Blues — In Stock — CDs under $6 
Our Chicago roots run deep here, with plenty of postwar Chicago blues -- plus delta blues, folk blues, electric blues, pre-war blues, and more!
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Chess, 1941/1942. Used ... $2.99
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Muddy Waters —
Hard Again ... CD Blue Sky, 1977. Used ... $1.99
Produced by Johnny Winter – with cuts that include "The Blues Had A Baby & They Named It Rock & Roll #2", "Little Girl", "Deep Down In Florida", "Jealous Hearted Man", and "Mannish Boy". CD
Also available (Out of print.)
Hard Again ... LP 19.99
Hard Again (with bonus track) ... CD 4.99
Blue Sky, 1977. Used ... $4.99
Produced by Johnny Winter – with cuts that include "The Blues Had A Baby & They Named It Rock & Roll #2", "Little Girl", "Deep Down In Florida", "Jealous Hearted Man", and "Mannish Boy". CD
Also available (2004 remastered edition. Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Hard Again ... LP 19.99
Hard Again ... CD 1.99
Muddy Waters —
I'm Ready (with bonus tracks) ... CD Epic/Legacy, 1978. Used ... $3.99
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(Sealed 2004 pressing. Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Muddy Waters —
King Bee (with bonus tracks) ... CD Blue Sky/Epic, 1981. Used ... $4.99
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Also available King Bee ... LP 19.99(2004 pressing with 2 bonus tracks.)
Muddy Waters —
Muddy Waters Sings Big Bill/Chess/MCA, 1959/1963. Used ... $4.99
2 Muddy Waters classics! On the first record, the Big Bill in the title is Big Bill Broonzy – a key influence on midcentury bluesmen all over the US, and paid tribute to nicely here by Muddy Waters! Given this tribute approach, the sound's a bit rootsier than some of Waters' other work for ... read more CD
(Out of print MCA pressing.)
Delmark, 1953/1954. Used ... $3.99
Some of the first recordings ever from Chicago legend Junior Wells – made for the small States label in the Windy City, many years before Wells exploded out with much greater national fame! The music here has Junior stepping into the same early electric space that Chess Records was cutting ... read more CD
Also available Blues Hit Big Town ... CD 6.99(Booklet has a cutout hole.)
Junior Wells —
It's My Life, Baby ... CD Vanguard, 1966. Used ... $4.99
Some of his classic 60's material, recorded live at Pepper's Lounge on the South Side of Chicago in 1966. With the tracks "It's My Life Baby", "Country Girl", and "Shake it Baby". Great Chicago blues/soul crossover stuff. CD
Delmark, 2016. Used ... $4.99
Nicely tight work from Mike Wheeler – a contemporary bluesman on the Chicago scene who strongly continues the legacy of the city from the 60s onward – from his work on guitar, to his soulful lead vocals, to his talent for penning a tune! The work here is all original material by ... read more CD
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Jimmy Witherspoon —
Jazz Me The Blues – The Best of Jimmy Witherspoon ... CD Prestige, 1950s/Early 60s. Used ... $3.99
Production by David Axelrod. CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole, disc has a promo stamp.)
Alligator, 1991. Used 2 CDs ... $1.99
Music from Hound Dog Taylor, James Cotton, Professor Longhair, Koko Taylor, Tinsley Ellis, Kenny Neal, Elvin Bishop, Roy Buchanan, Son Seals, Lonnie Brooks, Sonny Terry, and more. CD
Alligator, 1993. Used 2CD ... $1.99 2.99
Music from Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials, Katie Webster, Elvis Bishop, the Lonnie Brooks Blues Band, Koko Taylor & her Blues Machine & an All Star Jam. CD
(Out of print.)
Mastertone, 1950s/Early 1960s. Used 3 CDs ... $5.99
Includes tracks by John Lee Hooker, Screaming Jay Hawkins, BB King, Cissy Houston, Jimmy Reed, Memphis Slim and others. 36 tracks total! CD
Purple Flame (UK), 1950s/1960s. Used 2 CDs ... $1.99
Music from John Lee Hooker, Billy Boy Arnold With Tony McPhee, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Johnson, Memphis Slim, Buster Benton & Carey Bell, Louisiana Red, Sunnyland Slim, Muddy Waters, and more. CD
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Blues Masters Vol 2 – Postwar Chicago Blues ... CD Rhino, 1950s. Used ... $1.99
Features work by Eddie Boyd, Magic Sam, Jody Williams, Johnny Shines, Howlin Wolf, Bo Diddley, Baby Face Leroy, and others! CD
(Out of print.)
Rhino, 1950s/1960s. Used ... $2.99
Music from Little Walter and his Night Cats, Jimmy Reed, Sonny Boy Williamson, Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet, Lazy Lester, Jerry McCain, Howlin' Wolf, Billy Boy Arnold, Jimmy & Walter, Snooky Pryor, Slim Harpo, and more. 18 tracks total. CD
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Blues Routes – Heroes & Tricksters ... CD Smithsonian Folkways, 1990s. Used ... $2.99
Music from Gandy Dancers, John Cephas And Phil Wiggins, Warner Williams, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Etta Baker, Abner Jay, Claude Williams, Sammy Price, Booker T. Laury, White Cloud Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, and more. CD
HMG, 1999. Used ... $4.99
Tracks by RL Burnside, Pinetop Perkins, Boogaloo Ames, Eddie Cusic, and Robert Curtis Smith. CD
(Spine has a cutout notch.)
Alligator, 1980s. Used ... $1.99
Music from Albert Collins, Big Twist & the Mellow Fellows, Koko Taylor, Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials, Littel Charlie & the Nightcats, Johnny Winter, Lonnie Brooks, Lonnie Mack, Professor Longhair, Buddy Guy & more. CD
(Out of print.)
Blue Chicago, 1950s/1960s. Used ... $2.99
Music from Muddy Waters, Magic Sam, Jimmy Reed, Elmore James, Eddie Taylor, Howlin' Wolf, Junior Wells, Otis Spann, J.B. Lenoir, Little Walter, Otis Rush, Earl Hooker, Sunnyland Slim, Sonny Boy Williamson, Robert Lockwood Jr, Billy Boy Arnold, Luther Allison, and Hound Dog Taylor & The House ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Columbia/Legacy, 2003. Used 2 CDs ... $4.99 9.99
Includes 24 tracks from Buddy Guy, Larry Johnson, India Arie, Keb Mo, Mavis Staples, Solomon Burke, Mos Def, Gregg Allman, Natalie Cole and Odetta. CD
(Small cutout hole on the back.)
Time Life/MCA, Early 60s. Used ... $2.99
Featuring music from Freddy King, Jimmy Reed, Bobby Bland, Muddy Waters, BB King, Slim Harpo, Etta James, Little Johnny Taylor, Howlin' Wolf, Albert King, Bobby Parker, Johnny Guitar Watson, Earl King, Buddy Guy, Elmore James, Little Junior Parker, and Earl Hooker – 20 tracks in all. CD
Rounder, 1959. Used ... $2.99 4.99
Alan Lomax recordings – features Fred McDowell, John Dudley, Ervin Webb, and others! CD
Tradition, 1920s/1930s/1940s/1950s/1960s. Used ... $2.99
Music from Etta Baker, Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, Big Bill Broonzy, Louis Armstrong, Odetta, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Woody Herman, and others – 15 tracks total. CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
