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Hound Dog Taylor - Sitting At Home Alone (Live at The Smiling Dog Saloon, Cleveland, 1974)

Hound Dog Taylor : Vocals, Guitar
Brewer Phillips : Guitar
Levi Warren : Drums

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Another absolute favorite. The voice and guitar are fantastic.
Story is pretty cool as well.

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Muddy Waters - Long Distance Call (Live at Super Cosmic Jamboree, Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, 1969)

Muddy Waters : Vocals, Guitar
Michael Bloomfield : Guitar
Paul Butterfield : Harmonica
Otis Spann : Piano
Donald "Duck" Dunn : Bass
Sam Lay : Drums

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Detroit Jr. “Chicago Urban Blues” record album. Cover photo of Jr. playing piano. 1976 reissue of 1971 release

2 CDs by Detroit Jr.

Blues musician Detroit Junior (Emery Williams, Jr.) was born October 26, 1931 at Haynes, Arkansas.
*died August 9, 2005.

Piano player, backed Howlin’ Wolf, others.
Best known for writing “Call My Job,” which was covered by Albert King, Son Seals, more.

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YouTube video by Leroy Carr - Topic How Long, How Long Blues

Leroy Carr - How Long, How Long Blues

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Johnny Copeland - Nobody But You (Live)
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“Little Mack is back” CD album cover has color photo of Mack Simmons playing harmonica

Liner notes with excessive ellipsis? MALCOLM SIMMONS A Man About Love Born Twist, Arkansas, on the 25th day of the first month of 1933... two weeks later in the same hospital... pneumonia takes his father... born into the blues... skipping school and work in the fields to sit in the cool under the bridge and play harp with childhood friend James Cotton... Mack's mother comes along and they both catch a whupping... early 50's in St. Louis... meets Robert Nighthawk and ends up with his first club date... time to make a move north... the windy city calls his name... his wife Georgia Mae has a first cousin up there somewhere, name of Little Walter Jacobs... forms his own group and lands on his feet with a gig at Cadillac Baby's Lounge... stays five long years... anybody in the house gets five dollars if they can stump Mack on a song... not many collect... 1959... "Come back to me baby"... the first of a dozen small label 45's hits big in Chicago... Willie Dixon cuts two singles with him at Chess... "I need love" hits local, but goes no further... see any money?... not a dime... Chicago riots 1968... blood in the streets... Mack rushes out his record "A tribute to Dr. King" (Stop looting and rioting) and gets his message to the people... but, years without recognition or respect begin to take a toll... Drugs take the man away from his music... seven white detectives coming through the door... 30 months as a guest of the state... he's out, and God's gift is still with him, but times have changed... those kids in the clubs want to hear the blues, but only the blues... Mack buys the Zodiac Lounge and if you don't like your blues mixed with rhythm, funk, country and western, soul, gospel and rock with a steady roll... he'll be happy to point out the door... sometimes you can be treated worse than a stranger in your own hometown... 1996... time to head further north... Toronto... three days in a studio with some of the city's finest players... you hold the results in your ha…

Blues musician Malcolm “Little Mack” Simmons died October 24, 2000/Chicago.
Born at Twist, Arkansas.
Harmonica, vocals.

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YouTube video by Jimmy Reed - Topic Honest, I Do (Remastered 2024)

From 1957, "Honest I Do" by Jimmy Reed.

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Louisiana Red with Sunnyland Slim & Carey Bell - Reality Blues (1980)

Louisiana Red : Vocals, Guitar
Hubert Sumlin : Guitar
Carey Bell : Harmonica
Sunnyland Slim : Piano
Bob Stroger : Bass
Odie Payne : Drums

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YouTube video by Son House - Topic Grinnin' in Your Face

Son House - Grinnin' In Your Face

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Also on the PUT IT IN THE ALLEY album this. Andy claimed he was listening to Muddy Waters and watching Jerry Springer and this came out. Not something we can play in our 40s, but fun back in the day.

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YouTube video by Otis Rush and His Band - Topic All Your Love (I Miss Loving)

Otis Rush - “All Your Love” (I Miss Loving) #blues #bluesguitar

Koko Taylor - Twenty Nine Ways (Chicago Blues Festival, 1973)

Koko Taylor : Vocals
Jimmy Rogers : Guitar
Louis Myers : Guitar
Willie Mabon : Piano
Fred Below : Drums

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YouTube video by Release - Topic She Lived Her Life Too Fast

Forrest City Joe - She Lived Her Life Too Fast

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Recorded 1959 for Atlantic records

YouTube video by Robert Johnson - Topic Sweet Home Chicago

Robert Johnson - Sweet Home Chicago

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YouTube video by Piano Red - Topic Dr. Feelgood

#MMLifers Born on this day in 1911 and died aged 73 in 1985, Willie Lee Perryman, known as Piano Red.

Johnny Winter, Muddy Waters & James Cotton - Manish Boy (Boston Music Hall, 1977)

Muddy Waters : Vocals, Guitar
Johnny Winter : Guitar
James Cotton : Harmonica
Bob Margolin : Guitar
Pinetop Perkins : Piano
Charles Calmese : Bass
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith : Drums

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YouTube video by Tommy McClennan - Topic New Highway No. 51

Tommy McClennan - New Highway No. 51

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1948 single for RCA Victor records

Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Sunny Road Blues (2010)
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YouTube video by Tampa Red - Topic Don't You Lie To Me

Tampa Red - Don't You Lie To Me

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YouTube video by Traveler Into The Blue Howlin' Wolf-Howlin' for My Darlin' (Rockin' the Blues Live in Germany 1964)

Howlin' Wolf - Howling For My Darlin'

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Recorded in Bremen
Germany in 1964

Released 1983 on the album Howling Wolf Live In Europe 1964

Record album (a later reissue of a 1960 release) Big Joe Williams “Tough Times” Cover photo of Williams playing guitar

Born in Crawford, Miss., on October 16, 1903, Joe Lee Williams was one of sixteen children and at an early age made his way from the farm to the tougher but less restrictive life around the Levee Camps, railroads, and lumber mills. He played old guitars which he fixed up to his liking and the 9-stringer he has today is an example of his talent to rebuild instruments so as to give him a unique sound. Around 1918 he toured with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels and later during the 20s made his first records for

Blues great Big Joe Williams (d. 1982) was born October 3, 1903 in Mississippi.
His song “Baby, Please Don’t Go” is a blues classic that’s been recorded by Van Morrison & many others.

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Cedric Burnside - Ain't Gonna Take No Mess (2018)
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YouTube video by James "Son" Thomas - Topic Catfish Blues (Take 1)

James "Son" Thomas & Eddie Cusic - Catfish Blues

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YouTube video by Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Topic Early In The Morning

Gatemouth Brown - Early In The Morning

Pinetop Perkins - Sweet Black Angel (1976)

Pinetop Perkins : Vocals, Piano
Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson : Guitar
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones : Bass
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith : Drums

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2 Frank Frost record albums & 2 Jelly Roll Kings records

Frank Frost autograph on 1993 King Biscuit Blues Festival poster

Portrait of Frost by blues musician Super Chikan. It’s on a “diddley bow” instrument Chikan made

6 CDs by Frost

Bluesman & Arkansas native Frank Frost (b. 1936, Auvergne) died October 12, 1999 at Helena.
Harmonica/guitar/keyboards.
With Sam Carr & Big Jack Johnson as Nighthawks, later Jelly Roll Kings.

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YouTube video by Robert Nighthawk - Topic Bricks in My Pillow

Robert Nighthawk - Bricks in My Pillow

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Blind Blake - Police Dog Blues (1929)
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