The review by Cub Koda from the All Music Guide refers to the one-disc set on Rhino, which emusic does not have. This set DOES get 5 stars in All Music, however. The reviewer begins with, \"A decent-sized helping of late-'50s and early-'60s sides that Elmore James cut for Bobby Robinson's Fire label.\"
Chicago began filling up with blues artists—Blind Blake, Big Bill Broonzy, Memphis Minnie, Sunnyland Slim, Memphis Slim—in the 1920s and '30s--but what we know as "Chicago blues" is a postwar phenomena, a term mostly used to describe electric band blues with Mississippi Delta roots. Its first true star was Muddy Waters, whose earliest Chicago music was mostly made by himself on electrified slide guitar alongside a stand-up bassist. As he grew successful, Muddy began adding musicians… more »
Contrary to the music's image, there are blues for every mood and every occasion, and blues styles varied widely for as long as the music stayed in style with African-Americans. Blues remains one of the cornerstones of American popular music, and though few bluesmen crossed over into the mainstream, many of their songs did. So here's three hours of blues classics for everyone: classic artists, classic songs, classic performances. Get it while you… more »
