Champion Jack Dupree
Good Time Tonight
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1943-1950)
Big Bill Broonzy

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Acoustic Chicago Blues describes the version of music emanating from the Windy City in the years before the twin arrivals of Muddy Waters and electric guitars changed everything. Chicago was recording central for most blues recording artists of the 1930s and '40s, and most performers were plugged into what has became known as "the Bluebird Beat," an acoustic-based progenitor of the later electric Chicago blues band lineup. Its music is earmarked by what is usually described as a "hokum style" -- heavy on lyrics that promote a lighthearted atmosphere, and propelled by a jazz-influenced beat and a more city derived slant.

Acoustic Chicago Blues Artists Highlights

Champion Jack Dupree
Champion Jack Dupree
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy

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Acoustic Chicago Blues Album Highlights

Good Time Tonight
Big Bill Broonzy
Good Time Tonight
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1943-1950)
Jimmy Yancey
Complete Recorded Works, ...
The Young Big Bill Broonzy (1928-1935)
Big Bill Broonzy
The Young Big Bill Broonzy ...
Roosevelt Sykes (1929-1941)
Roosevelt Sykes
Roosevelt Sykes (1929-1941)
It Hurts Me Too: The Essential Recordings of Tampa Red
Tampa Red
It Hurts Me Too: The ...
Sugar Mama
Sonny Boy Williamson I
Sugar Mama

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Acoustic Chicago Blues Song Highlights

Title/Composer Performer Stream
It's a Low Down Dirty Shame Big Bill Broonzy
Yancey Special Jimmy Yancey
Hip Shakin' Strut Big Bill Broonzy
The Honeydripper Roosevelt Sykes
Boogie Woogie Dance Tampa Red
Whiskey Headed Woman Sonny Boy Williamson I
Tell That Woman Willie Dixon
Mistreatin' Mama Big Bill Broonzy
Guitar Rag Big Bill Broonzy
Barrelhouse Woman Scrapper Blackwell / Leroy Carr

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