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Seller: memorabilia111 ✉️ (808) 100%, Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, US, Ships to: US & many other countries, Item: 176270372995 nick holt & john primer SIGNED BLUES jazz legends SCARCE AUTOGRAPHS CHICAGO. SCARCE AUTOGRAPHS OF BOTH JOHN PRIMER AND NICK HOLT ON A MAGAZINE PAGE MEASURING APPROCIMATELY 8 1/4 X 11 1/2 INCHES NICK HOLT He is already a stunner, this Morris Gets you in the Windy City all the- the name of the Magic Slim know and appreciate. No Chicago's Blues man has in recent times, such experiencing an upswing how this powerhouse- Guitarist and singer, who, by his rule- moderate gigs at Flo- don't rence the Contact the base of the The Blues have lost. This is also what the recent LP release- publications deut- especially on Rooster. "You Don't Love Me," he announces. It followed by a long instrumental opening credits with extensive guitar work. Slow the tension increased. Then more abruptly And the same game over again. It is fascinating, with what energy Magic Slim torments the strings. Based on Jimmy Reed's "Goin' To New York" Andrew "Big Voice" Odom pushed the gar- theobecurtain aside and strolled to Micro. MAGIC SLIM JOHN PRIMER blues life 5 NICK HOLT Er ist schon eine Wucht, dieser Morris Holt, den sie in der Windy City alle un- ter dem Namen Magic Slim kennen und schätzen. Kein Bluesmann Chicagos hat in der letzten Zeit solch einen Aufschwung erlebt wie dieser Powerhouse- Gitarrist und Sänger, der durch seine regel- mäßigen Gigs bei Flo- rence s nicht den Kontakt zur Basis des Blues verloren hat. Das machen auch die jüngsten LP-Veröf- fentlichungen deut- lich, besonders auf Rooster. "You Don t Love Me", kündigt er an. Es folgte ein langer Instrumentalvorspann mit ausgiebiger Gitarrenarbeit. Langsam nahm die Spannung zu. Dann abrupter Schluß und das gleiche Spiel von neuem. Faszinierend, mit welcher Energie Magic Slim die Saiten quält. Nach Jimmy Reeds "Goin' To New York" schob Andrew "Big Voice" Odom den Gar- derobevorhang beiseite und schlenderte zum Mikro. MAGIC SLIM JOHN PRIMER blues life 5
The driving, intense sound of Magic Slim & the Teardrops is in its ascendancy as one of the most exciting on the contemporary blues scene. Integral to this sound is the musical tension between Slim’s fierce, upper-register leads and the booming strength of Nick Holt’s bass patterns. Nick is Slim’s brother, but aside from his height–both men tower at about six foot eight–he’s as different from the flamboyant lead guitarist as a brother can be. Slim stalks the stage like a prizefighter, guitar slung over one shoulder with a nonchalant arrogance, and pours over 300 pounds of intensity into wrenchingly endless, screaming solos from his long-suffering guitar strings. While this is going on, Nick stands silently toward the back of the stage, looking solemn and vaguely distracted as he walks his fingers across his fretboard with deceptive ease. During the break, while the gargantuan figure of Slim takes command at the bar or on the street outside the club, leading the between-sets party with raucous laughter and ribald humor, Nick sits quietly at a table with friends. He says very little, but occasionally breaks into a shy smile as he accepts a compliment for his playing. His taciturn, self-effacing personality belies the strength with which he plays, and it’s a reason why he remains one of Chicago’s best-kept musical secrets. Get stories like this via e-mail twice a month! Subscribe to our Arts & Culture Newsletter! Subscribe to Arts & Culture Newsletter * indicates required Email Address * Born in rural Mississippi in 1940, Nick moved to Chicago in the mid-50s as Slim was first attempting to break into the highly competitive blues scene here. It took a while; Slim had to return to Mississippi to hone his style before finally coming back around 1960 with fresh confidence and a vastly improved technique. At that time, Slim played bass, but in 1960 he taught Nick the instrument and went on to take over the lead guitar