Various Artists – Chicago – The Blues – Today! (1966/2021) [FLAC 24bit/192kHz]

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.

Tracklist:

1. Junior Wells’ Chicago Blues Band – Help Me (A Tribute To Sonny Boy Williamson)
2. Junior Wells’ Chicago Blues Band – It Hurts Me Too (When Things Go Wrong)
3. Junior Wells’ Chicago Blues Band – Messin’ With The Kid
4. Junior Wells’ Chicago Blues Band – Vietcong Blues
5. Junior Wells’ Chicago Blues Band – All Night Long
6. J.b. Hutto And His Hawks – Going Ahead
7. J.b. Hutto And His Hawks – Please Help
8. J.b. Hutto And His Hawks – Too Much Alcohol
9. J.b. Hutto And His Hawks – Married Man Blues
10. J.b. Hutto And His Hawks – That’s The Truth
11. Otis Spann’s South Side Piano – Marie
12. Otis Spann’s South Side Piano – Burning Fire
13. Otis Spann’s South Side Piano – S.P. Blues
14. Otis Spann’s South Side Piano – Sometimes I Wonder
15. Otis Spann’s South Side Piano – Spann’s Stomp
16. The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet – Cotton Crop Blues
17. The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet – The Blues Keep Falling
18. The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet – Love Me Or Leave
19. The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet – Rocket 88
20. The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet – West Helena Blues
21. The Otis Rush Blues Band – Everything’s Going To Turn Out Alright
22. The Otis Rush Blues Band – It’s A Mean Old World
23. The Otis Rush Blues Band – I Can’t Quit You Baby
24. The Otis Rush Blues Band – Rock
25. The Otis Rush Blues Band – It’s My Own Fault
26. Homesick James And His Dusters – Dust My Broom
27. Homesick James And His Dusters – Somebody Been Talkin’
28. Homesick James And His Dusters – Set A Date
29. Homesick James And His Dusters – So Mean To Me
30. Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band – One More Time
31. Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band – Kid Man Blues
32. Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band – My Black Mare
33. Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band – Stealin’ Back
34. Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band – I Got Mine In Time
35. Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band – Tighten Up On It
36. The Johnny Shines Blues Band – Dynaflow Blues
37. The Johnny Shines Blues Band – Black Spider Blues
38. The Johnny Shines Blues Band – Layin’ Down My Shoes And Clothes
39. The Johnny Shines Blues Band – If I Get Lucky
40. Big Walter Horton’s Blues Harp Band With Memphis Charlie – Rockin’ My Boogie
41. The Johnny Shines Blues Band – Mr. Boweevil
42. The Johnny Shines Blues Band – Hey, Hey

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