Down Home Blues Chicago Fine Boogie 5 CD Set


5CD collection of Chicago blues music, produced in a deluxe digipak with 88 page book


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5 CD collection of blues music from Chicago-based musicians from the late 1940s to the late 1950s.

Features 41 artists who were influential in developing the Chicago blues scene, including Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Jimmy Rogers and many more

Five CD set, packaged in a deluxe digipak with an outer slip case, featuring 134 rare tracks, all digitally remastered, some of which have never been previously available

Also includes an 88 page book featuring an essay on the origins of Chicago music by renowned blues researcher and historian Mike Rowe, complete with rare photos, tracklisting and full sessionography

The period from the end of World War II until the dawn of the 1960s, the blues scene in Chicago can rightfully be described as one of its golden ages.

This 5CD set features a collection of 134 extraordinary performances from this golden era of down home blues. Some by most famous blues stars like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter and Jimmy Rogers - with several lesser known artistes. Many of these tracks were unissued at the time, others are alternate takes of issued songs, but are equally as fine. There are included some ultra-rare gems.

Included is an 88 page book written by Mike Rowe, blues historian and the author of Chicago Blues, first published as Chicago Breakdown, the definitive works on the history and the thriving times of its blues scene. Fully illustrated including rare photographs, graphics and sessionography.

The perfect companion album to Wienerworld's Detroit Special (WNRCD5095) - the definitive 3CD introduction to the down home Detroit blues scene.