chores in various south-side aggregations, using his brother consistently on the club dates that were now coming with increasing frequency. In the mid-70s, Magic Slim & the Teardrops took over Hound Dog Taylor’s Sunday afternoon sessions at Florence’s Lounge, 55th and Shields. These matinees soon became famous throughout Chicago–later, throughout the world; Florence’s was an exacting venue for a band that was nailing down its own rowdy, exhilarating brand of Chicago blues. Here Nick blossomed into his full musical maturity, learning to apply his unerring rhythmic sensibilities to Slim’s traditional blues shuffles and the blues-funk fusion of guest artists, as well as gaining the confidence to do some singing. The ballad “As the Years Go Passing By” became Nick’s signature; its gentle, melancholy melody line and introspective lyrics seemed to fit the serious, almost mournful demeanor Nick presented both onstage and off. Since the days at Florence’s, the band has gone through several rhythm guitarists and drummers, but the Magic Slim sound without the instinctively empathetic backing of brother Nick would be unthinkable. It’s been an extremely difficult year and a half for Nick. Last summer, just as the band was entering into some important new recording contracts and securing a series of high-visibility, well-paying jobs, he collapsed and was rushed to the hospital with a ruptured bleeding ulcer. “We almost lost him,” Slim remembers; it was months before the tall, lanky figure of Nick Holt again loomed over the Teardrops from his position at the far end of the stage. Longtime friends noticed that Nick continued to look gaunt and tired; his personality seemed more subdued than ever, and it was only occasionally that he’d step to the microphone and lead the Teardrops with his satin-voiced rendering of “As the Years Go Passing By.” Early this summer, again on the eve of some important gigs–a pre-Chicago Blues Festival appearance and a series of record-release parties for a new LP–Nick again fell ill. The problem, this time, was a serious throat infection that put Nick out of circulation for over two months and will prevent him from resuming a full-time role with the band for the foreseeable future. Slim reports that his brother has been sitting in occasionally on the Teardrops’ Sunday afternoon gigs at the Cuddle Inn on South Ashland, but his voice is still very weak and there is no thought of hurrying him back into touring. Although Nick worked for years as a welder in Chicago before becoming a full-time musician, the two serious illnesses have been financially devastating. There will be a benefit to help cover his medical expenses on Sunday, August 23, at B.L.U.E.S., 2519 N. Halsted, beginning at 5 PM. The cover charge is $5; call B.L.U.E.S. at 528-1012 for further details. The backyard patio will be open to accommodate the overflow crowd that’s expected as Chicago’s blues community comes out in force to support one of our most respected and best-loved musicians. Music will be provided by Slim & the Teardrops, with another bassist sitting in for Nick. Don’t be surprised if Nick shows up, however, along with the scores of other musicians who usually drop in on occasions like this. Slim and Nick’s friends and admirers are legion; more than one musician got his first taste of playing before an audience, with a professional band behind him, at those legendary Sunday jams at Florence’s. ongtime Chicago and Lincoln blues player Nick Holt died Monday. Holt, 69, had played at the Zoo Bar and other Lincoln venues since 1975, mostly with his brother, Morris "Magic Slim" Holt. And like his brother, he moved his family from Chicago's South Side to Lincoln in the 1990s to get his kids and grandchildren out of the city. Most of the extended family still lives here. Holt recovered from a 1987 bout with throat cancer, but he had been sick for several months. John Primer (born March 5, 1945, Camden, Mississippi, United States) is an American Chicago blues and electric blues singer and guitarist who played behind Junior Wells in the house band at Theresa's Lounge and as a member of the bands of Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters and Magic Slim before launching an award-winning career as a front man, carrying forward the traditional Windy City sound into the 21st century.