Various Artists - Blues Masters, Volume 2: Postwar Chicago Blues (1992)

This blues compilation is Volume 2 in an extensive blues series of CDs from Rhino which is slowly finding its way to my collection as I continue my blues education this summer. The Chicago mentioned in the title is the one in Illinois; the war mentioned refers to World War II. The Chicago record labels that became legendary are represented on this disc, including Chess, Vee-Jay, and Cobra. The music was developed in the Mississippi Delta and moved to Chicago during the Great Migration: these blues are amplified, raw, and in-your-face, with the electric guitar taking the lead alongside powerful vocals. A great primer for me as I continue to investigate all the subgenres of blues music - I always seem to come across previously unfamiliar names in these compilations. Mostly unfamiliar tunes, but there's a few I recognize. This music all predates my birth, but still teaches this old dog some new tricks.

Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart

Tracks:

	Song	Artist	Year
1	Rollin' & Tumblin' Part 1	Baby Face Leroy Foster	1950
2	Just Make Love To Me	Muddy Waters	1954
3	That's All Right	Jimmy Rogers & His Trio	1950
4	Off The Wall	Little Walter & The Night Cats	1953
5	Don't Start Me Talkin'	Sonny Boy Williamson	1955
6	Evening Sun	Johnny Shines	1953
7	Smokestack Lightnin'	Howlin' Wolf	1956
8	I'm A Man	Bo Diddley	1955
9	Five Long Years	Eddie Boyd	1952
10	Sweet Woman (From Maine)	Robert Jr. Lockwood	1954
11	Mama Talk To Your Daughter	J. B. Lenoir	1955
12	Bright Lights Big City	Jimmy Reed	1961
13	You May	Jody Williams	1957
14	All Your Love (I Miss Loving)	Otis Rush	1958
15	All Your Love	Magic Sam	1957
16	First Time I Met The Blues	Buddy Guy	1960
17	Blue Guitar	Earl Hooker	1962
18	Little By Little	Junior Wells	1957

Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None.

Previously revisited for the blog:
Volume 3: Texas Blues (1992)
Volume 7: Blues Revival (1993)
Volume 8: Mississippi Delta Blues (1993)
Blues Masters Sampler (1993)