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Muddy Waters’ Chess Blues Masters Series

“It’s so Raw, It’s Bloody”: Jim Campilongo Explains Why Muddy Waters’ Chess Blues Masters Series Album Is His Undisputed Desert Island Blues Disc

By Jim Campilongo published

The father of modern Chicago electric blues along with Little Walter, Willie Dixon, James Cotton, Otis Span, Tat Harris and others work their mojo on this collection of groundbreaking masterpieces

Joanna Connor performs at a sold-out show at Rosa's Lounge on March 26, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois.

“I Was Going to Do It and No One Was Going to Stop Me”: Joanna Connor Talks Breaking into the Chicago Blues Scene

By Sue Foley published

“You had to be tough to play there,” says the KTBA Records star

Junior Kimbrough performs at Junior’s Place, a.k.a. Junior’s Juke Joint, in Chulahoma, Mississippi, in 1999

The Evolution of Hill Country Blues

By Jim Beaugez published

From Mississippi Fred McDowell to Cedric Burnside, here’s how a new generation is taking the juke joint sound forward

Charlie Musselwhite

“There Was More to It Than Just Music”: Charlie Musselwhite Talks Blues

By Jim Beaugez published

The revered harp player finds his way back to the guitar on new album, ‘Mississippi Son’

Chuck Berry poses for a portait at Leonard Chess's home in circa 1958 in Chicago, Illinois.

Watch Chuck Berry Perform His Breakthrough Hit, “Maybellene,” Live on TV

By Denny Ilett, Christopher Scapelliti published

Video Five years on from his passing, we share the fascinating story behind the Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s pioneering classic.

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Chuck Berry (1928-2017) performs on November 23, 1981, at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan.

Hail! Hail! Gibson Presents the Chuck Berry 1970s ES-355

By Rod Brakes last updated

The father of rock ‘n’ roll is honored with another iconic signature model.

Bonnie Raitt performs live in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1976

Watch Bonnie Raitt Introduce Buddy Guy on Stage in 1974

By Rod Brakes published

Video This unmissable episode of 'Soundstage' is the epitome of ‘70s cool.

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Buddy Guy performs on stage with Frampton's Guitar Circus at Harrah's Resort Southern California on August 30, 2014 in Valley Center, California.

Watch Buddy Guy Mesmerize the Guitar Center

By Rod Brakes published

Video Damn right, Buddy Guy got the blues! Guitar store jams don’t get much better than this.

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Willie Dixon in the backyard of Muddy Waters' house in 1981

Watch Chicago Blues Trailblazer Willie Dixon Nail His 1954 Blues Standard “Hoochie Coochie Man” Live

By Guitar Player Staff last updated

VIDEO A Blackguard Esquire-toting Stephen Stills joins the Chess Records legend on stage.

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