George Thorogood - Goin’ Back
| 01_going_back.mp3 |
Chords/Lyrics: Goin' Back
Spiritual - Now Let me fly
| now_let_me_fly.mp3 |
Great PBS webpage on Quinn Chapel: http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=76,4,3,11
Lyrics/Chords: Now Let Me Fly
Robert Johnson - Sweet Home Chicago (1937)
| 1-03_sweet_home_chicago.mp3 |
Big Bill Broonzy - Key to Highway (1940)
| 2-12_key_to_the_highway.m4a |
Great PBS resource on the Great Migration:
http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=76,4,3,10#greatmigration_ss
Another from the Encylopedia of Chicago:
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/545.html
http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=76,4,3,10#greatmigration_ss
Another from the Encylopedia of Chicago:
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/545.html
Sam Theard - That’s Chicago’s South Side
| 01_thats_chicagos_south_side_rema.mp3 |
Great Resources from PBS on Bronzeville and the Jazz scene in Chicago:
http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=76,4,4,2
http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=76,4,4,8#bronzeville
http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=76,4,4,2
http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=76,4,4,8#bronzeville
Maceo Merriweather - Worried Life Blues (1941)
| 03_worried_life_blues.mp3 |
Chords/Lyrics: Worried Life Blues - C
Sonny Boy Williamson I - My Little Machine (1940)
| 1-08_my_little_machine.mp3 |
Chords/Lyrics: My Little Machine - G
Sunnyland Slim - Illinois Central (1947)
| 10_illinois_central_remastered_2002.mp3 |
A nice summary of the journey of the blues from the Delta to Chicago:
http://www.msbluestrail.org/blues-trail-markers/chicago
http://www.msbluestrail.org/blues-trail-markers/chicago
Muddy Waters - Can’t Be Satisfied (1948)
| 05_i_cant_be_satisfied.mp3 |
Sonny Boy Williamson II (Rice Miller) - Eyesight to the Blind (1951)
| 1-01_eyesight_to_the_blind.mp3 |
Chords/Lyrics: Eyesight to the Blind - A
Elmore James - Dust My Broom (1951)
| 1-13_dust_my_broom.mp3 |
Jimmy Rogers - Chicago Bound (1954) w/ Little Walker
| chicago_bound.mp3 |
Chords/Lyrics: Chicago Bound - E
Little Walter - Mellow Down Easy (Willie Dixon - 1954)
| 09_mellow_down_easy.mp3 |
Black Crowes and Jimmy Page version:
| 2-05_mellow_down_easy.mp3 |
Chords/Lyrics: Mellow Down Easy - A
Etta James - W.O.M.A.N (1955)
| 3-06_w.o.m.a.n..mp3 |
Mp3 version in the key of A:
| 3-06_w.o.m.a.n_-_a.mp3 |
Chords/Lyrics: Woman - A
Thorough biography of one of Chicago's greatest women:
http://www.olemiss.edu/mwp/dir/wells-barnett_ida/
http://www.olemiss.edu/mwp/dir/wells-barnett_ida/
Howlin’ Wolf - Killing Floor (1964)
| 4-06_killing_floor.mp3 |
Chords/Lyrics: Killing Floor - A
Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love (1957)
| 1-22_who_do_you_love.mp3 |
Chords/Lyrics: Who Do You Love - E
Otis Rush - I Can’t Quit You Baby (WIllie DIxon - 1956)
| 11_i_cant_quit_you_baby.mp3 |
Chords/Lyrics: I Can't Quit You Baby - A
Jimmy Reed - Big Boss Man (1960)
| 3-25_big_boss_man.mp3 |
Chords/Lyrics: Big Boss Man - E
Here's a nice guitar lesson for the song: http://www.vanderbilly.com/Guitar-Lesson-Jimmy+Reed+-+Big+Boss+Man,6665,1.html
Great resource from PBS on the Pullman Porters:
http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=76,4,3,6
http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=1,7,1,1,41
http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=76,4,3,6
http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=1,7,1,1,41
Junior Wells - Hoodoo Man (1965)
| 07_hoodoo_man_blues.mp3 |
Chords/Lyrics: Hoodoo Man Blues - A
Koko Taylor - Wang Dang Doodle (Willie Dixon 1965)
| 14_wang_dang_doodle.mp3 |
Chords/Lyrics: Wang Dang Doodle - D
Hound Dog Taylor - Give Me Back My Wig (1971)
| 11_give_me_back_my_wig.mp3 |
Chords/Lyrics: Give Me Back My Wig
Here's a summary of the life and career of Hound Dog Taylor, from the Alligator records website. _
http://www.alligator.com/artists/Hound-Dog-Taylor/
http://www.alligator.com/artists/Hound-Dog-Taylor/
Buddy Guy - Meet Me in Chicago
| 12_meet_me_in_chicago.mp3 |
