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Blues Unlimited #115 - Blues Piano from the Windy City

From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Length: 01:58:59

Join us as we take a look at some of the fine piano players who worked and recorded in Chicago over the years -- from Curtis Jones, Roosevelt Sykes and Big Maceo, to Memphis Slim, Little Johnny Jones, and Otis Spann. Read the full description.

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Playing: Blues Unlimited #115 - Blues Piano from the Windy City
From: Steve Franz

Memphis-slim_small Join us as we take a look at some of the prime movers and shakers of blues piano who worked and recorded in Chicago over the years -- from Curtis Jones, Roosevelt Sykes and Big Maceo, to Memphis Slim, Little Johnny Jones, and Otis Spann.

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Piece Description

Join us as we take a look at some of the prime movers and shakers of blues piano who worked and recorded in Chicago over the years -- from Curtis Jones, Roosevelt Sykes and Big Maceo, to Memphis Slim, Little Johnny Jones, and Otis Spann.

Each episode of Blues Unlimited is designed to be a self-contained "evergreen" show, to be run at any time you choose.

Broadcast History

1st local broadcast on April 20, 2011, on KXCI 91.3 FM

Timing and Cues

Hour 1: 00:00 to 1:00:54
In Cue: "Welcome to Blues Unlimited..."
Out Cue (at 59:54): "...another hour to go, right after this break."

Break (60 second music bed): 59:54 - 1:00:54

Hour 2: 1:00:54 to 1:58:59
In Cue: "Welcome back to the show..."
Out Cue (at 1:56:03): "...next time, right here on Blues Unlimited."

Hour 2 Note: from 1:56:03 to 1:58:59, an instrumental by Big Maceo, "Chicago Breakdown," closes the show.

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
Early In The Morning	Little Johnny Jones with Tampa Red	Tampa Red - Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order Vol. 14.	Document	1951	03:14
Worried Life Blues	Big Maceo	The Bluebird Recordings 1941-1942.	RCA/Bluebird	1941	02:57
Lonesome Bedroom Blues	Curtis Jones	Complete Recorded Works Vol 1.	Document	1937	03:06
Tired of Your Reckless Ways	Blind John Davis with Tampa	Tampa Red - Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order Vol. 11.	Document	1940	02:53
I See My Great Mistake	Memphis Slim	The Bluebird Recordings 1940-1941.	RCA/Bluebird	1940	02:57
This Tavern Boogie	Roosevelt Sykes	Complete Recorded Works Vol. 8.	Document	1945	02:38
Kid Man Blues	Big Maceo	The Victor/Bluebird Recordings 1945-1947.	RCA/Bluebird	1945	02:39
Get Ready To Meet Your Man	James (Beale Street) Clark	Columbia 36948 [78 rpm].	Columbia	1945	02:54
Angels in Harlem	Doctor Clayton	Angels In Harlem.	P-Vine	1946	03:09
Johnson Machine Gun	Sunnyland Slim	The Aristocrat of the Blues.	MCA/Chess	1947	02:54
Harlem Bound	Memphis Slim	Complete Recordings, Vol 2 1946-1948.	Blues Collection	1947	02:45
Big Town Playboy	Little Johnny Jones	The Aristocrat of the Blues.	MCA/Chess	1949	02:57
Vicksburg Blues	Little Brother Montgomery	Early Rhythm & Blues 1949.	Biograph	1949	03:15
Rock It	Roosevelt Sykes	Chicago Boogie.	Delmark	1950	02:59
Mother Earth	Memphis Slim	Chess Blues.	MCA/Chess	1950	02:44
Blue Coat Man	Eddie Boyd	Long Man Blues.	Delmark	1951	02:35
I'm Mad	Willie Mabon	Blowing The Fuse - 1953.	Bear Family	1953	02:37
Untitled Instrumental	Henry Gray & Morris Pejoe	Chess Blues.	MCA/Chess	1953	02:23
Sweet Little Woman	Little Johnny Jones	Elmore James - The Classic Early Recordings 1951-1956.	Ace	1953	03:00
Cool Playing Blues	Curtis Jones	Cool Playing Blues - Chicago Style.	Relic	1953	02:57
My Baby's Gone	Lazy Bill Lucas	Chicago Blues - The Chance Era.	Charly	1953	02:44
Nothing But Trouble	Eddie Boyd	Chess Blues Piano Greats.	MCA/Chess	1953	03:12
Up The Line	Little Johnny Jones	Messing With The Blues.	Ace	1953	02:40
Worried About My Baby	Sunnyland Slim	Sunnyland Slim 1952-1955.	Classics	1954	03:00
Little Piece of Mind	Memphis Slim	Memphis Slim U.S.A..	Delmark	1954	02:58
Five Spot	Otis Spann	Wrinkles - Classic and Rare Chess Instrumentals.	MCA/Chess	1954	02:43
Poison Ivy	Willie Mabon	House Rockin' Blues.	Ace	1954	02:54
Be Mine Alone	Sunnyland Slim	Sunnyland Slim 1952-1955.	Classics	1955	02:43
That Ain't Right	Henry Gray	Hand Me Down Blues - Chicago Style.	Relic	1955	02:28
I'm In Love With You Baby	Otis Spann	Chess Blues Piano Greats.	MCA/Chess	1956	02:36
Five Long Years	Eddie Boyd	Chicago Blues - The Early 1950s.	Blues Classics	1958	02:44
Suitcase Blues	Little Brother Montgomery	I Blueskvarter Vol 2.	Jefferson	1964	04:10
Can't Do Me No Good	Otis Spann	The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions.	Blue Horizon	1968	02:23
Otis In The Dark	Otis Spann	Otis Spann Is The Blues.	Candid	1960	04:37
Chicago Breakdown	Big Maceo	The Victor/Bluebird Recordings 1945-1947.	RCA/Bluebird	1945	02:58

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