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Sweet Home Chicago - The Blues Of Magic Sam, Luther Allison, Big Mojo, Eddie Shaw, Louis Myers, Lefty Lopez


1 My Luck Don't Ever Change - Luther Allison 03:53
2 Gotta Move on Up - Luther Allison 02:43
3 Top 'O the Harp - Louis Myers 03:33
4 That's All Right - Louis Myers 01:48
5 Move on Out of Town - Big Mojo Elem 04:09
6 Slow Down Baby - Big Mojo Elem 01:58
7 That's Why I'm Crying - Magic Sam 03:12
8 Riding High - Magic Sam / Eddie Shaw 02:10
9 Bad Luck Blues - Magic Sam 02:47
10 Blues for the West Side - Magic Sam / Eddie Shaw 02:53
11 Coming Down With the Blues - Lucky Lopez & The Jazz
Prophets 03:28

From liner notes: "... this LP, an anthology of primarily unknown bluesmen of Chicago's West Side, prior to the 1968 Democratic Convention and its displays of political cynicism in the hall and disorderly police illegalities in the street."

Recording info:
MAGIC SAM'S BLUES BANDS with EDDIE SHAW (MBS Studios, Feb. 6, 1966)
LUTHER ALLISON, BIG MOJO, etc (Wonderful Records, March 8, 1967)
LOUIS MYERS (Wonderful Records, April 1, 1968)
LEO EVANS with the JAZZ PROPHETS (8032 South Luella, July 21, 1968)

Lefty Lopez, mentioned in the album subtitle, is called Leo Evans in the track listing and in the liner notes, but is more known as Lucky Evans.

Bass – James H. Morris (tracks: 11), Mac Thompson* (tracks: 7 to 10)
Congas – James Jones (11) (tracks: 11)
Drums – Robert Richey* (tracks: 7 to 10), Odie Payne Jr.* (tracks: 3, 4), Russell Brown (6) (tracks: 11), S.P. Leary (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6)
Guitar – Leo Evans* (tracks: 11), Luther Allison (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6), Magic Sam (tracks: 3, 4, 7 to 10)
Harmonica, Vocals – Louis Myers (tracks: 3, 4)
Piano – Odie Payne Jr.* (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6)
Steel Guitar [Hawaiian] – Fred Roulette* (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6)
Tenor Saxophone – Eddie Shaw (2) (tracks: 8, 10), Julius M. Norris (tracks: 11), Virgil Florence (tracks: 11)
Vocals – Big Mojo (2) (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6), Luther Allison (tracks: 1, 2), Magic Sam (tracks: 7 to 10)


A1 Luther Allison– My Luck Don't Ever Change
Bass – Big Mojo (2)
Drums – S.P. Leary
Piano – Odie Payne Jr.*
Steel Guitar – Fred Roullette*
Vocals, Guitar – Luther Allison
3:52

A2 Luther Allison– Gotta Move On Up
Bass – Big Mojo (2)
Drums – S.P. Leary
Piano – Odie Payne Jr.*
Steel Guitar – Fred Roullette*
Vocals, Guitar – Luther Allison
3:00

A3 Louis Myers– Top Of The Harp
Bass – Mac Thompson*
Drums – Odie Payne Jr.*
Guitar – Magic Sam
Harmonica – Louis Myers
3:34

A4 Louis Myers– That's All Right
Bass – Mac Thompson*
Drums – Odie Payne Jr.*
Guitar – Magic Sam
Vocals, Harmonica – Louis Myers
2:20

A5 Big Mojo (2)– Move On Out Of Town
Drums – S.P. Leary
Guitar – Luther Allison
Piano – Odie Payne Jr.*
Steel Guitar – Fred Roullette*
Vocals, Bass – Big Mojo (2)
3:20

A6 Big Mojo (2)– Slow Down Baby
Drums – S.P. Leary
Guitar – Luther Allison
Piano – Odie Payne Jr.*
Steel Guitar – Fred Roullette*
Vocals, Bass – Big Mojo (2)
1:57

B1 Magic Sam– That's Why I'm Crying
Bass – Mac Thompson*
Drums – Bob Richey
Tenor Saxophone – Eddie Shaw (2)
Vocals, Guitar – Magic Sam
3:26

B2 Eddie Shaw (2) And Magic Sam– Riding High
Bass – Mac Thompson*
Drums – Bob Richey
Guitar – Magic Sam
Vocals, Tenor Saxophone – Eddie Shaw (2)
2:10

B3 Magic Sam– Bad Luck Blues
Bass – Mac Thompson*
Drums – Bob Richey
Tenor Saxophone – Eddie Shaw (2)
Vocals, Guitar – Magic Sam
2:45

B4 Eddie Shaw (2) With Magic Sam– Blues For The West Side
Bass – Mac Thompson*
Drums – Bob Richey
Guitar – Magic Sam
Vocals, Tenor Saxophone – Eddie Shaw (2)
2:50

B5 Leo Evans* With The Jazz Prophets– Coming Down With The Blues
Bass – James H. Morris
Congas – James Jones (11)
Drums – Russell Brown (6)
Recorded By – Michael Fleisher
Tenor Saxophone – Julius M. Norris, Virgil Florence
Vocals, Guitar – Leo Evans*
3:37

"One of my favorite blues collections has to be Delmark's Sweet Home Chicago. It sometimes gets lost in the shuffle among a few of the other Chicago blues anthologies, like Alligator's Living Chicago Blues series and Vanguard's Chicago/The Blues/Today! series, but to me, the music is just as good and focuses on some of the movers and shakers of the Windy City's West Side blues scene of the mid to late 60's. Though it's only a little over 30 minutes long, for blues fans it's a well-spent half hour featuring some great early music from several artists who have become legendary as time passed."- Friday Blues Fix blog