Mike Wheeler has a vast knowledge of music and a voice that's reminiscent of the late Sam Cooke. He can sing and play everything so well that you may forget what the original record even sounds like. From Jazz to Rock, from popular music to Top 40, he slides in and out of musical genres with sophistication, ease and indulgence.

Mike is a brilliant staple in the Chicago blues community, playing and writing songs for a variety of Chicago artists including, Nellie Tiger Travis, Peaches Staten, Sam Cockrell, Demetria Taylor, Big Ray & Cadillac Dave.  He was a well known member of Big James &The Chicago Playboys, a notable band in Chicago and recorded five albums with the group.

Mike has travelled the world as an ambassador for Chicago blues music. He's been to Monaco, France, Switzerland, Spain and Belgium, just to name a few. He has also shared the stage with the most elite musicians the world has known, including Willie Kent, Koko Taylor, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, George Benson, Jimmy Johnson and Shemekia Copeland.

Mike was inducted in the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame in 2014.  

Vivacious and exuberant, SHERYL YOUNGBLOOD is a force to behold on and offstage.  This Chicago Blues Hall-Of-Famer embraces you with warmth of a lifetime of singing Gospel, R&B and the Blues in her ballads and at the peak of her rockin' soul performances, knocks the walls down.  This top tier vocalist and drummer fronts brilliant musicians and always gives her audience a show they won't forget!

Sheryl is an ambassador to visitors from all over the world as well as her local fans, embodying the spirit of Chicago blues music at its best.  When asked to describe the joy she feels on stage:  "It's an amazing feeling, just indescribable. Playing for people is the ultimate high."  It shows with every note and gesture this brilliant artist gives.

(Most of the above content courtesy of Peter M. Hurley with thanks from Blue Chicago.)