Track Listing

Disc 1:
    • James McCain - I Got To Check Up On My Baby
    • James McCain - Good Morning Mr Roosevelt
    • Ê»Bluesboyʼ Bill - Come On Babe
    • Johnny Shines - Tennessee Woman Blues
    • Muddy Waters - Jitterbug Blues
    • Muddy Waters - Burying Ground Blues
    • Muddy Waters - Hard Day Blues
    • John Sellers - Let Me Be Your Sidetrack
    • Willie Ê»Long Timeʼ Smith - My Buddy Doctor Clayton
    • Willie Ê»Long Timeʼ Smith - I Love You Baby Boogie
    • Little Walter with Othum Brown vocals - Ora Nelle Blues
    • Little Walter - I Just Keep Loving Her
    • Jimmy Rogers - Little Store Blues
    • Johnny Young - Money Taking Woman
    • Johnny Temple - Oldʼs “98” Blues
    • Muddy Waters - I Canʼt Be Satisfied
    • St Louis Jimmy - Florida Hurricane
    • Delta Joe (Sunnyland Slim) - Train Time
    • Delta Joe (Sunnyland Slim) - Roll Tumble And Slip
    • Floyd Jones - Stockyard Blues
    • Floyd Jones - Keep What You Got
    • Little Walter - Blue Baby
    • Little Walter - I Want My Baby
    • Robert Nighthawk - Down The Line
    • The Nighthawks - She Knows How To Love A Man
    • Big Maceo - One Sunday Morning
    • Big Maceo - Just Tell Me Baby
Disc 2:
      • Pete Franklin - Down Behind The Rise
      • Pete Frankin - Casey Brown Blues
      • Mildred White - Kind Hearted Woman
      • Mildred White - Cutting Out On Me
      • Muddy Waters - Last Time I Fool Around With You
      • Muddy Waters - You Gonna Need My Help
      • Baby Face Leroy - My Head Canʼt Rest Anymore
      • Baby Face Leroy - Take A Little Walk With Me
      • Gray Haired Bill - Gertrude
      • Gray Haired Bill - Iʼm A Hard Working Man
      • The Nighthawks - Black Angel Blues
      • Jimmy Rogers - Ludella
      • Muddy Waters - Rollinʼ Stone
      • Floyd Jones - Dark Road
      • Floyd Jones - Overseas
      • Floyd Jones - Playhouse
      • Muddy Waters - Long Distance Call
      • Muddy Waters - All Night Long
      • J B Lenoir - Letʼs Roll
      • Howlinʼ Wolf - Howling Wolf Boogie
      • Johnny Shines - Ramblinʼ
      • Johnny Shines - Ainʼt Doing No Good
      • Snooky Pryor - Fine Boogie
      • Memphis Minnie - Conjur Man
      • Little Walter - Juke
      • Little Walter - Canʼt Hold Out Much Longer
    Disc 3:
        • Elmore James - She Just Wonʼt Do Right
        • Elmore James - My Best Friend
        • Elmore James - Whose Muddy Shoes
        • Baby Face Leroy - Blues Is Killinʼ Me
        • Baby Face Leroy - Late Hours At Midnight
        • Blue Smitty - Crying
        • Blue Smitty - Date Bait
        • Jimmy Rogers - Mistreated Baby
        • Jimmy Rogers - Whatʼs The Matter'
        • Homesick James - Whiskey Headed Woman
        • Little Walter - Blue Midnight
        • Johnny Williams - Silver Haired Woman
        • Johnny Williams - Fat Mouth
        • Jimmy Reed - You Donʼt Have To Go
        • Jimmy Rogers - Act Like You Love Me
        • Homesick James - Homesick
        • Billy Boy Arnold - Hello Stranger
        • Billy Boy Arnold - I Ainʼt Got No Money
        • Johnny Shines - Evening Shuffle
        • J B Lenoir - The Mojo
        • J B Lenoir - Slow Down Woman
        • Howlinʼ Wolf - You Gonna Wreck My Life
        • Big Boy Spires - Someday Little Darling
        • Big Boy Spires - Rhythm Rock Boogie
        • Memphis Minnie - Kissing In The Dark
      Disc 4:
          • Sonny Boy Williamson - Work With Me
          • Sonny Boy Williamson - You Killing Me
          • Sonny Boy Williamson - Donʼt Start Me Talking
          • John Brim - Ice Cream Man
          • John Brim - Lifetime Baby
          • Lazy Bill - My Babyʼs Gone
          • Lazy Bill - I Canʼt Sleep, I Canʼt Eat
          • Albert King - Little Boy Blue
          • Albert King - Sweet Woman
          • Sunnyland Slim - Trouble Of My Own
          • Sunnyland Slim - Worried About My Baby
          • Henry Gray - I Declare That Ainʼt Right
          • Henry Gray - Matchbox Blues
          • J B Hutto - Price Of Love
          • Big Boy Spires - Tired Of Being Mistreated
          • Sunnyland Slim - I Done You Wrong
          • Sunnyland Slim - Be My Baby
          • Little Walter - Iʼve Got To Find My Baby
          • J B Lenoir - Eisenhower Blues
          • Dusty Brown - Yes Sheʼs Gone
          • Dusty Brown - He Don’t Love You
          • Dusty Brown - Rusty Dusty
          • Jimmy Rogers - Youʼre The One
          • Billy Boy Arnold - Sweet On You Baby
          • Billy Boy Arnold - You Got To Love Me
          • Jimmy Reed - You Upset My Mind
          • Jimmy Reed - Come On Baby
        Disc 5:
          • Elmore James - The Twelve Year Old Boy
          • Elmore James - Coming Home
          • Elmore James - It Hurts Me Too
          • John Brim - Go Away
          • John Brim - That Ainʼt Right
          • Birmingham Jr - Birmingham Late Hours
          • Birmingham Junior - Youʼre Too Bad
          • Howlinʼ Wolf - Break Of Day
          • Howlinʼ Wolf - Bluebird
          • Howlinʼ Wolf - You Ought To Know
          • Otis Spann - Iʼm Leaving You
          • Otis Spann - Iʼm In Love With You Baby
          • Snooky Pryor - Someone To Love Me
          • Snooky Pryor - Judgement Day
          • Snooky Pryor - You Tried To Ruin Me Baby
          • Poʼ Joe Williams - Kings Highway
          • Poʼ Joe Williams - Eula Mae
          • Sonny Boy Williamson - Donʼt Lose Your Eye
          • Sonny Boy Williamson - I Wonder Why
          • Sonny Boy Williamson - I Know What Love Is All About
          • Jimmy Reed - When You Left Me
          • Jimmy Reed - Itʼs You Baby
          • Jimmy Reed - Do The Thing
          • Sonny Boy Williamson - The Key To Your Door
          • John Brim - I Would Hate To See You Go
          • John Brim - You Got Me Where You Want Me
          • Eddie Boyd - 24 Hours Of Fear
          • Eddie Boyd - Five Long Years