[2][1][3] Biography Childhood Born into a family of Mississippi sharecroppers, Primer grew up imbued with a strong work ethic from his forebears and in a farming community that was deeply involved in the blues tradition, singing work songs in the field during the week and spirituals in church on Sundays. Living on the Mansell Plantation in rural Madison County, he lived in a shack with no running water and a leaking roof with his large, extended family. He shared a bed with cousins, and lost his father at age 22 after a truck accident when he was four years old.[4] He fell in love with the blues in infancy when his father and an elder cousin played guitar and sang at night after a hard day in the fields. His mother subsequently moved to Chicago in order to secure a job and support her family. She promised to bring John and his sister to the big city when they reached age 18, leaving them with family. Depressed and lonely, young Primer frequently went into the neighboring woods, where he cried his troubles away and began singing the blues in solitude. He eventually built himself a diddley bow on the side of his grandmother's house out of broom wire, two nails and a brick and began accompanying himself as he sang, eventually playing for dimes and quarters in his schoolyard. After listening Jimmy Reed, Little Milton, B.B. King, Albert King and Muddy Waters on his grandmother's record player, his biggest dream was to play alongside Muddy Waters one day.[4][5] Early years in Chicago Setting his sights on his dream and with a Harmony guitar in hand, Primer relocated to Chicago in 1963 when he reached 18, just as his mother had promised. He eventually started learning his trade by playing for tips at the legendary Maxwell Street market alongside blues superstars and raw beginners like himself.[6] He eventually landed his first regular gig, joining with Pat Rushing—one of the most iconic performers in the neighborhood—to form The Maintainers and play on Sundays. The band eventually started booking gigs in small bars and clubs on the city's West Side, most prominently The Bow Tie, Lover's Lounge and The Place. In 1968, he left Rushing to join the soul/R&B group, The Brotherhood Band, where he served as front man and began developing the unique singing style he is known for today.[4][7] Sideman with the greats In 1974, he started playing seven nights a week as a member of the house band at Theresa's, the South Side club, learning how to play slide guitar from bandmate and former Muddy sideman Sammy Lawhorn and backing harmonica player Junior Wells, who regularly fronted the unit when off the road, as well as Magic Sam, James Cotton, Magic Slim and others. After seeing him in action at Theresa's, Willie Dixon invited Primer to join his Chicago Blues All-Stars in 1979, touring with him internationally for a year, during which he honed his skills as a slide guitarist, vocalist and songwriter.[4] Primer's childhood dream came true in 1980, when Muddy Waters formed a new band after the departure of his old unit, which rebranded themselves as the Legendary Blues Band. In addition to serving as Waters' guitarist, he immediately assumed responsibilities as Muddy's bandleader and opening act. Primer held the position until Waters' passing in 1983, during which he received additional training on the six-string and Muddy instilled in him the importance of maintaining the old-school blues tradition.[8] His lengthy recording career as a sideman began as a member of the Waters band in 1980 with Blues Deluxe, a compilation recorded live by radio station WXRT-FM at Navy Pier.[9] He recorded with Muddy and the Rolling Stones at Buddy Guy's Checkerboard Lounge in 1981, a concert that was eventually released as an award-winning DVD.