Many music greats shuffled through Chicago schools

Clockwise: Rickie Lee Jones, Nat King Cole, Bo Diddley, Kanye West, Steve Goodman and center Jennifer Hudson. (AP, Tribune, handouts)

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The Chicago Public Schools district is trying to capitalize on its musical legacies by setting up an iTunes playlist spotlighting 53 songs by musicians who attended Chicago schools.

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