Album Reviews

The Living History Band

Chicago Blues: A Living History

2009-05-11

This looks like a greatest hits compilation but it’s actually a retrospective performed by a modern Chicago collective calling themselves The Living History Band. They’re joined by 4 of Chicago’s great blues traditionalists – harp masters Billy Boy Arnold and Billy Branch; and guitarists Lurrie Bell and John Primer. Extensive liners explain the significance of the honored artists, none of whom, it could be pointed out, were born north of the Mason-Dixon.

all reviews | all blues reviews

More reviews tagged #Blues

reviewed 09/2020
DIANNE DAVIDSON
PERIGON FULL CIRCLE
reviewed 02/2014
BILLY BRANCH AND THE SONS OF BLUES
BLUES SHOCK
reviewed 02/2014
WATERMELON SLIM & THE WORKERS
BULL GOOSE ROOSTER
reviewed 10/2015
The Marcus King Band
Soul Insight
reviewed 12/1969
Tim Woods
The Blues Sessions
reviewed 03/2017
JOHN MAYALL
TALK ABOUT THAT

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.