I stood in Daly Plaza at 10pm at night taking a picture of a Picasso. Chicago .. what a town. Had a great trip, enjoyed almost every minute of it, and will go back again. Though I think without the kids. Maybe this time I'll go in June for the Blues Festival. No wonder they call it sweet home chicago.

If you want pizza go to Pizza Uno/Duo, if you want music Buddy Guys, and you have to take a river cruise.

Robert Johnson - Sweet Home Chicago {Buy}
Eric Clapton - Sweet Home Chicago - Complete Clapton {Buy}
The Blues Brothers - Sweet Home Chicago - The Definitive Collection {Buy}
Stevie Ray Vaughan [with Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Vaughn] - Sweet Home Chicago(Live 8-26-90)



Robert Johnson Sweet Home Chicago Guitar Tab

Okay .. this is not going to be a long post ..... I'm driving to Chicago tomorrow for a wedding and a weeks holiday. We're going to be coming back through Cleveland so that I get to hit the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ... I'm in heaven

I know, I should be posting Chicago related songs, home of the northern blues and all that, but I forgot to upload them. So today's post is about how one generation of musicians use the work of the previous in new and interesting ways. Take a listen to the following.

Howlin' Wolf - Killing Floor.mp3, From "His Best" {Buy}

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Killing Floor (Live at Monterey Pop Festival).mp3, from Monterey International Pop Festival, June 16-18, 1967 {Buy}




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By the way if your interested in looking for new/old music spend sometime with the Retro Music Snob and welcome him back from his short hiatus. Or click on the Hype Machine.

Anyway enjoy and I will see you in a week.