Chicago Blues

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Anderson, Little Willie

Swinging the Blues

Earwig CD4930

Arnold, Billy Boy

Crying and Pleading

Charly CRB 1016

Arnold, Billy Boy

More Blues on the South Side

Prestige OBCCD-562-2

Banks, L.V.

Ruby

Wolf 120.898 CD

Barkin’ Bill

Gotcha

Delmark DE-672

Bell, Carey

Deep Down

Alligator ALCD-4828

Bell, Carey

Heartaches and Pain

Delmark DD-666

Bell, Carey

Mellow Down Easy

Blind Pig 4291

Bell, Carey & Lurrie

Dynasty

JSP CD-276

Bell, Lurrie

700 Blues

Delmark DE-700

Bell, Lurrie

Blues Had A Baby

Delmark DE-736

Bell, Lurrie

Kiss of Sweet Blues

Delmark DE-724

Big Wheeler

Bone Orchard

Delmark DE-661

Boyd, Eddie

Rattin’ and Running Around

Crown Prince IG-400

Buford, Mojo

Mojo Buford

Roy 160407

Burns, Jimmy

Leave Here Walking

Delmark DE-694

Burns, Jimmy

Night Time Again

Delmark DE-730

Burton, Aron

Good Blues To You

Delmark DE-727

Clayton, Doctor

Gotta Find My Baby 1941-46

Bluetime BT-2005

Cobbs, Willie

Jukin’

Bullseye 9629-2

Cotton, James

Best of the Vanguard Years

Vanguard 79536

Cotton, James

Best of the Verve Years

Polygram 27371

Cotton, James

High Compression

Alligator 4737

Crudup, Arthur “Big Boy”

Give Me A 32-20

Crown Prince IG-403

Crudup, Arthur “Big Boy”

That’s All Right Mama

Bluebird 07863 61043-2

Davenport, Lester

When The Blues Hit You

Earwig 4923

Dawkins, Jimmy

Blisterstring

Delmark DE-641

Dawkins, Jimmy

Fast Fingers

Delmark DD-623

Dawkins, Jimmy

Kant Sheck Dees Bluze

Earwig 4920CD

Diddley, Bo

His Greatest Sides, Vol. 1

Chess CH-9106

Dixon, Willie

I Am The Blues

Columbia CS 9987

Duncan, Little Arthur

Singin’ With The Sun

Delmark DE-733

Edwards, Honeyboy

Old Friends

Earwig 4902CD

Gray, Henry

Plays Chicago Blues

Hightone HCD8131

Guy, Buddy

As Good As It Gets

Vanguard 79509

Guy, Buddy

Complete Chess Studio Recordings

MCA 0337

Guy, Buddy

Feels Like Rain

Silvertone 41498-2

Guy, Buddy

In The Beginning

Red Lightnin’ RL001

Guy, Buddy, Junior Wells, Junior Mance

Buddy and the Juniors

MCAD-10517

Hooker, Earl

2 Bugs & A Roach

Arhoolie 1044

Hooker, Earl

Blue Guitar

Paula PCD-18

Hooker, Earl

Do You Remember The Great Earl Hooker

Bluesway BLS-6072

Hooker, Earl

His First and Last Recordings

Arhoolie 1066

Hooker, Earl

Play Your Guitar Mr. Hooker!

