Ok there is just something about Chicago Blues.. Fuller, richer tunes? Or just because it is Chicago? I don’t know for sure, but I love playing the tunes and listening to the music. So here is a mix of Chicago Blues songs you really need for your Blues Library if you don’t already own them.
- Jimmy Rogers – Gonna Shoot You Right Down
- Johnny Young Chicago Blues – Wild Wild Woman
- Magic Sam – Mama Talk To You Daughter
- Pinetop Perkins – 4 O’Clock in the Morning
- Jimmy Dawkins – Hard Life Blues
- Carey & Lurrie Bell – Heartaches and Pain
- Paul Btterfield Blues Band – Born in Chicago
- Sonny Boy Williamson & The Yardbirds – Pontiac Blues
- Luther Allison – Cherry Red Wine
- James Cotton – Cotton Mouth Man
- Buddy Guy & Junior Wells – Come On In This House/ Have Mercy Baby
- Otis Spann, Willie Dixon, Matt Murphy, Billie Stepney – Sittin’ and Cryin’ The Blues
- Fleetwood Mac and Little Walter Jacobs – Last Night
- Bo Diddley – Don’t Want No Lyin Woman
- John Primer – How Long Will You Be Mine
- Lonnie Brooks – Two Headed Man
- Magic Slim – Crazy Woman
- Eddy Clearwater – Came Up The Hard Way
- Howlin’ WOlf – Goin’ Down Slow
- George Smith & The Chicago Blues Band – Everything Gonna Be Alright
- Blues Brothers – Sweet Home Chicago
- KoKo Taylor – Wang Dang Doodle
- Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones Live at Checkerboard Lounge- Hoochie Coochie Man
- Otis Rush 0 I Can’t Quit You Baby
- Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues – As The Years Go Passing By
- George Smith & The Chicago Blues Band – Can’t Hold Out Much Longer
- Buddy Guy – How Blue Can You Get
- Howlin’ Wolf – Back Door Man
- Willie Dixon – DOn’t Mess with the Messer
- Otis Rush – RIght Place Wrong Time
- The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band – All Night Long
- James Cotton – Got My Mojo Working
- Billy Branch Feat Lurrie Bell & The Sons of the Blues – Help Me
- Little Walter – Ah’w Baby
- John Primer – Red House
- Lonnie Brooks – Voodoo Daddy
- Bo Diddley – I’m Bad
- Magic Slim – Spider In My Stew