Rough Guide to Chicago Blues (2003) more music like this

by Various Artists

Ah, the Chicago blues. While it very much has its own identity, developed from the '30s on, it's the direct descendent of the Delta blues of Mississippi, gussied up in city clothes and given a bit of a polish -- but never too much of one. The Rough Guide to Chicago Blues compilation proves to be one of the best at uncovering the city and its style ...

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Rollin' Stone [Proper] (2002) more music like this

by Muddy Waters

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A Proper Introduction to Muddy Waters: Mad Love (2004) more music like this

by Muddy Waters

While it's true that this anthology of Muddy Waters material is limited to a single disc, for the price and the package it's a tough one to beat. Containing 24 tracks, it basically showcases the great bluesman's seminal early years when his rural Delta-styled blues made the move to the modern, raucous Chicago blues style, and covers the years 1948 ...

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Big Road Blues (2002) more music like this

by Canned Heat

This brief collection features some of the ragged song demos Canned Heat did for Johnny Otis in 1966 before they signed with Liberty Records and released their debut album in 1967. Featuring mostly covers of classic blues songs, the versions aren't bad at all, and while they lack some of the polish (using the word in a relative fashion) and shine ...

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