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Chicago Blues
- Genre family
- Blues
- 2010s 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, B.B. King and Muddy Waters.
GENRE FAMILY
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Parent genreBlues
Current genreChicago Blues
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2010s · United States · Chicago Blues
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
9 recordings2010s starting recordings
01I’m a Man2018 · blues · blues rockOpen in new tab 02When the Levee Breaks2011 · blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 03The Waterfront2011 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 04To Know You Is to Love You2012 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 05Joe Louis Strut2012 · blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 06Big Boss Man2013 · blues · blues rockOpen in new tab 07I Got to Go2016 · blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 08I Want You to Love Me2017 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 09Has Anyone Seen My Man?2018 · blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2010s artists
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