Chicago: The Blues Today

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Help Me (A Tribute to Sonny Boy Williamson)
bass:
Jack Myers (US blues bassist)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below
guitar:
Buddy Guy
harmonica:
Junior Wells
vocals:
Junior Wells
cover recording of:
Help Me
writer:
Ralph Bass, Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Peer Music (“Peermusic—the global independent”)
Junior Wells’ Chicago Blues Band4:09
2It Hurts Me Too (When Things Go Wrong)
bass:
Jack Myers (US blues bassist)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below
guitar:
Buddy Guy
harmonica:
Junior Wells
vocals:
Junior Wells
cover recording of:
It Hurts Me Too
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James and Mel London
writer:
Kevin Moore
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Lonmel Publishing (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Rhinelander Music Inc. and Mo’ Than Jus’ Music (in 2000)
Junior Wells’ Chicago Blues Band2:48
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
writer:
Mel London
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs
Junior Wells’ Chicago Blues Band2:25
4Vietcong Blues
bass:
Jack Myers (US blues bassist)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below
guitar:
Buddy Guy
harmonica:
Junior Wells
vocals:
Junior Wells
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
Junior Wells’ Chicago Blues Band3:48
6Going Ahead
bass:
Herman Hassell (Blues bass player)
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
J.B. Hutto
vocals:
J.B. Hutto
J.B. Hutto & The Hawks2:07
7Please Help
bass:
Herman Hassell (Blues bass player)
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
J.B. Hutto
vocals:
J.B. Hutto
J.B. Hutto & The Hawks2:56
8Too Much Alcohol
bass:
Herman Hassell (Blues bass player)
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
J.B. Hutto
vocals:
J.B. Hutto
recording of:
Too Much Alcohol
lyricist and composer:
J.B. Hutto
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing
J.B. Hutto & The Hawks2:33
9Married Woman Blues
bass:
Herman Hassell (Blues bass player)
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
J.B. Hutto
vocals:
J.B. Hutto
J.B. Hutto & The Hawks3:10
10That's the Truth
bass:
Herman Hassell (Blues bass player)
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
J.B. Hutto
vocals:
J.B. Hutto
recording of:
That's the Truth
lyricist and composer:
J.B. Hutto
J.B. Hutto & The Hawks2:51
11Marie
drums (drum set):
S. P. Leary (blues drummer)
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Otis Spann
Otis Spann2:31
12Burning Fire
drums (drum set):
S. P. Leary (blues drummer)
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Otis Spann
Otis Spann3:18
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 Spann2:55
14Sometimes I Wonder
drums (drum set):
S. P. Leary (blues drummer)
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Otis Spann
Otis Spann3:31
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 Spann2:20
▼ CD 2
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1Cotton Crop 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)
recording of:
Cotton Crop Blues
lyricist and composer:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter)
The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet2:22
2The Blues Keep Falling
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 Quartet4:05
3Love Me Or Leave
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)
recording of:
Love Me or Leave
lyricist and composer:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter)
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)
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:
Marion 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:
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
▼ CD 3
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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 Band3:03
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 Band3:21
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 Band4:22
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 Band3:13
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 Band52:39
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 Band3:06
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 Band2:27
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 Band3:27
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 Charlie3:30
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 Band3:14
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

recorded in:Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1965)
producer:Sam Charters
ASIN:DE: 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]