Black Top CD BT-1093

Hooker, Earl

Simply The Best

MCA MCAD 11811

Hooker, Earl

Sweet Black Angel

MCAD-22120

Hooker, Earl

There’s A Fungus Among Us

Red Lightnin’ RL009

Horton, Big Walter

Memphis Recordings 1951

P-Vine PCD 3008

Horton, Big Walter

with Carey Bell

Alligator ALCD4702

Howlin’ Wolf

Big City Blues

United US 7717

Howlin’ Wolf

Bremen, Germany 1964

Bootleg

Howlin’ Wolf

Ebbet’s Field Denver Colorado 1972

Bootleg

Howlin’ Wolf

Goin’ Back Home

Syndicate Chapter S.C. 003

Howlin’ Wolf

Howlin’ Wolf

Chess CH-9183

Howlin’ Wolf

London Howlin’ Wolf Sessions

MCA/Chess 112985-2

Howlin’ Wolf

Memphis Days Vol. 1

Bear Family 15460

Howlin’ Wolf

Moanin’ in the Moonlight

Chess 9195

Howlin’ Wolf

More Real Folk Blues

Chess CH-9279

Howlin’ Wolf

Ridin’ in the Moonlight

Ace CH 52

Howlin’ Wolf

The Chess Box

Chess CHD-39332

Howlin’ Wolf

The London Howlin’ Wolf Sessions

Frog BRP 2004

Howlin’ Wolf

The Real Folk Blues

Chess 515011

Hutto, J.B.

High & Lonesome

Fan Club 422417

Hutto, J.B. & His Hawks

Hawk Squat

Delmark DS-617

Jacobs, Little Walter

Blue & Lonesome

Le Roi du Blues 33.2007

Jacobs, Little Walter

Blue Midnight

Le Roi du Blues 33.2017

Jacobs, Little Walter

Little Walter

Chess CH-2-9209

Jacobs, Little Walter

Southern Feeling

Le Roi du Blues 33.2012

James, Elmore

Anthology of the Blues:Legend of Elmore James

Kent 9001

James, Elmore

Got To Move

Charly CRB 1017

James, Elmore

King of the Slide Guitar

Capricorn 42006-2

James, Elmore

One Way Out

Charly CRB 1008

James, Elmore

Street Talkin’

Muse MR 5087

James, Elmore

The Resurrection of Elmore James

Kent KST-9010

James, Elmore

The Sky Is Crying

Rhino R2 71190

James, Elmore & John Brim

Whose Muddy Shoes

Chess CH-9114

Johnson, Jimmy

North/South

Delmark DD-647

Jones, Casey

(I-94) On My Way To Chicago

Airwax AWD 1011

Jones, Johnny

I Was Raised On The Blues

Black Magic 9036

Lenoir, J.B.

Chess Master

Chess CH-2092506

Lenoir, J.B.

His JOB Recordings1951-1954

Paula PCD-4

Lenoir, J.B.

Vietnam Blues

Evidence ECD 26068-2

Linkchain, Hip

Airbusters

Evidence ECD 26038

Little Walter

Blues World of Little Walter

Delmark DD-648

Littlejohn, John

Chicago Blues Stars

Arhoolie 1043

Lockwood, Robert Jr.

...Does 12

Trix 3317

Lockwood, Robert Jr. & The Aces

Blues Live In Japan

Advent 2807

Mabon, Willie

Greatest Hits

Chess

Memphis Slim

The Bluebird Recordings 1940-1941

RCA/Bluebird 07863 66720-2

Memphis Slim

USA

Pearl 10

Muddy Waters

...At Newport 1960

Chess CH-9198

Muddy Waters

A.K.A. Muddy Waters

Chess 2CH-60006

Muddy Waters

Boston, MA 1974

Bootleg

Muddy Waters

Cambridge Club 47 1966

Bootleg

Muddy Waters

CW Post College, Greenvale, NY 1977

Bootleg

Muddy Waters

Ebbet’s Field, Denver 1973

Bootleg

Muddy Waters

Electric Mud

Cadet Concept CC 314

Muddy Waters

Fathers & Sons

MCA/Chess D141811

Muddy Waters

Fathers And Sons

Frog ABRP 22010

Muddy Waters

Folk Singer

MCA-Chess CH 9261

Muddy Waters

Good News

Syndicate Chapter S.C. 002

Muddy Waters

More Real Folk Blues

Chess CH-9278

Muddy Waters

Rare and Unissued

MCA 80100769

Muddy Waters

Sail On

Chess 1539

Muddy Waters

The Anthology

MCA/Chess 112649

Muddy Waters

The Chess Box

CH6-80002

Muddy Waters

The London Muddy Waters Session

Chess CH 60013

Muddy Waters

They Call Me Muddy Waters

Chess CH-9299

Muddy Waters & Howlin’ Wolf

Muddy & the Wolf

Chess 9100

Musselwhite, Charlie

Continental Drifter

Pointblank 47130

Myers, Louis

I’m A Southern Man

Testament 5026

Myers, Louis

Tell My Story Movin’

