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`It would be devastating because it’s been there for such a long time and it has a name and a reputation. Everywhere — not only in Chicago — people know about the Checkerboard Lounge. It would be heartbreaking.’
— That’s Blues legend KOKO TAYLOR, who last week received a Pioneer Award in New York from the Rhythm & Blues Foundation, reacting to news that the South Side blues club might soon be closing after 31 years.
