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chicago blues

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Chicago blues emerged when Southern Delta blues musicians migrated northward and electrified their sound in the 1940s-50s, creating an urban, amplified style with driving rhythms and prominent harmonica. The music features gritty vocals, distorted electric guitars, and a full band sound that transformed the acoustic Delta tradition into something rawer and more aggressive. This style became the foundation for rock and roll, emphasizing emotional intensity and instrumental virtuosity within a 12-bar blues structure.

100 chronological releases

Place Cover Date Artist Album Tags Other places
34 Cover for Moanin' In The Moonlight 1959 Howlin' Wolf Moanin' In The Moonlight
88 1961 B.B. King My Kind Of Blues
90 1962 Lightnin' Hopkins Lightnin' Strikes
1 Cover for The Blues Collection 04: Stone Crazy 1962-01 Buddy Guy The Blues Collection 04: Stone Crazy
89 1965-09-22 Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band Hoodoo Man Blues
33 Cover for Moanin in The Moonlight 1967 Howlin' Wolf Moanin in The Moonlight
100 1967 Magic Sam West Side Soul
98 Cover for Hoodoo Man Blues 1968 Junior Wells Hoodoo Man Blues
56 Cover for Black Magic 1968 Magic Sam Black Magic
63 Cover for I Am the Blues 1970 Willie Dixon I Am the Blues
62 1970 Buddy Guy I Was Walking Through the Woods
9 Cover for Hooker 'N Heat [CD 1] 1971 Canned Heat & John Lee Hooker Hooker 'N Heat [CD 1]
74 Cover for Hold That Plane 1972 Buddy Guy Hold That Plane
84 Cover for Hold That Plane! 1972 Buddy Guy Hold That Plane!
67 Cover for The London Muddy Waters Sessions 1972 Muddy Waters The London Muddy Waters Sessions
64 1972-08-14 Buddy Guy & Junior Wells Play the Blues
77 1973 Big Walter Horton Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell
43 Cover for Catalyst 1973 Willie Dixon Catalyst
20 Cover for What About Me Original Blues vol2 Elray Johnson 1974 Elray Johnson What About Me Original Blues vol2 Elray Johnson
26 Cover for 100% Cotton 1974 The James Cotton Band 100% Cotton
73 1974 Junior Wells On Tap
93 Cover for I Got What It Takes 1975 Koko Taylor I Got What It Takes
68 Cover for Deluxe Edition 1976 Hound Dog Taylor & the House Rockers Deluxe Edition
97 Cover for I Hear Some Blues Downstairs 1977 Fenton Robinson I Hear Some Blues Downstairs
41 1977-05 Muddy Waters Hard Again
16 Cover for Nothing but the Blues 1978 Johnny Winter Nothing but the Blues
49 1978 Muddy Waters I'M Ready
48 1979 Muddy Waters Muddy 'Mississippi' Waters Live
99 1979 B.B. King Take It Home
45 Cover for Raw Magic 1982 Magic Slim & The Teardrops Raw Magic
66 Cover for Bar Room Preacher 1983 Jimmy Johnson Bar Room Preacher
70 1983 Lonnie Brooks Hot Shot
28 1986 Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials Roughhousin'
61 1986 Lonnie Brooks Wound Up Tight
59 Cover for The Anthology: 1947-1972 1987 Muddy Waters The Anthology: 1947-1972
27 Cover for Gravel Road 1990 Magic Slim & The Teardrops Gravel Road
40 Cover for The Chess Box: Howlin' Wolf 1990 Howlin' Wolf The Chess Box: Howlin' Wolf
51 1991 Buddy Guy Damn Right, I've Got The Blues
3 Cover for High and lonesome 1992 J.B. Hutto High and lonesome
11 Cover for Baby Please Don't Go 1992 Muddy Waters Baby Please Don't Go
32 Cover for The Complete Chess Studio Recordings 1992-03-10 Buddy Guy The Complete Chess Studio Recordings
58 1992-08-15 Buddy Guy My Time After Awhile
60 Cover for Hoochie Coochie Man 1993 Muddy Waters Hoochie Coochie Man
76 Cover for Back Where I Belong 1993 Billy Boy Arnold Back Where I Belong
23 Cover for LIVING THE LIFE 1993 Jimmy Johnson LIVING THE LIFE
39 1993-10-01 Bob Margolin Down in the Alley
92 Cover for Force of Nature 1993-11-15 Koko Taylor Force of Nature