[10] He began sitting in at jams at the Checkerboard in that era, eventually spent two decades as the band leader for Monday night jams, where he began passing on his skills to a younger group of musicians. He maintained the position until 2001, when the original nightclub closed its doors for the final time.[4] Following Waters' death, Primer also joined Magic Slim's band, The Teardrops, eventually becoming its band leader and teaming on rhythm guitar with Slim's bassist brother, Nick Holt, to create what became as known as the "lump de lump" cadence pattern that became dominant in the Chicago blues sound. During the 13 years Primer spent at Slim's side, the band won contemporary album of the year honors in the Blues Music Awards on three occasions and received two nominations as band of the year.[4][11] Solo career Primer made his recording debut as front man with Poor Man's Blues for Wolf Records, the Austria-based label that was also Magic Slim's longtime home. Stuff You Got to Watch on Earwig Records followed in 1991 with a lineup that included Holt on bass and Mervyn "Harmonica" Hinds on harmonica[12] and The Real Deal on Code Blue/Atlantic four years later with backing from harp player Billy Branch, bassist Johnny B. Gayden and keyboard player David Maxwell, among others.[13] The CD earned him a 1997 W.C. Handy Award nomination for traditional album of the year. He has subsequently enjoyed an enduring relationship with Wolf Records as well as his own Blues House Productions imprint, which was founded in 2008. One of the most honored blues artists of his generation, he is a 2017 inductee into the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame, a lifetime achievement award nominee from the Mississippi Valley Blues Society and the Pennsylvania Blues Society. His musicianship and recordings have earned two Grammy Award nominations and dozens of awards and nominations from Blues Music Awards, Blues Blast Music Awards and Living Blues magazine.[4][14][15] Discography Albums Album title Record label Accreditation Year of release Poor Man's Blues Wolf Records John Primer 1991 Stuff You Got to Watch Earwig John Primer 1991 The Real Deal Code Blue/Eastwest John Primer 1995 Code Blue Sampler Code Blue Various Artists 1996 Cold Blooded Blues Man Wolf Records John Primer 1997 Keep on Lovin’ the Blues Code Blue John Primer 1997 Essential Chicago Blues House of Blues Various Artists 1997 Livin’ in the House of Blues: Roadhouse Blues House of Blues Various Artists 1997 Blues Behind Closed Doors Wolf Records John Primer 1998 It’s a Blues Life Wolf Records John Primer 1998 A Chicago Blues Tour Big Chicago Records Various Artists 1998 From West Helena to Chicago: Chicago Blues Session Vol. 8 Wolf Records Various Artists 1998 Hound Dog Taylor: A Tribute Alligator Records Various Artists 1998 Teardrops Blues Jam: Chicago Blues Session Vol. 9 Wolf Records Magic Slim & the Teardrops 1998 The Best of Slide Guitar Wolf Records Various Artists 1998 Easy Baby Wolf Records John Primer & the Teardrops 1999 Earwig 20th Anniversary Collection Earwig Various Artists 1999 Knockin’ at Your Door Telarc John Primer 2000 Blues for a Rotten Afternoon Telarc Various Artists 2000 Lucerne Blues Festival 2000 Lucerne Blues Festival Various Artists 2000 Mile by Blues Mile Lakeshore Records Various Artists 2000 Telarc's Got More Blues Telarc Various Artists 2000 Blues Is a Feeling Delmark Records Jesse Thomas with John Primer & Jodie Christian 2001 Hooked on Blues: I Have to Stop Wolf Records Various Artists 2001 All Right Blues Special Records John Primer 2002 Blue Steel: A Tribute to Elmore James Wolf Records John Primer 2003 Wolf Records 20th Anniversary Collection Wolf Records Various Artists 2003 44 Blues Guitar Killers Wolf Records Various Artists 2006 All Original Blues House Productions John Primer 2008 Chicago Blues a Living History Raisin' Music Billy Boy Arnold, Billy Branch, Carlos Johnson, John Primer, Lurrie Bell 2011 Chicago Blues a Living History: The (R)evolution Continues Raisin' Music Billy Boy Arnold, Billy Branch, Carlos