Chicago: The Blues Today

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Help Me
The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band4:08
2It Hurts Me Too (When Things Go Wrong)
The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band2:50
3Messin’ With the Kid
bass:
Jack Myers (US blues bassist)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below
guitar:
Buddy Guy
harmonica:
Junior Wells
vocals:
Junior Wells
recording of:
Messin’ With the Kid
lyricist and composer:
Mel London
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs
The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band2:25
4Vietcong Blues
The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band5:01
5All Night Long
bass:
Jack Myers (US blues bassist)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below
guitar:
Buddy Guy
harmonica:
Junior Wells
vocals:
Junior Wells
The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band3:48
6Going Ahead
J.B. Hutto and His Hawks2:07
7Please Help
J.B. Hutto and His Hawks2:56
8Too Much Alcohol
J.B. Hutto and His Hawks52:33
9Married Woman Blues
J.B. Hutto and His Hawks3:10
10That’s the Truth
J.B. Hutto and His Hawks2:51
11Marie
drums (drum set):
S. P. Leary (blues drummer)
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Otis Spann
Otis Spann’s South Side Piano2:31
12Burning Fire
drums (drum set):
S. P. Leary (blues drummer)
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Otis Spann
Otis Spann’s South Side Piano3:18
13S.P. Blues
drums (drum set):
S. P. Leary (blues drummer)
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Otis Spann
recording of:
S.P. Blues
composer:
Otis Spann
Otis Spann’s South Side Piano2:55
14Sometime I Wonder
drums (drum set):
S. P. Leary (blues drummer)
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Otis Spann
Otis Spann’s South Side Piano3:30
15Spann’s Stomp
drums (drum set):
S. P. Leary (blues drummer)
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Otis Spann
recording of:
Spann Stomp
composer:
Otis Spann
Otis Spann’s South Side Piano2:21
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1Cotton Crop Blues
The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet2:22
2The Blues Keep Falling
The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet4:05
3Love Me or Leave
The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet3:29
4Rocket 88
drums (drum set):
S. P. Leary (blues drummer)
guitar:
James Madison
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter)
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter)
cover recording of:
Rocket “88”
lyricist and composer:
Jackie Brenston (until 1951-03-03)
writer:
Ike Turner
The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet2:06
5West Helena Blues
drums (drum set):
S. P. Leary (blues drummer)
guitar:
James Madison
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter)
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter)
The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet3:31
6Everything’s Going to Turn Out Alright
alto saxophone:
Robert “Little Sax” Crowder (saxophonist)
bass:
Roger Jones (Blues bass player)
drums (drum set):
Willie Lion (blues drummer)
guitar:
Otis Rush
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Luther Tucker
vocals:
Otis Rush
cover recording of:
Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
lyricist and composer:
Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
The Otis Rush Blues Band3:56
7It’s a Mean Old World
alto saxophone:
Robert “Little Sax” Crowder (saxophonist)
bass:
Roger Jones (Blues bass player)
drums (drum set):
Willie Lion (blues drummer)
guitar:
Otis Rush
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Luther Tucker
vocals:
Otis Rush
cover recording of:
Mean Old World
lyricist and composer:
Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint)
The Otis Rush Blues Band2:25
8I Can’t Quit You Baby
alto saxophone:
Robert “Little Sax” Crowder (saxophonist)
bass:
Roger Jones (Blues bass player)
drums (drum set):
Willie Lion (blues drummer)
guitar:
Otis Rush
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Luther Tucker
vocals:
Otis Rush
recording of:
I Can’t Quit You Baby
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Hoochie Coochie Music
The Otis Rush Blues Band3:18
9Rock
alto saxophone:
Robert “Little Sax” Crowder (saxophonist)
bass:
Roger Jones (Blues bass player)
drums (drum set):
Willie Lion (blues drummer)
guitar:
Otis Rush
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Luther Tucker
vocals:
Otis Rush
The Otis Rush Blues Band3:36
10It’s My Own Fault
alto saxophone:
Robert “Little Sax” Crowder (saxophonist)
bass:
Roger Jones (Blues bass player)
drums (drum set):
Willie Lion (blues drummer)
guitar:
Otis Rush
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Luther Tucker
vocals:
Otis Rush
The Otis Rush Blues Band5:59
11Dust My Broom
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
Homesick James
vocals:
Homesick James
