sounds of Chicago
There was a (happy) time, after this single’s release in 1975, when you couldn’t go to a Chicago blues bar—like, say, Buddy Guy’s Checkerboard Lounge on 43rd Street—without hearing it on the jukebox.
Syl Johnson (1936-2022), “Take Me to the River” (Al Green, Mabon [“Teenie”] Hodges), 1975
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sounds of Chicago
Baby Huey & The Baby Sitters, “Messin’ with the Kid” (M. London), 1965
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what’s new
Vince Staples, live (“Blackberry Marmalade,” “Go! Go! Gorilla,” “White Flag,” “Shame on the Devil,” “Only in America”), Washington, D.C., published today
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always fresh
Macy Gray (1967-), “I Try” (M. Gray, J. Ruzumna, J. Lim, D. Wilder), 1999; J Dilla (1974-2006), remix, 2006
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basement jukebox
Five Stairsteps & Cubie, “Don’t Change Your Love” (C. Mayfield), 1968
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timeless
Washboard Bill (1905-2003) with King Curtis (1934-1971, tenor saxophone) and Mickey Baker (1925-2012, guitar), “In the Morning,” 1956
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Guitar Ray, “Ball & Chain” (R. Washington), 1967
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Jill Scott, live (“A Long Walk,” “Beautiful People,” “Cross My Mind,” “Don’t Play,” “The Way”), published 2/16/26
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The Upsetters (feat. Little Richard), “Every Night About This Time” (A. Domino), 1962
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timeless
Ann Peebles (1947-), “Trouble, Heartaches & Sadness” (D. Bryant, A. Peebles), 1972
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