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Chicago Blues
- Genre family
- Blues
- Starting 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 B.B. King.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreBlues
Current genreChicago Blues
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North America · Chicago Blues
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01Take Me Where You Go1989 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 02I Believe1989 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 03She Was Born That Way1994 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 04Love String1994 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 05Rock Bottom (alternate)1997 · Chicago Blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 06I’m a Man2018 · blues · blues rockOpen in new tab 07Fishin’ Blues2000 · blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 08When the Levee Breaks2011 · blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 09Baby, Please Don’t GoBlues · bluesOpen in new tab 10Joliet Bound1932 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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