this is joanna connor! and tonight, the healing hands belong to none other than joanna connor.klyn native, turned chicago shredder, never fails to pack the house. people love her and she plays guitar like no other woman i've seen. when i play guitar, i get kind of aggressive. i don't know, i just go into that zone "i want to kick some butt," you know. did you like that? do you ever get nervous when you come up here? i get nervous every night. every time? when you can lose that, it means you lost your passion. i'm a bit nervous. is this normal? got to get that wine going. all right. hey. hey, man. to drinking red and playing the blues. are you feeling good, chicago? [cheering] all right. are you feeling good, johnny bananas? he's still worried. he's ready. so we're going to play a little blues for you. how's that sound? [blues music] (singing) [inaudible] turn your light down low. blues in chicago is synonymous. blues is a gift to the world. and it really launched from here. i used to go see all the chicago blues bands when they'd come through i lived. and i was like, i'm moving