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Chicago Blues
- Genre family
- Blues
- 2000s recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
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, Taj Mahal and Muddy Waters.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreBlues
Current genreChicago Blues
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2000s · United States · Chicago Blues
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings2000s starting recordings
01Fishin’ Blues2000 · blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 02Groaning the Blues (take 3)2000 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 03Close to You2000 · blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 04Key to the Highway2000 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 05My Love Will Never Die2006 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 06Mean and Evil2006 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 07The Sun Is Shining2006 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 08It Takes Time2006 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 09Bottle Up and Go2006 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 10I've Been Abused2007 · blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2000s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2000s albums
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