Earwig 4919CD

Nighthawk, Robert

Bricks In My Pillow

Pearl PL 11

Nighthawk, Robert

Live on Maxwell St. 1964

Rounder 2022

Nighthawk, Robert & Houston Stackhouse

Nighthawk, Robert & Houston Stackhouse

Testament T-2215

Odom, Andrew ‘B.B.’

Goin’ To California

Flying Fish FF 70587

Odom, Andrew “Big Voice”

Farther On Down The Road

Bluesway BLS-6055

Pejoe, Morris / Arthur “Big Boy” Spires

Wrapped In My Baby

Delmark 716

Perkins, Pinetop

Born in the Delta

Telarc CD-83418

Perkins, Pinetop

Ladies Man

MC 0053

Perkins, Pinetop

Ladies Man

MC Records MC 0053

Perkins, Pinetop

Portrait of a Delta Bluesman

Omega OCD 3017

Phillips, Brewer

Homebrew

Delmark DE-686

Pryor, Snooky & Moody Jones

The J.O.B. Series Vol. 3

Flyright FLY 565

Reed, Jimmy

At Carnegie Hall

Vee Jay 2SR 1035

Reed, Jimmy

The Best of...

GNP/Crescendo GNPS/2-10006

Reed, Jimmy

The Legend-The Man

Vee-Jay 8501

Reed, Jimmy

Upside Your Head

Charly CRB 1081

Rogers, Jimmy

Blues, Blues, Blues

Atlantic 83148-2

Rogers, Jimmy

Chess Masters

Chess CH-209211

Rogers, Jimmy

Chicago Bound

Chess CH-93000

Rogers, Jimmy

Complete Chess Recordings

Chess CHD2-9372

Rogers, Jimmy All-Stars

Blues Blues Blues

Atlantic 83148-2

Rush, Otis

Cold Day In Hell

Delmark DE-638

Rush, Otis

Groaning The Blues

Flyright FLY 560

Rush, Otis

Right Place, Wrong Time

Bullfrog 301

Rush, Otis

So Many Roads

Delmark DS-643

Rush, Otis

The Essential

True North TND 224

Rush, Otis & Buddy Guy

Final Takes & Others

Flyright FLY 594

Rush, Otis & Magic Sam

The Other Takes

Flyright FLY 562

Shakey Jake

Good Times

Prestige/Bluesville OBCCD-572-2

Shines, Johnny

Masters of Modern Blues, Vol. 1

Testament T-2212

Shines, Johnny

with Big Walter Horton

Testament T-2217

Shines, Johnny & Robert Lockwood

Dust My Broom

Flyright FLY 563

Slim, Sunnyland

House Rent Party

Delmark DD-655

Smith, Byther

Mississippi Kid

Delmark DE-691

Smith, Byther

Tell Me How You Like It

Red Lightning RL0061

Smith, Willie ‘Big Eyes’

Blues From The Heart

Juke Joint 002

Smitty, Big Bad

Cold Blood

HMG 1003

Spann, Otis

Otis Spann’s Chicago Blues

Testament TCD 5005

Spann, Otis

The Blues Is Where It’s At

BluesWay 6003

Speckled Red

The Dirty Dozens

Delmark DE-601

Stancell, George

Gorgeous George

JSP CD2133

Sunnyland Slim

1947 - 1948

Classics 5013

Sunnyland Slim

1949 - 1951

Classics 5035

Sunnyland Slim

Sunnyland Slim

Flyright FLY 566

Taylor, Eddie

Big Town Playboy

Charly CRB 1015

Taylor, Hound Dog

Beware of the Dog!

