Chess Records

Hosted by: 
Andy Hosch
Produced by: 
KBOO
Program:: 
Blues Junction
Air date: 
Sat, 10/29/2016 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Classics from the iconic Chicago blues label.

In light of the recent passing of Phil Chess at 95, it seems like a fitting time for a retrospective on the label he co-founded with brother Leonard. Between 1950 and 1975 the Chess brothers captured the best of the burgeoning electric blues scene on Chicago's South and West sides, recording iconic artists such as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy, Etta James, Little Walter, Koko Taylor, Sonny Boy Williamson, and so many more --whose influence still runs deep all of these decades later.  

-Filling in for Tom Wendt this week is Andy Hosch.

Genre(s): 
Blues

Episode Playlist

  • Time
    5:02
    Artist
    Willie Dixon
    Song
    Pain in my heart
    Album
    Willie Dixon Chess Box [Disc 1]
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    5:05
    Artist
    Jimmy Rogers
    Song
    You Don't Know
    Album
    The Complete Chess Recordings [Disc 2]
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    5:08
    Artist
    Sonny Boy Williamson
    Song
    Your Funeral And My Trial
    Album
    His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    5:10
    Artist
    Willie Mabon
    Song
    Seventh Son
    Album
    Willie Dixon Chess Box [Disc 1]
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    5:14
    Artist
    Bo Diddley
    Song
    You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover
    Album
    Willie Dixon Chess Box [Disc 2]
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    5:17
    Artist
    Jimmy Rogers
    Song
    My Last Meal
    Album
    The Complete Chess Recordings [Disc 2]
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    5:21
    Artist
    Willie Dixon
    Song
    29 Ways
    Album
    Chess Blues Classics '47-'56
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    5:23
    Artist
    Willie Dixon
    Song
    Crazy For My Baby
    Album
    Willie Dixon Chess Box [Disc 1]
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    5:27
    Artist
    Little Walter
    Song
    Key To The Highway
    Album
    Chess Blues Classics: 1957 To 1967
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    5:30
    Artist
    LITTLE MILTON
    Song
    I Can't Quit You Baby
    Album
    Willie Dixon Chess Box [Disc 2]
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    5:37
    Artist
    Muddy Waters
    Song
    All Aboard
    Album
    The Muddy Waters Chess Box [Disc 3]
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    5:39
    Artist
    Howlin' Wolf
    Song
    Smokestack Lightnin'
    Album
    Chess Blues Classics '47-'56
    Label
  • Time
    5:43
    Artist
    Sonny Boy Williamson
    Song
    Bring It On Home
    Album
    His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    5:46
    Artist
    Little Walter
    Song
    Mellow Down Easy
    Album
    Willie Dixon Chess Box [Disc 1]
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    5:49
    Artist
    Sonny Boy Williamson
    Song
    Down Child
    Album
    His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    5:51
    Artist
    Howlin' Wolf
    Song
    Sitting On Top Of The World
    Album
    Chess Blues Classics: 1957 To 1967
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    5:54
    Artist
    Muddy Waters
    Song
    My Home Is In The Delta
    Album
    The Muddy Waters Chess Box [Disc 3]
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    6:00
    Artist
    Little Walter
    Song
    Dead Presidents
    Album
    Willie Dixon Chess Box [Disc 2]
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    6:03
    Artist
    Jimmy Rogers
    Song
    The World's In A Tangle
    Album
    The Complete Chess Recordings [Disc 1]
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    6:06
    Artist
    Howlin' Wolf
    Song
    I Ain't Superstitious
    Album
    Willie Dixon Chess Box [Disc 2]
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    6:09
    Artist
    Sonny Boy Williamson
    Song
    One Way Out
    Album
    His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    6:14
    Artist
    LITTLE MILTON
    Song
    Grits Ain't Groceries
    Album
    His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    6:15
    Artist
    Howlin' Wolf
    Song
    Evil
    Album
    His Best: Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    6:18
    Artist
    Koko Taylor
    Song
    I Got What It Takes
    Album
    Chess Blues Classics: 1957 To 1967
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    6:21
    Artist
    Little Walter
    Song
    Juke
    Album
    His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    6:24
    Artist
    John Lee Hooker
    Song
    One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
    Album
    Chess Blues Classics: 1957 To 1967
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    6:27
    Artist
    Sonny Boy Williamson
    Song
    Born Blind
    Album
    His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    6:30
    Artist
    Jimmy Rogers
    Song
    Chicago Bound (Single Version)
    Album
    The Complete Chess Recordings [Disc 1]
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    6:33
    Artist
    Otis Rush
    Song
    So Many Roads, So Many Trains
    Album
    Chess Blues Classics: 1957 To 1967
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    6:36
    Artist
    Koko Taylor
    Song
    Wang Dang Doodle
    Album
    Willie Dixon Chess Box [Disc 2]
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    6:39
    Artist
    Muddy Waters
    Song
    Got My Mojo Working
    Album
    The Muddy Waters Chess Box [Disc 2]
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    6:43
    Artist
    Buddy Guy
    Song
    My Time After A While
    Album
    Chess Blues Classics: 1957 To 1967
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    6:46
    Artist
    Little Walter
    Song
    My Babe
    Album
    His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    6:49
    Artist
    Sonny Boy Williamson
    Song
    All My Love In Vain
    Album
    His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    6:52
    Artist
    Howlin' Wolf
    Song
    Killing Floor
    Album
    His Best: Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    6:55
    Artist
    LITTLE MILTON
    Song
    We're Gonna Make It
    Album
    Chess Blues Classics: 1957 To 1967
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    6:57
    Artist
    Muddy Waters
    Song
    Long Distance Call
    Album
    Chess Blues Classics '47-'56
    Label
    Chess

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