w. c. handy was considered the father of chicago blues.
w. c. handy was considered the father of chicago blues.
who was considered the father of chicago blues?
w. c. handy
by the late 1940s several chicago-based blues artists had begun to use amplification, including john lee williamson and johnny shines. early recordings in the new style were made in 1947 and 1948 by musicians such as johnny young, floyd jones, and snooky pryor. the format was perfected by muddy waters, who utilized various small groups that provided a strong rhythm section and powerful harmonica. his "i can't be satisfied" (1948) was followed by a series of ground-breaking recordings. chicago blues is influenced to a large extent by the mississippi blues style, because many performers had migrated from the mississippi region. howlin' wolf, muddy waters, willie dixon and jimmy reed were all born in mississippi and moved to chicago during the great migration. in addition to electric guitar, harmonica, and a rhythm section of bass and drums, some performers such as j. t. brown who played in elmore james's bands or j. b. lenoir's also used saxophones, largely as a supporting instrument. little walter, sonny boy williamson (rice miller) and big walter horton were among the best known harmonica (called "blues harp" by blues musicians) players of the early chicago blues scene and the sound of electric instruments and harmonica is often seen as characteristic of electric chicago blues. muddy waters and elmore james were known for their innovative use of slide electric guitar. howlin' wolf and muddy waters were for their deep, "gravelly" voices. bassist and composer willie dixon played a major role on the chicago blues scene. he composed and wrote many standard blues songs of the period, such as "hoochie coochie man", "i just want to make love to you" (both penned for muddy waters) and, "wang dang doodle", "spoonful" and "back door man" for howlin' wolf. most artists of the chicago blues style recorded for the chicago-based chess records and checker records labels, there were also smaller blues labels in this era including vee-jay records and j.o.b. records.
electric blues
bullet::::- "chicago at night" – spoon









































bullet::::- "chicago blues", 1946 – composers: arthur crudup, ransom knowling, judge riley









































bullet::::- "chicago blues" – dion dimucci









































bullet::::- "chicago blues" – fletcher henderson









































bullet::::- "chicago blues" – bill snyder









































bullet::::- "chicago blues" - jim peterik









































bullet::::- "chicago blues" - oscar peterson









































bullet::::- "the chicago blues" – sally roberts









































bullet::::- "chicago boogie" - four blazes









































bullet::::- "chicago bop stepping" – the clayton brothers









































bullet::::- "chicago bound blues", 1923 – composer & lyricist: lovie austin









































bullet::::- "chicago bound blues" – bessie smith









































bullet::::- "chicago bound" – canned heat









































bullet::::- "chicago bound" – jimmy rogers
list of songs about chicago