Chicago blues singer/guitarist Joanna Connor turned 53 yesterday. Here she is covering the great Robert Johnson song (written by Son House) “Walkin’ Blues.”

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Chicago blues singer/guitarist Joanna Connor turned 53 yesterday. Here she is covering the great Robert Johnson song (written by Son House) “Walkin’ Blues.”
Ed Kilgore is a political columnist for New York and managing editor at the Democratic Strategist website. He was a contributing writer at the Washington Monthly from January 2012 until November 2015, and was the principal contributor to the Political Animal blog.
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