Chicago: The Blues Today
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 1966
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Help MeThe Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band4:08
- 2It Hurts Me Too (When Things Go Wrong)The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band2:50
- 3Messin’ With the KidThe Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band2:25
- 4Vietcong BluesThe Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band5:01
- 5All Night LongThe Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band3:48
- 6Going AheadJ.B. Hutto and His Hawks2:07
- 7Please HelpJ.B. Hutto and His Hawks2:56
- 8Too Much AlcoholJ.B. Hutto and His Hawks2:335.0 ★
- 9Married Woman BluesJ.B. Hutto and His Hawks3:10
- 10That’s the TruthJ.B. Hutto and His Hawks2:51
- 11MarieOtis Spann’s South Side Piano2:30
- 12Burning FireOtis Spann’s South Side Piano3:18
- 13S.P. BluesOtis Spann’s South Side Piano2:55
- 14Sometime I WonderOtis Spann’s South Side Piano3:29
- 15Spann’s StompOtis Spann’s South Side Piano2:21
- CD 2
- 1Cotton Crop BluesThe Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet2:22
- 2The Blues Keep FallingThe Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet4:05
- 3Love Me or LeaveThe Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet3:29
- 4Rocket 88The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet2:05
- 5West Helena BluesThe Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet3:31
- 6Everything’s Going to Turn Out AlrightThe Otis Rush Blues Band3:56
- 7It’s a Mean Old WorldThe Otis Rush Blues Band2:24
- 8I Can’t Quit You BabyThe Otis Rush Blues Band3:18
- 9RockThe Otis Rush Blues Band3:36
- 10It’s My Own FaultThe Otis Rush Blues Band5:59
- 11Dust My BroomHomesick James and His Dusters3:19
- 12Somebody Been Talkin’Homesick James and His Dusters2:18
- 13Set a DateHomesick James and His Dusters2:46
- 14So Mean to MeHomesick James and His Dusters2:48
- CD 3
- 1One More TimeJohnny Young’s South Side Blues Band2:30
- 2Kid Man BluesJohnny Young’s South Side Blues Band3:04
- 3My Black MareJohnny Young’s South Side Blues Band3:45
- 4Stealin’ BackJohnny Young’s South Side Blues Band3:22
- 5I Got Mine in TimeJohnny Young’s South Side Blues Band4:23
- 6Tighten Up on ItJohnny Young’s South Side Blues Band3:14
- 7Dynaflow BluesThe Johnny Shines Blues Band2:405.0 ★
- 8Black Spider BluesThe Johnny Shines Blues Band3:07
- 9Layin’ Down My Shoes and ClothesThe Johnny Shines Blues Band2:28
- 10If I Get LuckyThe Johnny Shines Blues Band3:28
- 11Rockin’ My BoogieBig Walter Horton’s Blues Harp Band with Memphis Charlie3:31
- 12Mr. BoweevilThe Johnny Shines Blues Band3:15
- 13Hey, HeyThe Johnny Shines Blues Band2:22
Release credits
- harmonica [1-13]
- guitar [3, 5]
- harmonica [11]
- drums (drum set) [1-6]
- bass [7-13]
- drums (drum set) [2.11-14, 3.7-11], instrument [12-13]
- drums (drum set) [3, 5]
- bass [1-6]
- guitar [11-14], vocal [11-14]
- bass [3, 5]
- harmonica [4-5], vocal [4-5]
- guitar [4-5]
- guitar [7-13], vocal [7-10, 12-13]
- guitar [1-6], mandolin [1-6], vocal [1-6]
- harmonica [3, 5], vocal [3, 5]
- guitar [6-10]
- guitar [6-10], vocal [6-10]
- piano [1.11-15, 2.4-5], vocal [11-15]
- alto saxophone [6-10]
- bass [6-10]
- drums (drum set) [2.4-5, 1.11-15]
- bass [11-14]
- drums (drum set) [6-10]
Issues
- C12" Vinyl1966
- C12" Vinyl1966
- C12" Vinyl1966
- C1989
C24 August 1999- C1999
- C3x Digital Media (2022 digital release)12 June 2021
- C