Chicago/The Blues/Today!
Chicago/The Blues/Today! is a series of three blues albums by various artists. It was recorded in late 1965 and released in 1966. It was remastered and released as a three-disc album in 1999. In 1965 Samuel Charters at Vanguard Records asked nine different blues artists to come into the studio and record several songs each, so that he could produce a sampler of Chicago blues music. The albums made a significant impression on some now-well-known American and English rock musicians, who at the time had not had much exposure to electric  blues. The artists featured on "Chicago/The Blues/Today!" are Junior Wells, J. B. Hutto, Otis Spann, James Cotton, Otis Rush, Homesick James, Johnny Young, Johnny Shines, and Big Walter Horton. Also contributing are other musicians such as Buddy Guy, Willie Dixon, and Floyd Jones. Track listing. Disc 1 / Volume 1. The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band J. B. Hutto and His Hawks Otis Spann's South Side Piano Disc 2 / Volume 2. The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet The Otis Rush Blues Band Homesick James and His Dusters Disc 3 / Volume 3. Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band The  Johnny Shines Blues Band Big Walter Horton's Blues Harp Band with Memphis Charlie The Johnny Shines Blues Band Personnel. Musicians. The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band J. B. Hutto and His Hawks Otis Spann's South Side Piano The Jimmy Cotton Quartet The Otis Rush Blues Band Homesick James and His Dusters Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band The Johnny Shines Blues Band Big Walter Horton's Blues Harp Band with Memphis Charlie