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It Was a Dream - Compact Disc

by Young Stracke All-Stars

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Since 2008 Young Stracke All-Stars have worked to bring the rich legacy of Chicago folk music to young people across the city. The band is named after Win Stracke, television star, musician and founder of the Old Town School of Folk Music. In the liner notes to the album, Grammy winner and children’s folk music pioneer Ella Jenkins writes, “Win Stracke was a big man with a beautiful booming voice... We were all inspired by him... I am so glad that the Young Stracke All-Stars are learning about him and using their voices to pass along his spirit.”

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* Seven recordings by the Young Stracke All-Stars, including guest spots by Mark Dvorak, Maria McCullough, Dona Benkert and Corrientes Chicago.

* Album jacket with artwork by Paul Freedman from Win Stracke and Norman Luboff's book, The Songs of Man. Photos by Paul Doughty and art direction by Judy Higgins of Union Design

* A history of the band by Jason McInnes. A biography of Win Stracke by Bob Riesman (author of I Feel So Good: The Life and Times of Big Bill Broonzy) and a remembrance of Win Stracke by his friend, Ella Jenkins

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released June 2, 2005

Produced by Jason McInnes
Recorded mixed and mastered by John Abbey at Kingsize Soundless Chicago

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Young Stracke All-Stars Chicago, Illinois

Since 2008, Chicago's Young Stracke All-Stars have been building bridges between legendary figures like Carl Sandburg and Woody Guthrie and the youth of today.

The band, made up of youth musicians ages 8 to 14, play music; celebrating the legacy of folk singer and early television star, and children's music and education pioneer, Win Stracke.
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