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HOMESICK JAMES: Goin' Back in the Times
Classic Mississippi Delta style solo country blues guitar & vocals by the oldest active blues guitarist.
CD price: $12.00

CATHY LEMONS BLUES BAND: Dark Road
Chicago blues sung by a critically aclaimed female vocalist , backed by partner/band leader Johnny Ace on bass with guest guitarists Tommy Castro, Rusty Zinn, Steve Freund and brilliant pianist David Maxwell.

ERWIN HELFER: I'm Not Hungry But I Like To Eat - Blues!
Boogie woogie, blues, and jazz piano
Recommended if you like Jimmy Yancey, Pete Johnson.CD price: $16.00 / MP3 price: $16.00

PETE SPECIAL: Mozart Street
By far the Best R & B Band to come from Chicago Pete the Co-Founder of the 80"s R&B sensation Big Twist and The Mellow Fellows Special is a guitar-playing hipster (who) treads the territory somewhere between Dr. John and Tom Waits.
CD price: $15.00

THE BLUE WATUSIS: Live at Lounge Ax
Rockin Chicago Blues from Chicago with two harp playing lead vocalists,a hot lead guitar player and a smokin rhythm section.
CD price: $12.97

ARON BURTON: Past, Present & Future
Aron burton shows once again why is so loved and respected in the Chicago blues scene. This album is a classic example of the chicago driven heavily by guitar and Aron's rock-solid bass guitar.
Recommended if you like Albert Collins, Willie Kent.CD price: $13.00

THE BLUE WATUSIS: Welcome To The House Of The Blues
original chicago blues from chicago featuring an all star band with 2 guitars, 2 singers& 2 harps
CD price: $9.97

RAVEN DESMOND SONGS: Live from Chicago
Swinging original Chicago Blues soulfully sung,played and written by Frank Raven,vocals,harp and flute and Jim Desmond,vocals and guitar.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $8.99

RAVEN DESMOND SONGS: Best Of The Blues
Original Chicago blues from Chicago featuring smokin' harp & hot guitar
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $9.99

FRANK RAVEN BAND: Chicago Breakdown
original chicago blues from chicago.wailin' harp & hot hot guitar.
CD price: $9.97 / MP3 price: $9.97

CHAINSAW DUPONT: Lake St. Lullaby
Delta crush, a blues-based rock, short songs, guitar oriented sound, rhythmically diverse.
MP3 price: $13.99

BLIND ARVELLA GRAY: The Singing Drifter
Blind Arvella Gray was a Chicago street singer and slide Dobro player who busked on the city's Maxwell Street and played a combination of lowdown blues, folk, gospel, country and field holler-inspired work songs.
CD price: $16.00

PAUL OSCHER: Alone with the Blues
Legendary bluesman and multi instrumentalist Paul Oscher presents an outstanding seventeen track collection of deep blues over a wide spectrum of blues styles in this highly acclaimed release
CD price: $16.99

RAVEN DESMOND SONGS: Shake It Down
Original acoustic Blues duo from Chicago. Two singers featuring harp,flute and guitar.
CD price: $5.97

SUNNYLAND SLIM: Be Careful How You Vote
Classic example of a Chicago blues ensemble. Piano driven by the patriarch of the Chicago blues, and featuring some of the best blues guitarists and singers in the last 30 years of Chicago blues.
CD price: $12.00

NICK MOSS & THE FLIP TOPS: Got A New Plan
High energy Chicago blues with a little funkiness added this time 'round.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00

FRANK RAVEN AND DAVE MENET: Cadillac Baby ...Live and Raw
original acoustic chicago blues featuring smokin harp & hot guitar including 2 improvised instrumentals
CD price: $5.97

