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Chicago Blues
- Genre family
- Blues
- 1960s recordings
- 4
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Meet Chicago Blues
Chicago Blues is a branch of the Blues family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Chicago Blues is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with John Lee Hooker, Elmore James and Otis Spann.
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Parent genreBlues
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1960s · North America · Chicago Blues
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
4 recordings1960s starting recordings
KEY ARTISTS
1960s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1960s albums
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