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Muddy Waters & Leonard Chess: I Can’t Be Satisfied

2 years ago 2 years agoPatrick OrtizBonamassa BlogChess Records, Chicago Blues, Leonard Chess, Muddy Waters

Muddy Meets Chess Muddy Waters was driving a truck. He was delivering Venetian blinds. That was his...

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This Week in Rock History: June 10 – June 16th

2 years ago 2 years agoPatrick OrtizBlues, Blues History, Bonamassa Blog, Music History, TributChicago Blues, electric blues, Howlin' Wolf, rock history

The Howlin’ Wolf of Chicago Howlin’ Wolf is one of the most important and thrilling artists in the...

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Greatest Blues Songs About War

2 years ago 2 years agoPatrick OrtizBlues, Bonamassa BlogBig Joe Williams, Chicago Blues, Delta Blues, hill country blues, J.B. Lenoir, John Lee Hooker, Junior Wells, Lightnin' Hopkins, talking blues, Texas Blues

Greatest Blues Songs About War This Memorial Day Weekend, as we remember the armed conflicts that the United...

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Muddy Waters – Scotch and Suits and, Most of All Songs

4 years agoPatrick OrtizBlues History, Joe Bonamassa and Other MusiciansChicago Blues, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, Urban Blues, Willie Dixon

According to Joe Bonamassa, there may be very few things that blues aficionados agree on, but one thing...

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Music By the Lake – 10 Great Artists from the Chicago Music Scene

4 years agoPatrick OrtizBlues and Rock History, Blues History, Classic Blues Songs, Classic RockChicago Blues, Herbie Hancock, Howlin' Wolf, jazz, Little Walter, Liz Phair, Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, The Smashing Pumpkins, Tortoise, Wilco, Willie Dixon

Chicago is a city of music, there’s no denying that. Jazz, blues, rock: each of these genres have...

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