Johnson, John Primer, Lurrie Bell 2011 Blues on Solid Ground Blues House Productions John Primer 2012 Knockin’ Around These Blues Delta Groove John Primer and Bob Corritore 2013 You Can Make It If You Try Wolf Records John Primer & the Teardrops 2014 Muddy Waters 100 Raisin' Music Multiple Artists 2015 Classic Chicago Blues: Live & Unreleased Wolf Records Bonnie Lee, Nick Holt, Earl Howell & John Primer 2015 That Will Never Do Wolf Records John Primer 2016 Chicago Blues a Living History: Live at Aulnay All Blues Raisin' Music Billy Boy Arnold, Billy Branch, Carlos Johnson, John Primer, Lurrie Bell 2017 Ain't Nothing You Can Do! Delta Groove John Primer and Bob Corritore 2017 The Soul of a Blues Man Delta Groove John Primer with The Real Deal Blues Band & special guest Billy Flynn 2019 The Gypsy Woman Told Me SWMAF Records/VizzTone John Primer and Bob Corritore 2020 Hard Times Blues House Productions John Primer 2022 Teardrops for Magic Slim: Live at Rosa's Lounge Blues House Productions John Primer 2023 [16][17][18][19][20][21] Guest/sideman Album title Record label Accreditation Year of release Blues Deluxe XRT Records Various Artists (Muddy Waters Band) 1980 Feel So Good Isabel Records Andrew “Big Voice” Odom 1982 The Blues Is Alright Isabel Records Little Milton 1982 Million Dollar Secret Rooster Blues Valerie Wellington 1984 Chicago Blues Session Vol. 3 Wolf Records Magic Slim & the Teardrops 1986 Take Me Back Blind Pig Records James Cotton Band 1987 Chicago Blues Session Vol. 4 Wolf Records Alabama Jr. Pettis & the Teardrops 1987 Chicago Blues Session Vol. 14 Wolf Records A.C. Reed & Golden "Big" Wheeler 1987 Magic Slim Live Plymouth House Magic Slim & the Teardrops 1989 Gravel Road Blind Pig Records Magic Slim & the Teardrops 1989 John Littlejohn’s Blues Party: Chicago Blues Session Vol. 13 Wolf Records John Littlejohn featuring Willie Kent & Tail Dragger 1980 Daddy, When Is Mama Comin’ Home Earwig Big Jack Johnson 1991 When the Blues Hit You Earwig Lester Davenport 1992 Tell My Story Movin’ Earwig Louis Myers 1992 Big Boy Wolf Records Dana Gillespie & Joachim Palden with Magic Slim & the Teardrops 1992 Call Me Wolf Records Vance Kelly 1994 Living the Blues Gitanes/Verve James Cotton 1994 The Rising Sun Collection Just a Memory Big Mama Thornton 1994 The Trail of Tears Wolf Records Eddie Vaan Shaw 1994 A Tribute to Magic Sam King Records (Japan) Various Artists 1994 Blues Fest: Modern Blues of the ‘90s Rhino Records Various Artists 1995 Earwig 16th Anniversary Sampler Earwig Various Artists 1995 Joyriding in the Subway Wolf Records Vance Kelly 1995 My Little Girl Wolf Records Johnny Laws 1995 Big Sixteen Ace Big Joe Louis & His Blues Kings 1996 The Blues Is Nothing But Good News: Chicago Blues Sessions Vol. 20 Wolf Records Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang 1996 Chicago Blues Harmonica Wolf Records Various Artists 1996 The King of Chicago’s West Side Blues: Chicago Blues Sessions Vol. 21 Wolf Records Willie Kent & His Gents 1996 911 Blues Wolf Records Johnny B. Moore 1997 Spider in My Stew Wolf Records Magic Slim & the Teardrops 1998 Chicago Blues Session Vol. 1 Wolf Records Boston Blackie & Otis “Big Smokey” Smothers 1998 Chicago Blues Session Vol. 4 Wolf Records Alabama Jr. Pettis & the Teardrops 1998 I’m Good: Chicago Blues Session Vol. 7 Wolf Records Bonnie Lee 1998 Chicago Blues Session Vol. 12 Wolf Records John Brim & Pinetop Perkins 1998 Highway Is My Home Wolf Records Magic Slim & the Teardrops 1998 Come Back to Me Baby Wolf Records Little Mack Simmons 1998 Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear Wolf Records L.V. Banks 1998 Chicago Blues Session Vol. 22 Wolf Records Hubert Sumlin & Billy Branch 1998 Teardrop Wolf Records Magic Slim & the Teardrops 1998 Chicago Bound Wolf Records Jimmy Rogers & Big Moose Walker 1998 Chicago’s Finest Blues Ladies Wolf Records Various Artists 1998 Chicago’s Hottest Guitars: Chicago Blues Session Vol. 25 Wolf Records Phil Guy & Lurrie Bell 1998 Morning Rain: Chicago Blues Session Vol. 26 Wolf Records Eddie