Chicago / The Blues / Today! (Remastered) Various Artists - Chicago - The Blues

• 1 Help Me (A Tribute To Sonny Boy Williamson) 04:09
• 2 It Hurts Me Too (When Things Go Wrong) 02:48
• 3 Messin' With The Kid 02:25
• 4 Vietcong Blues 05:01
• 5 All Night Long 03:48
• 6 Going Ahead 02:07
• 7 Please Help 02:56
• 8 Too Much Alcohol 02:33
• 9 Married Man Blues 03:10
• 10 That's The Truth 02:51
• 11 Marie 02:31
• 12 Burning Fire 03:18
• 13 S.P. Blues 02:55
• 14 Sometimes I Wonder 03:31
• 15 Spann's Stomp 02:20
• 16 Cotton Crop Blues 02:22
• 17 The Blues Keep Falling 04:05
• 18 Love Me Or Leave 03:29
• 19 Rocket 88 02:06
• 20 West Helena Blues 03:31
• 21 Everything's Going To Turn Out Alright 03:56
• 22 It's A Mean Old World 02:25
• 23 I Can't Quit You Baby 03:18
• 24 Rock 03:36
• 25 It's My Own Fault 05:59
• 26 Dust My Broom 03:19
• 27 Somebody Been Talkin' 02:18
• 28 Set A Date 02:47
• 29 So Mean To Me 02:49
• 30 One More Time 02:30
• 31 Kid Man Blues 03:03
• 32 My Black Mare 03:45
• 33 Stealin' Back 03:21
• 34 I Got Mine In Time 04:22
• 35 Tighten Up On It 03:13
• 36 Dynaflow Blues 02:39
• 37 Black Spider Blues 03:06
• 38 Layin' Down My Shoes And Clothes 02:27
• 39 If I Get Lucky 03:27
• 40 Rockin' My Boogie 03:30
• 41 Mr. Boweevil 03:14
• 42 Hey, Hey 02:22
• Total Runtime 02:13:22

Info for Chicago / The Blues / Today! (Remastered)

An Influential Blues Masterpiece: Chicago/The Blues/Today! is a series of three blues albums by various artists. It was recorded in late 1965 and released in 1966. It was remastered and released as a three-album in 1999.

In the winter of 1965, producer, author, and scholar Samuel Charters arrived in Chicago. He wanted to do something simple: Record the best of the city’s vibrant blues scene. Charters and Vanguard Records hoped that the resulting album, 1966’s Chicago/The Blues/Today!, would introduce listeners to contemporary blues and its rising stars. They had no idea that the 3-LP set would reinvigorate the genre – creating new opportunities for its artists and influence countless rock musicians along the way.

Chicago blues evolved from the traditional music of the Delta bluesmen – many of whom relocated to the Midwest from the segregated South in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. Among them were Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and Big Bill Broonzy, who established themselves in Chicago’s South Side. There, in the aftermath of World War II, a new style of blues began to emerge. It was exciting – bolstered by the warmth (and occasional distortion) of electric guitars and amplified harmonicas, with accompaniment from high-energy rhythm sections. In addition to Waters, Wolf, and Broonzy, artists like Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Walter, and Willie Dixon were foundational in creating the Chicago blues sound.

The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band
J. B. Hutto and His Hawks
Otis Spann's South Side Piano
The Jimmy Cotton Quartet
The Otis Rush Blues Band
Homesick James and His Dusters
Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band
The Johnny Shines Blues Band
Big Walter Horton's Blues Harp Band with Memphis Charlie

Digitally remastered