Here are 25 examples of the emergent Chicago Blues genre recorded between 1926 and 1945. The city's pre-eminence as a Blues centre was not only due to the proliferation of clubs and recording companies based in the city but also to the ever increasing Black population. This is the music that shaped the Chicago Blues explosion of the 1950s and in turn its own influence over '60s rock. Full biographical and disco graphical details are included in the 8-page booklet. Tracks include 'Bedroom Blues (Sippie Wallace'), 'Honky Tonk Train Blues' (Meade Lux Lewis), 'Big Bill Blues' (Big Bill Broonzy), 'Beer Drinkin' Woman' (Memphis Slim ) and 'This Tavern Boogie (Roosevelt Sykes Trio).

Track Listing

• Ida Coz - Chicago Bound Blues
• Hersal Thomas - Suitcase Blues
• Sippie Williams - Bedroom Blues
• Bertha 'Shippie' Hill Acc. Richard M. Jones Jazz Wizards - Sport Model Mama
• Meade 'Lux' Lewis - Honky Tonk Train Blues
• Pine Top Smith - Pine Top Blues
• Tampa Red And His Hokum Jug Band - I Wonder Where My Easy Rider's Gone
• Georgia Tom & Hannah May - Come On Mama
• Memphis Minnie - Squat It
• Bumble Bee Slim - Feather Bed Blues
• Big Bill Broonzy - Big Bill Blues
• Bob Robinson & His Bob Cats - Down In The Alley
• Lil Johnson - My Stove's In Good Condition
• Harlem Hamfats - We Gonna Pitch A Boogie Woogie
• Kokomo Arnold - Cold Winter Blues
• Jimmy Yancey with vocals by Faber Smith - East St. Louis Blues
• Washboard Sam And His Washboard Band - She Fooled Me
• Lil Green - Romance In The Dark
• Memphis Slim - Beer Drinking Woman
• Big Maceo - Worried Life Blues
• Sonny Boy Williamson - Million Years Blues
• Tommy McClennan - Classy Mae Blues
• Bill 'Jazz' Gillum - Down South Blues
• Lonnie Johnson - Watch Shorty
• Roosevelt Sykes Trio - This Tavern Boogie

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Blues

Release Date: 11/08/11

UPC: 824046519421