# Chicago/The Blues/Today! (Digital Album)

- **Brand:** Vanguard Records
- **Price:** $19.99
- **Catalog:** craftrecordings
- **Retailer:** craftrecordings
- **Product URL:** https://go.cosimo.shop/r/gAAAAABq9aE_8MPeBChhxNAf9ljep7ynDal9Yg-DiUuc_OhwbH_9bMXnl8KEsW8jnQvsjUnpuU7iuATZtHlNcXSuLaX-8m28fn04U3lMUvCVDAzIG1AwnEetEjUAniFKjc9F14TkbK-83klIhW8mR01fP6tN1znd6fBf2Z0MR71MH6Ex8V8iS-dZB3CiOHitW_sFnKi83BXKesKk-Ggrbv7aLHn3CHKIDNfQkHSZYL9jfO2xwTY5cBf92l5erJkYXF14125QaTY97lfLv2zDnqU5ZAaNIVNds0pfr1g0nX5VkyY6vqKQtlV963rz4UNBqvRFzkf_R08M92mKZtILNehgJX7MVnavtAfQbyqUL6gQBbbQM5qiM7rFmqwTkvOStRB1lknS4ZtZ-lnIZvPFGY7XmOsbFZ-UyvOO3-Qr3xXSB2zPwBhGxqfl4Yo3nsJH_G1Qnzs9ZGgzsft6-7OobVrsb39yfTLW12wxuA8EABd1vjbk9ZFiGKQ3bGroUCSRH_2CPRxObFWp
- **GTIN:** 888072266230
- **Availability:** In stock

## Summary

Digital album titled 'Chicago/The Blues/Today!' featuring various blues artists, with cover art depicting a snowy urban landscape and colorful artist panels.

## Description

Deliverable via email in your choice of MP3, WAV, ALAC, or FLAC. Your purchase will be delivered by the email address delivery@single.xyz. Please make sure to check your junk email as well if you do not see your digital album on release day.  In 1965, musician, author, historian and producer Samuel Charters enlisted nine of the Midwest’s best blues artists to record a short set each for a Vanguard Records sampler, showcasing the electric sound of Chicago Blues. The distinct style, known for its use of electric guitars, amplified harmonicas, a rhythm section and often a piano, was exemplified by artists like Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Willie Dixon, Jonny Young, Otis Spann and Big Walter Horton—all of whom appear on the compilation. Released in 1966, the groundbreaking Chicago/The Blues/Today! trilogy introduced countless listeners to the blues—helping to popularize the genre in the US, the UK and beyond. These recordings also influenced a host of up-and-coming rock artists, including The Animals, Eric Clapton and The Yardbirds, The Rolling Stones and, later, The Allman Brothers Band. As AllMusic notes, “It’s fair to assume that most blues-influenced artists had all three volumes in their respective collections, and the songs on them ended up in the repertoires of everyone from Jimi Hendrix…to Led Zeppelin…to Steppenwolf.”

## Variants

- **In stock:** 1 of 1

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## Categories

- **Categories:** Digital Album

## Additional Attributes

- **tags:** 10EOY25, 2026MERRY, BHM26, Blue15, Blues, BluesDay, BMM25, Check2026, CRFTLOVERS, CRSUB10, DadRocks, Digital, Digital Album, downbeat_22, EOY2025, goodbye, Holiday24, LD23, MERRY20, non_NR, SummerWrap26, Vanguard Records, VDAY2024
- **artist:** Vanguard Records
- **vendor:** Vanguard Records
- **features:** • An essential archive of Chicago's influential mid-’60s blues scene, • Featuring groundbreaking performances from Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Willie Dixon, Jonny Young, Otis Spann and Big Walter Horton
- **tracklist:** A Tribute to Sonny Boy Williamson – The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band, It Hurts Me Too – The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band, Messin’ With The Kid – The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band, Vietcong Blues – The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band, All Night Long – The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band, Going Ahead – J. B. Hutto And His Hawks, Please Help – J.B. Hutto And His Hawks, Too Much Alcohol – J. B. Hutto And His Hawks, Married Woman Blues – J. B. Hutto And His Hawks, That's The Truth – J. B. Hutto And His Hawks, Marie – Otis Spann’s South Side Piano, Burning Fire – Otis Spann’s South Side Piano, S. P. Blues – Otis Spann’s South Side Piano, Sometimes I Wonder – Otis Spann’s South Side Piano, Spann’s Stomp – Otis Spann’s South Side Piano, Cotton Crop Blues – The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet, The Blues Keep Falling – The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet, Love Me Or Leave Me – The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet, Rocket 88 – The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet, West Helena Blues – The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet, Everything’s Going To Turn Out Alright – The Otis Rush Blues Band, It’s A Mean Old World – The Otis Rush Blues Band, I Can’t Quit You Baby – The Otis Rush Blues Band, Rock – The Otis Rush Blues Band, It’s My Own Fault – The Otis Rush Blues Band, Dust My Broom – Homesick James And His Dusters, Somebody Been Talkin’ – Homesick James And His Dusters, Set A Date – Homesick James And His Dusters, So Mean To Me – Homesick James And His Dusters, One More Time – Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band, Kid Man Blues – Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band, My Black Mare – Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band, Stealin’ Back – Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band, I Got Mine In Time – Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band, Tighten Up On It – Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band, Dynaflow Blues – The Johnny Shines Blues Band, Black Spider Blues – The Johnny Shines Blues Band, Layin’ Down My Shoes And Clothes – The Johnny Shines Blues Band, If I Get Lucky – The Johnny Shines Blues Band, Rockin’ My Boogie – Big Walter Horton’s Blues Harp Band With Memphis Charlie, Mr. Boweevil – The Johnny Shines Blues Band, Hey, Hey – The Johnny Shines Blues Band
- **product type:** Digital Album
- **shopify handle:** various-artists-chicago-the-blues-today-digital-album
- **delivery formats:** MP3, WAV, ALAC, or FLAC
- **digital delivery formats:** Deliverable via email in your choice of MP3, WAV, ALAC, or FLAC. Your purchase will be delivered by the email address delivery@single.xyz. Please make sure to check your junk email as well if you do not see your digital album on release day.

## Enrichment

- **Type:** digital album
- **Type Synonyms:** digital music, digital download
- **Tags:** album art, blues music, compilation
- **Styles:** vintage
- **Category Path:** Media > Music & Sound Recordings > Digital Music Downloads
- **Download format:** ALAC, FLAC, MP3, WAV
- **Music genre:** Blues
- **Canonical Brand:** Vanguard Records

## Images

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