Various Artists - Chess Blues Guitar: Two Decades of Killer Fretwork, 1949-1969
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Track List: Chess Blues Guitar: Two Decades of Killer Fretwork, 1949-1969
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Disc 1:
- Anna Lee - Robert Nighthawk
- That's All Right - Jimmy Rodgers
- So Glad I Found You - Johnny Shines
- When I Am Gone - Joe Hill Louis
- Walkin' The Boogie - John Lee Hooker
- Date Bait - Blue Smitty
- Tired of Crying Over You - Morris Pejoe
- Sad, Sad Day - Muddy Waters
- It Was A Dream - John Brim
- Forty Cups Of Coffee - Danny Overbea
- Just A Fool - Eddie Boyd
- Loving Man - Muddy Waters
- I've Got A Woman - Howlin Wolf
- Reconsider Baby - Lowell Fulson
- Give Me One More Shot - J. B. Lenoir
- Rollin' Blues - Lowell Fulson
- Who Do You Love? - Bo Diddley
- Guitar Rumba - Earl Hooker
- What Kind Of Gal Is That? - Jody Williams
- Frog Hop - Earl Hooker
- Lucky You - Jody Williams
- Old Memories - Lafayette Thomas
- Guitar Boogie - Chuck Berry
Disc 2:
- Walking Thru The Park - Muddy Waters
- Treat Me Like I Treat You - Eddie Burns
- Claim On You - Layfayette Thomas
- Rock This House - Jimmy Rodgers
- I'm Satisfied - Otis Rush
- I Still Got The Blues - Chuck Berry
- Broken Hearted Blues - Buddy Guy
- Talk To Me Baby (I Can't Hold Out) - Elmore James
- My Babe - Bo Diddley
- Won't Be Hanging Around - Albert King
- I Can Tell - Bo Diddley
- Hidden Charms - Howlin' Wolf
- Buddy's Boogie - Buddy Guy
- What Kind Of Love Is This? - Little Milton
- Someday - Robert Nighthawk
- Killing Floor - Howlin Wolf
- Leave My Girl Alone - Buddy Guy
- Cross My Heart - Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
- Watch Out - Hound Dog Taylor
- One Sunny Day - Lonnie Brooks
- I Can't Quit You Baby - Little Milton
- She's Too Much - Johnny Littlejohn
Album Details: Chess Blues Guitar: Two Decades of Killer Fretwork, 1949-1969
- Release Date:
- 01/13/1998
- Label:
- Mca
- UPC:
- 076732939321
Pro Reviews: Chess Blues Guitar: Two Decades of Killer Fretwork, 1949-1969
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews This 45-song, two-disc collection is subtitled "two decades of killer fretwork," and never was a set so aptly described. Chess Records was the home to seemingly every hot guitar player in the Chicago area, and many of them make their appearance here. Besides the usual label guitar hotshots (Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, Lowell Fulson, Earl Hooker, Otis Rush, Robert Nighthawk, Little Milton), space is given to sideman work from legends like Hubert Sumlin and Robert Jr. Lockwood and great one-offs by lesser-known artists like Jody Williams, Danny Overbea, Eddie Burns, Joe Hill Louis, Morris Pejoe, Lafayette Thomas and others. It seems as if everyone recorded for Chess at one time or another, also explaining the inclusion of tracks by John Lee Hooker, Albert King, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Lonnie Brooks, Hound Dog Taylor and Elmore James. If electric blues guitar's your thing, then look no further than this fine two-disc compilation. - Cub Koda, All Music Guide |
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