Alligator AL 4707

Taylor, Hound Dog

Hound Dog Taylor

Alligator 4701

Taylor, Hound Dog

Natural Boogie

Alligator 4704

Taylor, Hound Dog

Release the Hound

Alligator ALCD 4896

Thornton, Big Mama

with the Muddy Waters Band

Arhoolie CD 9043

Various

And This Is Maxwell Street, Vol. 1 - 3

Rooster R2641

Various

Best of Chess Vol. 2

Chess 1988

Various

Best of the Chicago Blues

Vanguard VSD 1/2

Various

Blues In D Natural

Red Lightnin’ 005

Various

Blues in the Mississippi Night

RykoDisc RCD 90155

Various

Blues Is Killin’ Me

Flyright FLY CD 28

Various

Chicago Ain’t Nothin’ But A Blues Band

Delmark DE-624

Various

Chicago Blues

Chess CXMD 4013

Various

Chicago Blues Anthology

Chess 2CH 60012

Various

Chicago Blues-The Beginning

Testament T-2207

Various

Chicago Blues-The Early 1950’s

Blues Classics 8

Various

Chicago Boogie 1947

St. George 1001

Various

Chicago Slickers-1948-53

Nighthawk 102

Various

Chicago Slickers-Vol. 2 1948-55

Nighthawk 107

Various

Chicago: The Bles Today! Vol. 2

Vanguard VRS 9217

Various

Chicago: The Blues Today! Vol. 1

Vanguard VRS-9216

Various

Chicago: The Blues Today! Vol. 3

Vanguard VRS 9218

Various

Cobra Records Story Vol. 2

Capricorn 49012-2

Various

Cool Playing Blues:Chicago Style

Relic 7016

Various

Drop Down Mama

Chess CH-93002

Various

Electric Blues Chicago Style

Buddah BDS 7511

Various

Essential Chicago Blues

House of Blues HOB 54116 1280 2

Various

Hand Me Down Blues

Relic 7015

Various

Harp Blues

Ace 710

Various

Meat & Gravy From Cadillac Baby Vol. 1

Red Lightnin’ RL 0019

Various

Meat & Gravy From Cadillac Baby Vol. 2

Red Lightnin’ RL 0020

Various

Meat & Gravy From Cadillac Baby Vol. 3

Red Lightnin’ Rl 0021

Various

When The Sun Goes Down Vol. 1

Bluebird BG2 63986

Various

When The Sun Goes Down Vol. 2

Bluebird BG2 63987

Water, Muddy

Fathers & Sons

MCA/Chess D141811

Waters, Muddy, Johnny Winter, James Cotton

Breakin’ It Up, Breakin’ It Down

Epic/Legacy 07283-2

Wells, Junior

Blues Hit Big Town

Delmark DL-640

Wells, Junior

Come On In This House

Telarc 83395

Wells, Junior

It’s My Life, Baby

Vanguard VMS 73120

Wells, Junior

Live at Theresa’a 1975

Delmark 787

Wells, Junior & Magic Sam

Chiefly Wells

Flyright FLY 605

Wells, Junior featuring Buddy Guy

Pleading The Blues

Evidence ECD 26035

Wheeler, James

Can’t Take It

Delmark DE-743

Williams, Jody

Return of a Legend

Evidence 26120

Williamson, Sonny Boy

Down and Out Blues

MCA/Chess CH-9257

Williamson, Sonny Boy

One Way Out

Chess BRP 2015

Williamson, Sonny Boy

The Chess Years

Chess Box 1

Williamson, Sonny Boy

This Is My Story

Chess 2CH50027

Young, Johnny

Johnny Young & His Chicago Blues Band

Arhoolie F 1029

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