25 Cover for Folk Blues 1994 John Lee Hooker Folk Blues
78 Cover for Buddy Guy & Junior Wells Play The Blues 1994 Buddy Guy & Junior Wells Buddy Guy & Junior Wells Play The Blues
35 Cover for West Side Soul 1994 Magic Sam Blues Band West Side Soul
75 Cover for The Very Best Of 1995 John Lee Hooker The Very Best Of
19 Cover for Klapp 1995 Knut Reiersrud Klapp
82 Cover for The Very Best of 1995 Jimmy Reed The Very Best of
91 1996 Elmore James Dust My Broom
24 Cover for The Blues Collection 07: London Sessions 1996 Howlin' Wolf The Blues Collection 07: London Sessions
71 Cover for Confessin' The Blues 1996 Little Walter Confessin' The Blues
47 1996-07-16 Lonnie Brooks Roadhouse Rules
15 Cover for Come On In This House 1996-09-24 Junior Wells Come On In This House
17 Cover for The Man From Mars 1997 Smokey Wilson The Man From Mars
81 Cover for Chicago Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.11) 1997 Muddy Waters Chicago Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.11)
94 1997 Cem Karaca The Best Of, Volume 2
86 Cover for Don't Look Back 1997-03-04 John Lee Hooker Don't Look Back
96 1997-04-08 Howlin' Wolf His Best
85 1997-04-22 Buddy Guy Buddy's Blues
30 1997-04-27 Bob Margolin Up & In
42 1997-06-17 Little Walter His Best
46 1999 Earl Hooker Simply the Best
79 Cover for 1956-1958 Cobra Recordings 1999 Otis Rush 1956-1958 Cobra Recordings
44 Cover for Rock with Me Tonight 1999-07-13 J.B. Hutto & the New Hawks Rock with Me Tonight
65 1999-09-28 Jimmy Johnson North // South
22 Cover for Playing out in the Street 2000 Robert Lowery Playing out in the Street
2 Cover for Dealin' 2000 Joe Beard Dealin'
52 Cover for Snakebite 2000 Magic Slim & The Teardrops Snakebite
87 Cover for The Sky Is Crying 2000 Elmore James The Sky Is Crying
95 Cover for The Essential Magic Sam: The Cobra and Chief Recordings 1957-1961 2001 Magic Sam The Essential Magic Sam: The Cobra and Chief Recordings 1957-1961
12 Cover for Live In Chicago [CD 2] 2001 Luther Allison Live In Chicago [CD 2]
14 Cover for Tease Me Baby 2003 John Lee Hooker Tease Me Baby
5 Cover for Mystery 2004-10-26 Wayne Baker Brooks Mystery
83 Cover for The Sonet Blues Story 2005-05-31 Mighty Joe Young The Sonet Blues Story
10 Cover for Sweet Home Chicago 2005-08 Luther Allison Sweet Home Chicago
50 2005-10-18 Billy Boy Arnold Consolidated Mojo
53 2006 Muddy Waters Blues
4 Cover for In North Carolina 2007 Bob Margolin In North Carolina
18 Cover for Blue Guitars (disc 6: Chicago Blues) 2007 Chris Rea Blue Guitars (disc 6: Chicago Blues)
80 Cover for His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection) 2007 Howlin' Wolf His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
54 Cover for Authorized Bootleg - Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco Nov. 4-6 1966 2007-01-24 Muddy Waters Authorized Bootleg - Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco Nov. 4-6 1966
69 Cover for Howlin' Wolf 2008 Howlin' Wolf Howlin' Wolf
13 2008-07-18 Buddy Guy Skin Deep
21 Cover for Supermoncho 2009 Lubriphonic Supermoncho
36 Cover for Hoodoo Man Blues 2014 Buddy Guy & Junior Wells Hoodoo Man Blues
6 Cover for Blues Legends: Magic Slim 2015 Magic Slim Blues Legends: Magic Slim
72 Cover for Done Come Too Far 2022 Shemekia Copeland Done Come Too Far
55 2022-04-14 Various Artists Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 3
57 2022-04-14 Various Artists Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 1
29 2023 Various Artists Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey
8 2023 Various Artists Living Chicago Blues • Vol. 1
37 2023 Various Artists Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 2
7 The Legendary Blues Band Woke Up With The Blues
31 Sonny Boy Williamson II Nine Below Zero
38 Bent Banana Harper Blues Pioneer