Chicago Blues: A Living History is a tribute to the past, present and future of the Chicago Blues. It pays homage to its creators, its rich history, its current practitioners, and its singular place in the (r)evolution of 20th century American music. This is not an anthology or a compilation of what came before. With this CD, history is being made at the same time it is being presented. It is not a retro recording, rather it is intended to be the opposite. This recording, on two discs, allows the listener to hear the evolution of the Chicago Blues sound in chronological order from the 1940s to the present as interpreted by four Chicago bluesmen that have inherited this tradition. Billy Boy Arnold, John Primer, Billy Branch and Lurrie Bell are the bridge between the originators of the genre and the Chicago Blues of today--each of them has a foot in a generation of Chicago Blues history right up to present day; through them the Chicago Blues remains a living tradition.

Track List:

CD 1
01. Billy Boy Arnold - My Little Machine [03:19]
02. Billy Boy Arnold - She's Love Crazy [03:07]
03. Billy Boy Arnold - Night Watchman Blues [03:43]
04. Johnny Iguana - Chicago Breakdown [03:13]
05. John Primer - I Feel Like Going Home [03:04]
06. Lurrie Bell - I Believe [03:16]
07. John Primer - Moanin' At Midnight [03:31]
08. Mike Avery - Three O'clock Blues [03:19]
09. Billy Boy Arnold - Memphis Slim USA [03:12]
10. Billy Branch - Hate To See You Go [05:00]
CD 2
01. John Primer - Sugar Sweet [03:25]
02. John Primer - Can't Stand To See You Go [03:06]
03. Billy Boy Arnold - I Wish You Would [03:00]
04. John Primer - Your Imagination [03:14]
05. Lurrie Bell - My Love Will Never Die [03:38]
06. Billy Branch - Hoodoo Man Blues [03:38]
07. Billy Flynn - Hooking It [04:14]
08. Mike Avery - Out Of Bad Luck [03:14]
09. Billy Branch - One More Mile [03:07]
10. Carlos Johnson - The Healer [04:49]
11. Lurrie Bell\Carlos Johnson - Damn Right, I've Got The Blues [04:40]

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