Vaan Shaw 1998 You Better Watch Yourself Wolf Records Nick Holt 1998 Ramblin’ Man House of Blues Big Daddy Kinsey 1999 This Stuff Just Kills Me Wolf Records Jerry “Boogie” McCain 2000 Shoulder to the Wind Tongue 'N Groove The Matthew Skoller Band 2000 In the Pocket: A Taste of Blues Harmonica Telarc Various Artists 2001 Killer Diller Delmark Records Shirley Johnson 2002 Waiting for You Gig Records Nick Clemons Band 2003 Chicago’s Best West & South Side Blues Singers Vol. 2 Wolf Records Various Artists 2004 They Were in This House AV Records Larry Taylor 2004 44 Blues Wolf Records Magic Slim & the Teardrops 2005 Sassy Mama Just a Memory Big Mama Thornton 2005 These Blue Nights Wolf Records Dana Gillespie 2006 The Essential Magic Slim Blind Pig Records Magic Slim & the Teardrops 2007 Rough Dried Woman Wolf Records Magic Slim & the Teardrops 2009 Let’s Live It Up Delmark Records Mississippi Heat 2010 Joined at the Hip Telarc Pinetop Perkins & Willie “Big Eyes” Smith 2010 Four Aces and a Harp Swississippi Records Swississippi Chris Harper 2010 Let’s Live It Up Delmark Records Mississippi Heat with special guests John Primer & Carl Weathersby 2010 The Blues Sessions Earwig Tim Woods 2010 The Life I Love Delmark Records Willie Buck 2010 Checkerboard Lounge: Live Chicago 1981 Eagle Vision Muddy Waters & Rolling Stones 2012 Tin Pan Alley Wolf Records Magic Slim & the Teardrops 2012 Magic Blues: The Blues of the Magic Man Wolf Records Magic Slim & the Teardrops 2013 Daddy Told Me Wolf Records Shawn Holt & the Teardrops 2013 Gotta Keep Rollin’ Marquis/VizzTone Rob Stone 2014 Pure Magic Wolf Records Magic Slim & the Teardrops 2014 Live on the Road Wolf Records Magic Slim & the Teardrops 2015 Do the Hip Shake Baby VizzTone Bob Corritore 2019 Porch Sessions VizzTone Tony Holiday 2019 [22][16][17][18][19][20][21] Awards and honors John Primer has received numerous awards and honors throughout his career.[23] 1987—W.C. Handy Award honoree for best traditional blues album of the year for Magic Slim & the Teardrops' Chicago Blues Sessions Vol. 3 1990—W.C. Handy Award winner for band of the year as a member of Magic Slim & the Teardrops 1991—W.C. Handy Award winner for band of the year as a member of Magic Slim & the Teardrops 1997—W.C. Handy Award nominee for traditional blues album of the year -- The Real Deal 1997—Awarded the Theresa Needham Blues Award by the Theresa Needham Blues Center for outstanding service to the blues community 2009—Grammy nominee for best traditional blues album -- Chicago Blues a Living History 2009—Blues Blast Music Awards honoree in best traditional blues album category -- Chicago Blues a Living History[24] 2009—Blues Blast Music Awards nominee in best traditional blues album category -- All Original[24] 2009—Blewzzy Award for best blues CD of the year -- All Original 2009—Blues Blast Music Awards nominee for male artist of the year[24] 2010—Honored as male blues artist of the year by Living Blues magazine 2010—Blues Music Awards nominee for traditional male blues artist of the year 2010—Guitarist on Pinetop Perkins and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith's best traditional blues Grammy-winning Joined at the Hip album 2010—Blues Music Awards nominee for traditional blues album of the year -- All Original 2012—Blues Blast Music Awards nominee for traditional blues album of the year -- Chicago Blues a Living History: The (R)evolution Continues[25] 2012—Blues Music Awards nominee for traditional male blues artist of the year 2012—Blues Music Awards honoree for traditional blues album of the year -- Chicago Blues a Living History: The (R)evolution Continues 2012—Blues Music Awards nominee for blues album of the year -- Chicago Blues a Living History: The (R)evolution Continues 2013—Blues Music Awards nominee for traditional male blues artist of the year 2013—Blues Music Awards nominee for acoustic blues album of the year -- Blues on Solid Ground 2013—Lifetime achievement award honoree from the Mississippi Valley Blues Society 2013—Lifetime achievement award honoree