Chicago Blues

Singer-guitarist-mandolinist Johnny “Man” Young was an influential figure in the Chicago blues scene beginning in the late 1940s until his untimely death in 1974. The first half of the album includes four well-known sidemen from Muddy Waters’ band—Otis Spann on piano, James Cotton on harmonica, Jimmy Lee Morris on bass, and S.P. Leary on drums—while Young sings about how Chicago blues are not “dilapidated.” The second part of the album includes Big Walker Horn, the “blues harmonica player’s harmonica player,” and Jimmy “Fast Finger” Dawkins on guitar.

Track Listing

101	Wild, Wild Woman	Johnny Young	02:40
102	Keep Your Nose Out of My Business	Johnny Young	03:20
103	I'm Having a Ball	Johnny Young	02:57
104	My Trainfare Out of Town	Johnny Young	02:46
105	I'm Doing All Right	Johnny Young	03:34
106	Stealin'	Johnny Young	02:45
107	Keep On Drinking	Johnny Young	03:25
108	Hot Dog!	Johnny Young	02:04
109	Come Early in the Morning	Johnny Young	03:07
110	Moaning and Groaning	Johnny Young	03:20
111	Cross-Cut Saw	Johnny Young	02:38
112	Slam Hammer	Johnny Young	01:50
113	Strange Girl	Johnny Young	03:40
114	Ring around My Heart	Johnny Young	04:50
115	Sometimes I Cry	Johnny Young	02:52
116	Don't You Lie to Me	Johnny Young	03:44
117	On the Road Again	Johnny Young	04:55
118	Walter's Boogie	Johnny Young	03:42
119	Stockyard Blues	Johnny Young	03:25
120	Drinking Straight Whiskey	Johnny Young	03:35