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Chicago Blues
- Genre family
- Blues
- Starting recordings
- 45
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 B.B. King.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreBlues
Current genreChicago Blues
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Love String1994 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 02She Was Born That Way1994 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 03Rock Bottom (alternate)1997 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 04I Believe1989 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 05Take Me Where You Go1989 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 06Wound Up Tight1986 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 07Groaning the Blues (take 3)2000 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 08I Was a Fool1989 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 09Bluebird Blues2000 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 10Key to the Highway2000 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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