from the Pennsylvania Blues Society 2013—Blues Music Awards DVD of the year honoree, Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, included John in action with Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones 2014—Blues Blast Music Awards nominee for traditional blues album of the year -- Knockin' Around These Blues with Bob Corritore[26] 2014—Blues Music Awards nominee for traditional male blues artist of the year 2015—Blues Music Awards nominee for traditional male blues artist of the year 2015—Grammy nominee for best blues album -- Muddy Waters 100[27] 2016—Blues Music Awards honoree as traditional male blues artist of the year 2017—Blues Blast Music Awards nominee for traditional blues album of the year -- Ain't Nothing You Can Do with Bob Corritore[28] 2017—Blues Music Awards nominee for traditional male blues artist of the year 2017—Inducted as a legendary blues artist into the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame[29] 2018—Blues Music Awards nominee for traditional male blues artist of the year 2019—Blues Blast Music Awards honoree as male blues artist of the year[30] 2019—Blues Blast Music Awards honoree for soul blues album of the year -- The Soul of a Blues Man[30] 2019—Living Blues Awards nominee for most outstanding musician (guitar) 2020—Blues Blast Music Awards nominee for traditional blues album of the year -- The Gypsy Woman Told Me with Bob Corritore[31] 2020—Blues Music Awards nominee for traditional male blues artist of the year 2020—Living Blues Awards nominee for blues artist of the year 2021—Living Blues Awards honoree as traditional male blues artist of the year 2023—Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame[32][33] 2023—Blues Music Awards album of the year nominee for Hard Times 2023—Blues Music Awards traditional album of the year nominee for Hard Times 2023—Blues Music Awards honoree for traditional blues male artist of the year[34] 2023—Living Blues Awards nominee for Hard Times for male artist of the year 2023—Living Blues Awards nominee for most outstanding musician (guitar) 2023—Living Blues Awards album of the year nominee for Hard Times Filmography 2005 – Live at B.L.U.E.S (Chicago) Chicago blues is a form of blues music that developed in Chicago, Illinois. It is based on earlier blues idioms, such as Delta blues, but is performed in an urban style. It developed alongside the Great Migration of African Americans of the first half of the twentieth century. Key features that distinguish Chicago blues from the earlier traditions, such as Delta blues, is the prominent use of electrified instruments, especially the electric guitar, and especially the use of electronic effects such as distortion and overdrive. Muddy Waters, a colleague of Delta blues musicians Son House and Robert Johnson, migrated to Chicago in 1943, joining the established Big Bill Broonzy, where they developed a distinctive style of blues music. Joined by artists such as Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, and John Lee Hooker, Chicago blues reached an international audience by the late 1950s and early 1960s, directly influencing not only the development of early rock and roll musicians such as Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley, but also reaching across the Atlantic to influence both British blues and early hard rock acts such as Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin. Prominent record labels such as Vee-Jay Records and Chess Records helped promote and spread the style. The Chicago Blues Festival has been held annually since 1984, on the anniversary of Muddy Waters death, as a means of preserving and promoting Chicago blues. History Urban blues evolved from classic blues following the Great Migration, or the Great Northern Drive, which was both forced and voluntary at times, of African Americans from the southern U.S. to the industrial cities of the north, such as Chicago. Big Bill Broonzy and Muddy Waters directly joined that migration, like many others, escaping the harsher southern Jim Crow laws. Bruce Iglauer, founder of Alligator Records stated that, "Chicago blues is the music of the industrial city, and has an industrial sense about it." Additionally, recognizing the shift in blues, Chicago blues singer and guitarist Kevin Moore expressed the blues transition stating, "You have to put some new life into it, new blood, new perspectives. You can't keep talking about mules, workin' on the levee."