cover recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music (world and ethnic music label), Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Homesick James and His Dusters3:19
12Somebody Been Talkin’
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
Homesick James
vocals:
Homesick James
recording of:
Somebody Been Talkin'
lyricist and composer:
James Williamson
Homesick James and His Dusters2:18
13Set a Date
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
Homesick James
vocals:
Homesick James
recording of:
Set a Date
lyricist and composer:
Homesick James Williamson
publisher:
BAW Music
Homesick James and His Dusters2:47
14So Mean to Me
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
Homesick James
vocals:
Homesick James
Homesick James and His Dusters2:49
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1One More Time
bass:
Hayes Ware
drums (drum set):
Elgin Evans
guitar and mandolin:
Johnny Young (US blues singer, mandolin player & guitarist)
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
vocals:
Johnny Young (US blues singer, mandolin player & guitarist)
Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band2:30
2Kid Man Blues
bass:
Hayes Ware
drums (drum set):
Elgin Evans
guitar and mandolin:
Johnny Young (US blues singer, mandolin player & guitarist)
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
vocals:
Johnny Young (US blues singer, mandolin player & guitarist)
Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band3:04
3My Black Mare
bass:
Hayes Ware
drums (drum set):
Elgin Evans
guitar and mandolin:
Johnny Young (US blues singer, mandolin player & guitarist)
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
vocals:
Johnny Young (US blues singer, mandolin player & guitarist)
Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band3:45
4Stealin’ Back
bass:
Hayes Ware
drums (drum set):
Elgin Evans
guitar and mandolin:
Johnny Young (US blues singer, mandolin player & guitarist)
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
vocals:
Johnny Young (US blues singer, mandolin player & guitarist)
recording of:
Stealin' Back
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Young (US blues singer, mandolin player & guitarist)
Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band3:22
5I Got Mine in Time
bass:
Hayes Ware
drums (drum set):
Elgin Evans
guitar and mandolin:
Johnny Young (US blues singer, mandolin player & guitarist)
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
vocals:
Johnny Young (US blues singer, mandolin player & guitarist)
Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band4:23
6Tighten Up on It
bass:
Hayes Ware
drums (drum set):
Elgin Evans
guitar and mandolin:
Johnny Young (US blues singer, mandolin player & guitarist)
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
vocals:
Johnny Young (US blues singer, mandolin player & guitarist)
Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band3:14
7Dynaflow Blues
bass:
Floyd Jones (blues performer and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
Johnny Shines
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
vocals:
Johnny Shines
The Johnny Shines Blues Band52:40
8Black Spider Blues
bass:
Floyd Jones (blues performer and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
Johnny Shines
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
vocals:
Johnny Shines
The Johnny Shines Blues Band3:07
9Layin’ Down My Shoes and Clothes
bass:
Floyd Jones (blues performer and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
Johnny Shines
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
vocals:
Johnny Shines
The Johnny Shines Blues Band2:28
10If I Get Lucky
bass:
Floyd Jones (blues performer and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
Johnny Shines
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
vocals:
Johnny Shines
The Johnny Shines Blues Band3:28
11Rockin’ My Boogie
bass:
Floyd Jones (blues performer and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
Johnny Shines
harmonica [2nd harmonica]:
Memphis Charlie Musselwhite
harmonica [lead harmonica]:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
recording of:
Rockin' My Boogie
composer:
Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
Big Walter Horton’s Blues Harp Band with Memphis Charlie3:31
12Mr. Boweevil
bass:
Floyd Jones (blues performer and songwriter)
guitar:
Johnny Shines
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
instruments:
Frank Kirkland
vocals:
Johnny Shines
The Johnny Shines Blues Band3:15
13Hey, Hey
bass:
Floyd Jones (blues performer and songwriter)
guitar:
Johnny Shines
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
instruments:
Frank Kirkland
vocals:
Johnny Shines
The Johnny Shines Blues Band2:22

Credits

Release

ASIN:US: B00000JKF2 [info]

Release group

part of:Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Album (number: 1991) (order: 30)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/566667 [info]
Wikidata:Q1071802 [info]