Obituaries
Visitation, Funeral Set for Blues Legend Lonnie Brooks
Arrangements for Chicago blues great Lonnie Brooks are being handled by Blake-Lamb in Oak Lawn.
CHICAGO, IL -- Visitation and funeral arrangements have been set for Chicago blues great Lonnie Brooks, born Lee Baker Jr., who passed away last Saturday at age 83. Brooks was a mainstay on the local blues scene for over a half century. His rendition of Robert Johnson’s “Sweet Home Chicago” made him a star and icon of Chicago.
Blake-Lamb Funeral Home, 4727 W. 103rd St. (103rd Street and Cicero Avenue), Oak Lawn, is handling the arrangements. Visitation will take place from 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday, April 9.
Brooks’ funeral will be held the next morning beginning at 11 a.m. Monday, April 10, at Liberty Temple Full Gospel Church, 2233 W. 79th St., Chicago.
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He will be laid to rest at Lincoln Cemetery on Chicago’s South Side.
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Blues legend Lonnie Brooks performs Sept. 6, 2003, at Navy Pier in Joliet, Illinois. (photo by Donald Miralle | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images)
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