[1] Chicago blues was heavily influenced by Mississippi bluesmen who traveled to Chicago in the early 1940s. Chicago blues is based on the sound of the electric guitar and the harmonica, with the harmonica played through a PA system or guitar amplifier, both heavily amplified and often to the point of distortion, and a rhythm section of drums and bass (double bass at first, and later electric bass guitar) with piano depending on the song or performer. Urban blues started in Chicago and St. Louis, as music created by part-time musicians playing as street musicians, at rent parties, and other events in the black community. For example, bottleneck guitarist Kokomo Arnold was a steelworker and had a moonshine business that was far more profitable than his music.[2] Maxwell Street blues performers and onlookers circa 1950 An early incubator for Chicago blues was the open-air market on Maxwell Street, one of the largest open-air markets in the nation. Residents of the black community would frequent it to buy and sell just about anything. It was a natural location for blues musicians to perform, earn tips, and jam with other musicians. The standard path for blues musicians was to start out as street musicians and at house parties and eventually make their way to blues clubs. The first blues clubs in Chicago were mostly in predominantly black neighborhoods on the South Side, with a few in the smaller black neighborhoods on the West Side. New trends in technology, chaotic streets and bars adding drums to an electric mix, gave birth to a new club culture. One of the most famous was Ruby Lee Gatewood's Tavern, known by patrons as "The Gates". During the 1930s virtually every big-name artist played there.[3] What drove the blues to international influence was the promotion of record companies such as Paramount Records, RCA Victor, and Columbia Records.[4] Through such record companies Chicago blues became a commercial enterprise. The new style of music eventually reached Europe and the United Kingdom. In the 1960s, young British musicians were highly influenced by Chicago blues resulting in the British blues movement. According to Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Chicago blues saw its best documentation during the 1970s thanks in part to Alligator Records and its owner Bruce Iglauer, described by Robert Christgau as a "folkie Leonard Chess".[5] Influence of Chicago blues Chicago blues was one of the most significant influences on early rock music. Chuck Berry originally signed with Chess Records—one of the most significant Chicago blues record labels. Berry met and was influenced by Muddy Waters in Chicago and Waters suggested he audition for Chess. Willie Dixon and other blues musicians played on some of Berry's early records.[6] In the UK in the early 1960s, beat groups,[7] such as the Rolling Stones,[8] the Yardbirds, and the Animals (dubbed the British invasion in the US), were heavily influenced by Chicago blues artists.[9][10][11] The last two served as backing musicians for Sonny Boy Williamson II and made their first recordings with him when he toured England in 1963 and 1964.[12] At the same time, American artists, such as the Paul Butterfield Blues Band (who included two members of Howlin' Wolf's band),[13] John P. Hammond, and Charlie Musselwhite performed in the style of Chicago blues. Later, Cream, Rory Gallagher,[14] and the Allman Brothers Band also pursued their own interpretations of Chicago blues songs and helped popularize blues rock. See also List of Chicago blues musicians Chicago record labels Music of Chicago
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