inclusion, diversity, love, kindness, and family values. They generously donate a portion of album proceeds to such not-for-profits as Jane Goodall’s Roots and Shoots, Xerces Society, A Better Life for Kids, Jumpstart, and No Kid Hungry. Wendy and DB are winners of Parents’ Choice Gold, NAPPA, and Creative Child Awards. Previous albums include Hey Big World (2020; NAPPA Award, Mom’s Choice Award, Creative Child Album of the Year), HomeEarth (2017; NAPPA Award), It’s A Doo Da Day (2015; Parents’ Choice Gold Award, NAPPA Award), and Pockets Seasons Rhymes & Reasons (2013).
Into the Little Blue House will be available at Amazon, iTunes, CDBaby, and www.wendyanddb.com.10% of proceeds from album sales will go to The Pinetop Perkins Foundation.
Wendy and DB Performance Highlights - July - September 2022
July 19 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods
July 20 - Shirlington, VA - Shirlington Library and Columbia Pike Library
July 26 - Palatine, IL Park District - Picnic in the Park - Fred P. Hall Amphitheater
July 27 - Chicago Public Library - West Belmont Branch
July 28 - Glenview, IL Park District - Little Bearfoot Children's Concert - Gallery Park Amphitheater
August 8 - Chicago Public Library - Vodak East Branch
August 9 - Chicago Public Library - Clearing Branch
August 10 - Chicago Public Library - Woodson Branch
August 11 - Chicago Public Library - Manning Branch
August 16 - Chicago Park District - Welles Park
August 18/19 - Ann Arbor, MI tour, including Ann Arbor District Library
August 20 - Canton, OH Public Library
August 23 - Gurnee, IL Park District - Viking Park - Sounds of Summer Children's Series
September 23 - McFarland, WI Public Library
October 2 - Glenview, IL - Kohl Children's Museum
October 9 - Glenview, IL - Kohl Children's Museum
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