Various Artists - Essential Chicago Blues [Vinyl]

This is a compilation of Chicago Blues, but it's also rather more than that. Run your finger down the list of songs here performed by the original artists and it's highly likely you'll recognise them from the repertoire of more recent artists. And while many of the singers here are, sadly, no longer with us, the blues' ability to be creatively recycled has given the music a longevity that should ensure its future.

Disc: 1

1. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
2. I Can't Quit You Baby - Otis Rush
3. Later On - Jimmy McCracklin
4. Eyesight To The Blind - Sonny Boy Williamson
5. My Babe - Little Walter
6. Dust My Broom - Elmore James
7. Sweet Old Chicago - Roosevelt Sykes
8. Good Understanding - Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim
9. I'm A Man - Bo Diddley
10. Smokestack Lightnin' - Howlin' Wolf
11. Sit And Cry (The Blues) - Buddy Guy
12. All Your Love - Magic Sam
13. Cut That Out - Junior Wells
14. Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd
15. It Must Have Been The Devil - Otis Spann
16. I'm Mad - Willie Mabon
17. Pretty Thing - Jimmy Reed
18. That's What You Think - Freddie King